Antoine Launay

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Antoine Launay
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Personal information
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31)
Toulouse
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportCanoe slalom
Rank No. 20
EventK1
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal

Antoine Manuel Sylvain Quintal Launay [1] (born 28 June 1993) [2] is a French-Portuguese slalom canoeist [3] who has competed at the international level since 2011 when he represented France at the European Junior Championships. He has represented Portugal since 2016. [4]

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Career

Born and based in Toulouse, Launay has competed at numerous European Championship, World Championship, and World Cup events. [5] He finished 7th in the K1 event at the 2019 World Championships. [6] He competed in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, [7] finishing in 11th position after being eliminated in the semifinal.

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References

  1. Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  2. "Histórico do Atleta Antoine Launay". www.fpcanoagem.pt. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. "Antoine LAUNAY". ICF - Planet Canoe. 21 September 2019.
  4. "Antoine LAUNAY". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. "Canoeing - Antoine Launay (Portugal)". www.the-sports.org.
  6. "Canoe Slalom World Cup set to return after coronavirus shutdown". www.insidethegames.biz. 15 October 2020.
  7. Martins, Marco (9 October 2019). "Antoine Launay: un lusodescendant qui rêve de médaille aux JO de Tokyo".