Sébastien Combot Explained

Sébastien Combot (born 9 February 1987 in Landerneau)^[1] is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005.^[2]

He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K1: 2007, K1 team: 2014) and three silvers (K1: 2014, K1 team: 2007, 2017). He also won two silver medals in the K1 team event at the European Championships.^[3]

Combot finished 8th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

He began kayaking after discovering a local artificial whitewater stadium at the age of nine. His wife Laura Mangin also represented France in canoe slalom.^[4]

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2014	2 Aug 2014		3rd	K1
2016	18 Jun 2016		3rd	K1

References

• Web site: ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 . 2019-05-16 . https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal_winners_since_1936%2F1510%2F0 . 2009-11-09 . live .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sébastien Combot. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417202251/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/sebastien-combot-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 17 December 2017.
2. Web site: Sébastien Combot . Rio 2016 . 4 September 2016 . 26 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826114906/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sebastien-combot . dead .
3. Web site: Sebastien COMBOT (FRA). CanoeSlalom.net. 26 September 2017.
4. Web site: Sébastien Combot (FRA). CanoeICF.com. 12 February 2018.