Manon Hostens
Manon Hostens (born 7 June 1994) is a French canoeist who won 22 medals at senior level at the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships and European Wildwater Championships.[1][2]
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 June 1994 Roubaix, Nord, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoeing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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She competed in the women's K-4 500 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
Biography
Manon Hostens born in Roubaix in the north, has a 2 year old big brother: Quentin. Her parents both working, so she was very soon confronted with the community by a daycare center in Wasquehal. At the age of 2, the family moved to Chereng in the Lille agglomeration where she began her education in a small country school, in parallel, she became acquainted for the first time with the aquatic environment through baby swimmers. and swimming lessons. This small nautical course enabled him to obtain his first swimming certificate of 25 m at 4 ½ years and his certificate of 400 m at 5 1/2 years.[4]
Medals at the World Championships
Of her 15 medals at the world championships, 5 were at individual level and 9 at team level.[5]
- Senior
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| Year | K1 classic individual | K1 classic team | K1 sprint individual | K1 sprint team | ||||||||
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| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tot. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
References
- "World and European Championships Results from 1959 to 2019". canoeresults.eu. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION MEDAL WINNERS - Olympic Games and World Championships (1959-2008)" (PDF). canoeicf.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Manon Hostens". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Manon Hostens: French kayaker - Biography, Life, Family, Career" (in French). perigueuxcanoe.org. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Hostens Manon - Medals". canoeresults.eu. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
External links
- Manon Hostens at the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (in French)
- Manon Hostens at the International Olympic Committee
- Manon Hostens at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Manon Hostens at the International Canoe Federation
