Sébastien Combot (born 9 February 1987 in

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) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005. He won five medals at the

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with two golds (K1:

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, K1 team:

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) and three silvers (K1: 2014, K1 team: 2007,

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). He also won two silver medals in the K1 team event at the

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. Combot finished 8th in the K1 event at the

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. He began

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after discovering a local artificial whitewater stadium at the age of nine. His wife Laura Mangin also represented France in canoe slalom.

World Cup individual podiums

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* * French male canoeists Living people 1987 births Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for France Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-canoe-bio-stub