Background
Tony is the son of Henri Estanguet, himself a canoeist who won medals at the Wildwater Canoe World Championships in the 1970s.
Tony is the son of Henri Estanguet, himself a canoeist who won medals at the Wildwater Canoe World Championships in the 1970s.
He graduated from top French business school École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales, specializing in sports marketing.
He has competed since the mid-1990s. Estanguet was the flag-bearer for France at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics opening ceremony. He finished in the 9th position (out of 12 competitors.
Only the first eight would qualify for the final) in the semi-finals of the C-1 event and was thus eliminated from the final.
In 2012 he was elected to the International Olympic Committee Athletes" Commission. He will serve as an International Olympic Committee member for eight years.
On November 30 of 2012, he announced that he retired.
International Olympic Committee.