Jacky Avril (born 19 July 1964 in Vierzon) is a French slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He won the bronze medal in the C1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Jacky Avril
Jacky Avril
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona C1
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice C1 team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Savage River C1 team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Tacen C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Tacen C1

Avril also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three silvers (C1 team: 1987, 1989, 1991) and one bronze (C1: 1991).

World Cup individual podiums edit

Season Date Venue Position Event
1992 20 Jun 1992 Bourg St.-Maurice 2nd C1

References edit

  • DatabaseOlympics.com
  • 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)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jacky Avril". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.