Manon Hostens (born 7 June 1994) is a French canoeist who won 22 medals at senior level at the

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and

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. She competed in the women's K-4 500 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Manon Hostens born in

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in the north, has a 2 year old big brother: Quentin. Her parents both working, so she was very soon confronted with the community by a daycare center in

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. At the age of 2, the family moved to Chéreng in the

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agglomeration where she began her education in a small country school, in parallel, she became acquainted for the first time with the aquatic environment through baby

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. and swimming lessons. This small nautical course enabled him to obtain his first swimming certificate of 25 m at 4 ½ years and his certificate of 400 m at 5 1/2 years.

Medals at the World Championships

Of her 15 medals at the world championships, 5 were at individual level and 9 at team level. ;Senior

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hostens, Manon 1994 births Living people French female canoeists Olympic canoeists for France Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Canoeists at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics European Games competitors for France Canoeists at the 2019 European Games Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2023 European Games