Thierry Saidi

Thierry Saidi

Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place	1989 Savage River	C2 team
Gold medal – first place	1991 Tacen	C2 team
Gold medal – first place	1997 Três Coroas	C2 team
Silver medal – second place	1985 Augsburg	C2 team
Silver medal – second place	1993 Mezzana	C2 team
Silver medal – second place	1995 Nottingham	C2 team
Bronze medal – third place	1989 Savage River	C2
Bronze medal – third place	1991 Tacen	C2

Thierry Saïdi (born 20 February 1965 in Épinal) is a French slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He specialized in the C2 event with Emmanuel del Rey being his partner in the boat. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C2 team: 1989, 1991, 1997), three silvers (C2 team: 1985, 1993, 1995) and two bronzes (C2: 1989, 1991). Saïdi also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the C2 event in Atlanta in 1996.

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
1989	12 Aug 1989	Mezzana	1st	C2
1990	1990	Savage River	2nd	C2
	11 Aug 1990	Augsburg	2nd	C2
	26 Aug 1990	Tacen	3rd	C2
1993	1 Aug 1993	Augsburg	1st	C2
1994	3 Jul 1994	Augsburg	1st	C2
	10 Jul 1994	Bourg St.-Maurice	3rd	C2
	17 Jul 1994	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	C2
1996	21 Apr 1996	Ocoee	2nd	C2

References

• Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thierry Saidi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.