Marcel RENAUD

Marcel Renaud started paddling canoes on the banks of the Marne in the early 1940s. He competed in canoeing at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics, paddling kayak in 1952, and Canadian canoes in 1956. Renaud won a silver medal in the C-2 10K in 1956, alongside Georges Dransart. Renaud won a bronze medal at the 1954 World Championships in K-4 1,000.

Renaud later ran a hardware store in his village. His sons, Éric and Philippe also became top canoeists, with Éric competing at the 1984 Olympics, and Philippe at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. Renaud’s uncle, Maurice Renaud, was also an Olympian, racing team pursuit cycling at the 1924 Paris Olympics.