Liam Jegou

Liam Jegou (born 9 January 1996) is an Irish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012.[2][3] He is based in France but competes for Ireland. He competes in C1 individually and also competed in C2 with Cade Ryan from 2012 to 2014.

Liam Jegou
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born9 January 1996
Sport
CountryIreland
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)C1 & C2
ClubCADPA Huningue.[1]
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Ireland
U23 World Championships
2019 KrakówC1
Junior World Championships
2014 PenrithC1

Jegou has won two medals at the ICF World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships, with one silver in the junior category (C1:2014 and one bronze in the U23 category (C1: 2019. He earned his best senior world championship result, of 24th, at the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.

Liam will represent Ireland in the C1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, after Ireland successfully secured a quota place at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. This will be the first time Ireland has been represented in this event since 1996.[4]

References
  1. "Irish Liam Jegou Eyeing up Tokyo 2020". sportsupproach.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. "Liam JEGOU (IRL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. "Liam JEGOU". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  4. "It would be a dream to race a world cup final in Dublin, it would be insane". the42.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2019.


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