Sébastien Flute (born 25 March 1972 in

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Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

) is a gold medal winning French archer. He currently has the 25th best ranking in the world among archers. He won the gold medal in the Men's Individual competition in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, the 20-year-old European champion defeated all three South Korean archers on his way to the Olympic Title; and also competed in the

1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

and the 2000 Olympic Games. He retired from International competition after the 2000 Sydney Olympics. In 2009 he came out of retirement, hoping to gain a place at the London 2012 Olympics. However, on 17 March 2012 he announced that he had not been selected and that he was returning to retirement. Since February 2022, he serves as archery sports manager for the

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and the 2024 Summer Paralympics to be held in Paris, France.

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* 1972 births Archers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2000 Summer Olympics French male archers Living people Olympic archers of France Olympic gold medalists for France Recipients of the Legion of Honour Olympic medalists in archery Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub