Marcel Renaud (27 May 1926 – 5 December 2016) was a French

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and slalom canoeist who competed in the 1940s and the 1950s. Competing in two

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, he won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at Melbourne in

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. Renaud also won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m at the

1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mâcon, France. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak even ...

at Mâcon. In canoe slalom, he won a gold medal in the C-1 team event at the

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in Geneva. Renaud's uncle Marcel finished fourth in the 4000 m team pursuit cycling event at Paris in

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. Both of his sons would win Olympic canoeing medals of their own. His oldest son, Eric, won a bronze in the C-2 1000 m event at the

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in Los Angeles while his youngest son, Philippe, won a bronze in the C-2 500 m at the

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in Seoul.

References

* * * *Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Canadian Pairs 1000 Meters". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 481–2. 1926 births 2016 deaths Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Olympic canoeists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub