Gilles Lelievre is a French slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. He won three gold medals in the C2 team event at the

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, earning them in

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and

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. He also won the overall

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title in C2 in

. His partner in the boat throughout the whole of his active career was

Jérôme Daille Jérôme Daille is a French slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. He won three gold medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1987, 1989 and 1991. He also won the over ...

World Cup individual podiums

References

Overview of athlete's results at canoeslalom.net
French male canoeists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{France-canoe-bio-stub