Mathieu Voyemant

Mathieu Voyemant
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing France
World Championships
European Championships
U23 European Championships
Junior European Championships

Last updated April 23, 2019

Mathieu Voyemant is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2001 to 2009.

France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland and Italy to the east, and Andorra and Spain to the south. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and a total population of 67.3 million. France, a sovereign state, is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban areas include Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Nice.

Canoe slalom discipline in sport of canoeing and kayaking, to navigate through a course of hanging gates on river rapids

Canoe slalom is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Canoe/Kayak Slalom. The other Olympic canoeing discipline is canoe sprint. Wildwater canoeing is a non-Olympic paddlesport.

He won a silver medal in the C2 team event at the 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Foz do Iguaçu. He also won a silver medal in the C2 event at the 2009 European Championships in Nottingham.^[1]

The 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 31st edition.

Foz do Iguaçu Municipality in Sul, Brazil

Foz do Iguaçu is the Brazilian city on the border of Iguaçu Falls. The city is the 7th largest in the state of Paraná. The city's population is approximately 265,000. It is approximately 650 km (400 mi) west of the capital of the state, Curitiba, being the westernmost city in that state.

The 2009 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place at the Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom between May 28 and 31, 2009 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 10th edition.

His partner in the C2 boat was Damien Troquenet.

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[1] "Mathieu VOYEMANT (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 11 February 2018.