Jean-Yves Prigent

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Jean-Yves Prigent
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Men's canoe slalom
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World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Spittal K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Bala K1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Bala K1 team

Jean-Yves Prigent (born 1954) [1] is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1976 to 1983. He won a three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1 team: 1977) and two bronzes (K1: 1981; K1 team: 1981). [2] His son Yves and his daughter Camille have also competed in canoe slalom. [3] In 2024 he was convicted of sexually assaulting two teenagers, and was implicated in another case of rape and sexual assault of minors. [4]

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References

  1. Jean-Yves Prigent's profile at the Fédération Française de Canoë-Kayak (in French)
  2. "Jean-Yves PRIGENT (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. "Yves Prigent (FRA)". CanoeICF.com. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. "Viols et agressions sexuelles sur mineurs : l'ancien champion du monde de canoë-kayak Jean-Yves Prigent mis en examen et écroué" (in French). 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-08.