How to Pronounce Marcel Renaud (canoeist)
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May 27, 1926 Paris, Île de France, France Died on 05 Dec 2016 (aged 90)
French canoe racer
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About Marcel Renaud Canoeist
- Marcel Renaud (27 May 1926 – 5 December 2016) was a French sprint and slalom canoeist who competed in the 1940s and the 1950s.
- Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at Melbourne in 1956.
- Renaud also won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships at Mâcon.
- In canoe slalom, he won a gold medal in the C-1 team event at the 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Geneva.Renaud's uncle Marcel finished fourth in the 4000 m team pursuit cycling event at Paris in 1924.
- Both of his sons would win Olympic canoeing medals of their own.
- His oldest son, Eric, won a bronze in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles while his youngest son, Philippe, won a bronze in the C-2 500 m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
