Amandine Chazot Explained

Birth Place:Brittany, France
Sport:Standup paddleboarder

Amandine Chazot (1991 – 27 November 2024) was a French radiologist and standup paddleboarder. She competed at the ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship and the ICF Stand Up Paddling World Championships.

Early life

Chazot hailed from Brittany.[1] She and her husband had a son.

Career

Chazot studied medicine before becoming a radiologist at the Cornouaille hospital.[2]

She was a two-time vice-world champion in stand-up paddler.[3] She achieved these milestones at the International Surfing Association (ISA) world championships in Denmark in 2017 and El Salvador in 2019.[4] She was a six-time champion in her home country.[5] Paddleboarding is not considered a popular French sport, but Chazot reportedly contributed to popularising it on the coasts of Finistère.[6]

In June 2024, she carried the Olympic flame during its passage before the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Death

Chazot died from cancer on 27 November 2024, at the age of 33.[7] She battled with cancer for many years.[8] She had been undergoing treatment for advanced cancer since 2021.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amandine Chazot nous a quittés . 4 December 2024 . Fédération Française de Surf . fr-fr.
  2. Web site: Amandine Chazot, vice-championne du monde de stand up paddle, est morte à 33 ans . 4 December 2024 . RMC Sport . fr.
  3. Web site: 28 November 2024 . Amandine Chazot, championne de Stand up paddle, est décédée . 4 December 2024 . Le Télégramme . fr-FR.
  4. News: 11 June 2024 . Amandine Chazot, sportive de très haut niveau: Ma meilleure thérapie reste le sport . 4 December 2024 . Ouest-France.fr . fr-FR.
  5. Web site: 29 November 2024 . Surf : décès d’Amandine Chazot, double vice-championne du monde stand up paddle . 4 December 2024 . Le Figaro . fr.
  6. Web site: 30 November 2024 . La championne de paddle Amandine Chazot est décédée à 33 ans . 4 December 2024 . leparisien.fr . fr-FR.
  7. Web site: 30 November 2024 . Cette championne de stand-up paddle qui avait porté la flamme olympique est morte à 33 ans . 4 December 2024 . Le HuffPost . fr.
  8. Web site: Ouest-France . 29 November 2024 . Elle avait porté la flamme olympique: la Bretonne Amandine Chazot, championne de paddle, est décédée . 4 December 2024 . Ouest-France.fr . fr.
  9. Web site: « Une athlète exceptionnelle » : qui était Amandine Chazot, la championne de paddle . 4 December 2024 . clermont.maville.com . fr.

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