Emmanuel del Rey (born 18 May 1966, in
Épinal
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Geography
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) is a French
slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He specialized in the C2 event with
Thierry Saidi
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 ...
being his partner in the boat.
He won eight medals at the
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
with three golds (C2 team:
1989
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,
1991
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,
1997
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), three silvers (C2 team:
1985
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,
1993
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,
1995
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) and two bronzes (C2: 1989, 1991).
Del Rey also competed in two
Summer Olympics
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, earning his best finish of fifth in the
C2 event in
Atlanta
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in
1996
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.
World Cup individual podiums
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1966 births
Living people
Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
French male canoeists
Olympic canoeists of France
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Sportspeople from Épinal
20th-century French people
21st-century French people
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