Didier Hoyer (born 3 February 1961) is a French sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in three

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, he won two bronze medals in the C-2 1000 m event, earning them in

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

and

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. Hoyer also won six medals at the

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with four silvers (C-2 1000 m:

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; C-2 10000 m: 1989) and two bronzes (C-1 10000 m:

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

, C-2 500 m: 1991).

References

* * * 1961 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub