Philippe Renaud (born
November 23, 1962)
is a French
sprint canoer who competed during the
1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the C-2
500 m event at Seoul
in 1988.
Renaud also won three medals at the
ICF Canoe Sprint World
Championships with a silver (C-4 500 m:
1991) and two
bronzes (C-2 500 m and C-4 500 m: both
1989).
His
father, Marcel won a silver
in the C-2 10000 m event at Melbourne
in 1956.
His
brother, Eric, won a bronze in the C-2
1000 m event at Los
Angeles
in 1984.
A
great-uncle, also named Marcel, finished fourth in the
4000 m team pursuit cycling event at Paris
in 1924.
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