Lucien Delfour

Lucien Delfour (born 22 December 1988)[1] is a French-Australian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He represented France in the 2006 season. Since 2010 he has represented Australia.[2]

Lucien Delfour
Delfour during the 2019 Canoe Slalom World Championships.
Personal information
Born22 December 1988 (1988-12-22) (age 31)
Papeete, French Polynesia
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe slalom
ClubPenrith Valley Canoeing
Coached byJulien Billaut
Medal record
Representing  France
Junior World Championships
2006 SolkanK1 team
Junior European Championships
2006 NottinghamK1

He won several medals at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in 2012, 2013 and 2015, placing second overall in 2015. Delfour qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[3][4] where he finished in 17th place in the K1 event.

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
201216 June 2012Pau3rdK1
20136 July 2013La Seu d'Urgell2ndK1
20158 August 2015La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
15 August 2015Pau3rdK1
20189 September 2018La Seu d'Urgell2ndK1
20191 September 2019Markkleeberg2ndK1

References
  1. "Lucien Delfour". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. "Lucien DELFOUR". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. "Lucien Delfour". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  4. "Lucien Delfour". Olympics.com.au.
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