| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1952 Helsinki | K-1 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1954 Mâcon | K-1 1000 m |
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1954 Mâcon | K-4 1000 m |
Louis Gantois (15 November 1929 – 26 February 2011) was a French sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Gantois also won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a silver in the K-1 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Louis Gantois' profile at Sports Reference.com
- Mention of Louis Gantois' death (in French)
- Louis Gantois' obituary (in French)
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