Bernard Brégeon (born 6 July 1962) is a French sprint canoeist who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two

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, he won two medals at

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with a silver in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-1 500 m events. Brégeon also won a complete set of medals at the

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with a gold (K-2 10000 m:

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), a silver (K-1 10000 m:

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) and a bronze (K-1 500 m:

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). He is married to fellow canoer Bernadette Brégeon.

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* * * 1962 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub