Pierre Picco

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Pierre Picco
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Born (1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 (age 34)
Toulouse, France

Pierre Picco (born 17 October 1988) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005 together with Hugo Biso in the C2 class.

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He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C2 team: 2010, 2014, 2015) and two silvers (C2: 2014, 2015). He also won three golds and a silver at the European Championships. [1]

Picco won the overall World Cup title in the C2 category in 2016.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2011 26 Jun 2011 Tacen 2ndC2
3 Jul 2011 L'Argentière-la-Bessée 3rdC2
2014 3 Aug 2014 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdC2
2016 11 Sep 2016 Tacen 3rdC2
2017 17 Jun 2017 Prague 3rdC2

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References

  1. "Pierre PICCO (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.