Results - 2017 ICF CANOE SLALOM JUNIOR & U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Biography

Liam JEGOU

Federation :	CANOEING IRELAND
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	09/01/1996
Height (cm.) :	185
Weight (Kg.) :	70

Athlete entered in:
Men's C1 U23
Men's C1x3 U23	other members of the team:	Robert HENDRICK
Men's C1x3 U23	other members of the team:	Jake COCHRANE

HOBBIES:		Massive Rugby fan, and of sport in general
BIOGRAPHY:		The returning Olympian became the third Irishman after Mike Corcoran and Stephen O’Flaherty to race C1 at an Olympic Games. He finished 15th at Tokyo 2020 and is a European silver medallist in C1 in 2020.
FACEBOOK:		https://www.facebook.com/liamjegouathlete
TWITTER:		https://twitter.com/liamjegou
INSTAGRAM:		https://www.instagram.com/liam_jegou
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		Huningue
OCCUPATION:		Student
LANGUAGES:		English, French
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		4 years old, in Galway Bay
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:		My dad, and later on legends such as Tony and Martikan
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:		My Dad
TRAINING PARTNER(S):		Azenor Philip, Julien Haberland, Laurent Starck
HERO/IDOL:		Tony Estanguet
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:		"Improvise, adapt and overcome"
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:		Penrith, London
FAVOURITE FOOD:		Burgers
FAVOURITE MUSIC:		From Bob Dylan to Bob Marley it really depends on my mood
AMBITIONS :		To become an Olympian
CLUB:		CADPA Huningue
NAME OF COACH:		Marc Jegou
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:		French
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:		Always
TRAINING REGIME:		Twice a day
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:		2012
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:		Germany
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:		World Cup
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:		Augsburg
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:		2nd at the Junior World Championships in Australia
OTHER INFORMATION:		Ireland was always my first choice