Biography
Liam JEGOU
Liam JEGOU
CANOEING IRELAND CANOEING IRELAND
Male
09/01/1996
185
70
Athlete entered in:
 
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
2023 ECA JUNIOR AND U23 CANOE SLALOM EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
NF Results by Day
 
Sunday, 23 July
SLOVAK CANOEING  
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
Sep 7
8:30
Men's C1 SENIOR
Heats
IRL Liam JEGOU
6
102.35
Sep 8
9:03
Men's C1 SENIOR
Semifinal
IRL Liam JEGOU
21
107.16



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