About Yann Le Pennec
Born 1974. Yann Le Pennec is a French canoeist.
Yann Le Pennec (born 27 November 1974 in Paimpol) is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2006.
He won two medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2002 and a bronze in 1999. He also has two silvers and two bronzes from the same event from the European Championships.
Le Pennec finished fifth in the C2 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
His partner in the boat throughout his C2 career was Philippe Quémerais.
World Cup individual podiums
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2001 9 Sep 2001 Wausau 3rd C2 2002 14 Sep 2002 Tibagi 2nd C2 2004 25 Jul 2004 Bourg St.-Maurice 1st C2
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Who is Yann Le Pennec?
French canoeist
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Yann Le Pennec was born on 27 November 1974 in Paimpol.
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Yann Le Pennec is a canoeist.
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Yann Le Pennec is French.
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