Sébastien Groulx (; 29 October 1974 – 20 June 2025) was a Canadian

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

. Groulx died on 20 June 2025 when the medical helicopter he was travelling on crashed near Natashquan, Quebec. He was 50.

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