Thierry Humeau

Thierry Humeau (born November 8, 1961 in Poitiers) is a former French slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (C1 team: 1987, 1989) and a bronze (C1: 1989).[1] Humeau also finished 8th in the C1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Thierry Humeau
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  France
World Championships
1987 Bourg St.-MauriceC1 team
1989 Savage RiverC1 team
1989 Savage RiverC1

In the late 80s, he worked as a freelance photojournalist with Sigma Photo Agency in Paris. After the Olympics, Thierry moved to the US and migrated to TV & Film production. He has traveled around the globe reporting for major international television networks such as National Geographic TV, Vice, HBO, Aljazeera and the BBC. Experienced in difficult and challenging assignments, he has covered war zones, humanitarian, environmental and development issues. Thierry has also consulted with Sony and AVID Technology on the development and testing of large sensor cameras and file based editing workflows.

Humeau at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Augsburg, 1990

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
198912 Aug 1989Mezzana3rdC1
15 Aug 1989Augsburg2ndC1
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References
  1. "Overview of athlete's results". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.


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