Yann Le Pennec Explained

Yann Le Pennec (born 27 November 1974 in Paimpol)[1] is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2006.

He won two medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2002 and a bronze in 1999. He also has two silvers and two bronzes from the same event from the European Championships.[2]

Le Pennec finished fifth in the C2 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

His partner in the boat throughout his C2 career was Philippe Quémerais.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2001 9 Sep 2001 3rd C2
2002 14 Sep 2002 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
2004 25 Jul 2004 bgcolor=gold1st C2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yann le Pennec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203038/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/yann-le-pennec-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 31 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Yann LE PENNEC (FRA). CanoeSlalom.net. 17 September 2017.