Thierry Saidi
{{short description|French slalom canoeist}}
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{{MedalTableTop|medals=
{{MedalSport|Men's canoe slalom}}
{{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1989 Savage River|C2 team}}
{{MedalGold|1991 Tacen|C2 team}}
{{MedalGold|1997 Três Coroas|C2 team}}
{{MedalSilver|1985 Augsburg|C2 team}}
{{MedalSilver|1993 Mezzana|C2 team}}
{{MedalSilver|1995 Nottingham|C2 team}}
{{MedalBronze|1989 Savage River|C2}}
{{MedalBronze|1991 Tacen|C2}}
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Thierry Saïdi (born 20 February 1965 in Épinal) is a French slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He specialized in the C2 event with Emmanuel del Rey being his partner in the boat.
He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C2 team: 1989, 1991, 1997), three silvers (C2 team: 1985, 1993, 1995) and two bronzes (C2: 1989, 1991).
Saïdi also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the C2 event in Atlanta in 1996.
World Cup individual podiums
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!Season !Date !Venue !Position !Event | ||||
1989 | align=right| 12 Aug 1989 | align=left| Mezzana | bgcolor=gold|1st | C2 |
rowspan=3| 1990 | align=right| 1990 | align=left| Savage River | bgcolor=silver|2nd | C2 |
align=right| 11 Aug 1990 | align=left| Augsburg | bgcolor=silver|2nd | C2 | |
align=right| 26 Aug 1990 | align=left| Tacen | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | C2 | |
1993 | align=right| 1 Aug 1993 | align=left| Augsburg | bgcolor=gold|1st | C2 |
rowspan=3| 1994 | align=right| 3 Jul 1994 | align=left| Augsburg | bgcolor=gold|1st | C2 |
align=right| 10 Jul 1994 | align=left| Bourg St.-Maurice | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | C2 | |
align=right| 17 Jul 1994 | align=left| La Seu d'Urgell | bgcolor=gold|1st | C2 | |
1996 | align=right| 21 Apr 1996 | align=left| Ocoee | bgcolor=silver|2nd | C2 |
References
- {{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=9 November 2009 |title=Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311071809/http://bcu.org.uk/files/pages%2042-83%20from%20medal%20winners%20icf%20updated%202007.pdf |date2=11 March 2016}}
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/thierry-saidi-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203223754/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/thierry-saidi-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}}
External links
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com profile}}
{{Footer World Champions Canoe Slalom C-2 Team Men}}
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Category:Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:French male canoeists
Category:Olympic canoeists for France
Category:Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Category:Sportspeople from Épinal
Category:20th-century French sportsmen
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