Tancrède Melet
Tancrède Melet (1983 – 5 January 2016)[1] was a French slackliner.[2]
Biography[edit]
Born in 1983 in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Melet grew up in Hérault before becoming an engineer. He worked as an engineer for four years before quitting in 2008 to turn his full attention to outdoor sports with Julien Millot. The pair began with the slackline and more particularly an elevated version of it known as the highline.[3] After a few years, Melet started focusing on performing arts, presenting himself as an "artist of the void." He was the co-founder of the Flying Frenchies, a group which combines artists, athletes and engineers. Melet, as well as the group, became known for mixing traditional circus arts (Chinese pole, Korean Teeterboard) with more daring stunts (BASE jumping). [4]
On January 5, 2016, while preparing a show, he died in Aurel as a result of a fall from a hot air balloon that had dragged him up while taking off.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ The Economist : Tancrède Melet: The artist of the void
- ^ "Extreme Athlete Tancrede Melet Dies After Hot Air Balloon Plunge". NBC News. 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Tancrède Melet and Julien Millot, lignes de vide". Libération.
- ^ "Base jump déjanté et catapulte humaine dans les fjords".
- ^ "Tancrède Melet, le " flying Frenchie ", meurt dans un accident de montgolfière". Le Monde.fr. 7 January 2016.
- ^ "French daredevil Tancrede Melet falls to his death preparing for stunt". The Independent. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.