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Antoine Launay

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Antoine Launay
Personal information
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31)
Toulouse
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 20
EventK1
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Portugal

Antoine Manuel Sylvain Quintal Launay[1] (born 28 June 1993)[2] is a French-Portuguese slalom canoeist[3] who has competed at the international level since 2011 when he represented France at the European Junior Championships. He has represented Portugal since 2016.[4]

Career

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Born and based in Toulouse, Launay has competed at numerous European Championship, World Championship, and World Cup events.[5] He finished 7th in the K1 event at the 2019 World Championships.[6] He competed in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[7] finishing in 11th position after being eliminated in the semifinal.

References

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  1. ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  2. ^ "Histórico do Atleta Antoine Launay". www.fpcanoagem.pt. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Antoine LAUNAY". ICF - Planet Canoe. 21 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Antoine LAUNAY". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Canoeing - Antoine Launay (Portugal)". www.the-sports.org.
  6. ^ "Canoe Slalom World Cup set to return after coronavirus shutdown". www.insidethegames.biz. 15 October 2020.
  7. ^ Martins, Marco (9 October 2019). "Antoine Launay: un lusodescendant qui rêve de médaille aux JO de Tokyo".
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