Maxime Beaumont (born 23 April 1982) is a French

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ist. He competed in the individual 200 m event at the

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and 2016 Olympics and finished fourth and second, respectively. He won four medals in individual and two-man events at the world championships in 2013–2015.

Career

Beamont took up canoeing aged nine and was named Sportsperson of the Year in

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in 2014 and 2015. He studies at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance and plans to become a coach after the 2016 Olympics.. rio2016.com Maxime Beaumont
. nbcolympics.com . london2012.com

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* * French male canoeists 1982 births Living people Olympic canoeists for France Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2015 European Games Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Boulogne-sur-Mer Sportspeople from Pas-de-Calais Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Canoeists at the 2019 European Games European Games gold medalists for France European Games medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2023 European Games {{France-canoe-bio-stub