Vincent Lecrubier

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Vincent Lecrubier
Lecrubier (front) leading the French K-4 during the 2013 World cup
Personal information
Full nameVincent Lecrubier
NationalityFrench
Born (1986-09-20) September 20, 1986 (age 37)
Rennes, France
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
SportKayaking
Event(s)K2 500m, K2 1000m, K4 1000m
ClubCKCIR
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing France France
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 0 3 1
World Cups 2 6 1
European Championships 0 2 0
French Championships 18 8 7
Total 20 19 9
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dartmouth K4 1000m
Silver medal – second place 2004 Bergen K1 marathon U18
Silver medal – second place 2004 Bergen K2 marathon U18
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Komatsu K2 1000m
World Cups
Silver medal – second place 2004 Poznan U18 K1 1000m
Silver medal – second place 2004 Poznan U18 K2 500m
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Račice K4 1000m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Poznań K2 500m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Račice K2 500m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vichy K2 1000m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Poznań K4 1000m
Gold medal – first place 2008 Račice K4 1000m
Gold medal – first place 2008 Poznań K2 1000m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Poznań K2 500m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Poznań K4 1000m

Vincent Lecrubier (born September 20, 1986) is a French sprint canoer who has competed from 2003 to 2016.

Sporting career[edit]

Lecrubier won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.

Lecrubier also finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

In total, he won 2 Gold medals, 6 Silver medals, and 1 Bronze medal on Canoe World cups along his career, and won 5 Junior world medals. His French team teammates were Sébastien Jouve, Philippe Colin and Guillaume Burger. Lecrubier won 16 French champion Titles, and 42 national medals.

Education[edit]

Lecrubier is an Aerospace engineer, graduating from ISAE in Toulouse, France in 2010.

Lecrubier got a PhD in Computer Science from ONERA, the French aerospace lab, in 2016.

Professional career[edit]

Lecrubier worked at the French Ministry of the Armed Forces from 2010 to 2012,[1] and at Airbus in 2011.

In 2016, Lecrubier was elected vice-president of the French Canoe Federation in 2016,[2] and co-founded the start-up Sterblue in 2016

In 2017, Lecrubier was awarded the French under 35 Sport and Management award.[3] Lecrubier was also awarded the ISAE-Supero Foundation Special prize in 2017.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sportifs civils de la Défense, une signature pour 10 champions". 2010-12-10.
  2. ^ "JEAN ZOUNGRANA ELU PRESIDENT DE LA FFCK". FFCK. 2016-12-10.
  3. ^ "Vincent LECRUBIER : Lauréat meilleur parcours de reconversion professionnelle SHN". Trophées Sport & Management 2017. 2017-12-08.
  4. ^ "UN PARCOURS EXCEPTIONNEL RÉCOMPENSÉ PAR LA FONDATION". ISAE. 2017-12-10.