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Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 15 September 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Jarnac Sports Canoë Kayak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Martin Thomas (born 15 September 1989) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2010. [1]
He won two medals in the C1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2021 and a silver in 2017. He also won two silver medals at the 2019 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Pau (C1 and C1 team events).
Thomas competed in the C1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing in 5th place.
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2017 | 10 Sep 2017 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | C1 |
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