Michel Trenchant

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Michel Trenchant (born 1 February 1945) is a French retired slalom canoeist who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 team event at the 1969 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg St.-Maurice. Trenchant also finished 12th in the C-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

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