Jacky Avril

Jacky Avril (born 19 July 1964 in Vierzon) is a French slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He won the bronze medal in the C1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Jacky Avril
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  France
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaC1
World Championships
1987 Bourg St.-MauriceC1 team
1989 Savage RiverC1 team
1991 TacenC1 team
1991 TacenC1

Avril also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three silvers (C1 team: 1987, 1989, 1991) and one bronze (C1: 1991).

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
199220 Jun 1992Bourg St.-Maurice2ndC1

References

  • DatabaseOlympics.com
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jacky Avril". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.


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