Thierry Saidi
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Thierry Saïdi (born February 20, 1965) is a French
slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won two bronze medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
, earning them in 1989
and 1991
.
Saïdi also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the C-2
event at Atlanta in 1996
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won two bronze medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years...
, earning them in 1989
1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held on Savage River in Garrett County, Maryland near Pittsburgh in the United States under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. As of 2009, it is the only time the championships have ever been held in the United States...
and 1991
1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Tacen, Yugoslavia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. This was one of the last events held in Yugoslavia prior to the Yugoslav wars and subsequent breakup...
.
Saïdi also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the C-2
Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom C-2
These are the results of the men's C-2 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man canoes through a whitewater course...
event at Atlanta in 1996
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
.