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Angèle Hug

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Angèle Hug
Hug in 2024
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 24)[1]
Home townLes Ollières-sur-Eyrieux, Ardèche[2]
Sport
CountryFrance
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 48 (C1)
No. 102 (K1)
Event(s)C1, K1, Kayak cross, Mixed C2
ClubEyrieux Canoe Kayak[3]
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Kayak cross
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Ivrea C1 team
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tacen K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tacen C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków Kayak cross
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bratislava Mixed C2
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Ivrea K1 team
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 České Budějovice K1
Silver medal – second place 2022 České Budějovice K1 team
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Ivrea C1 team

Angèle Hug (born 30 July 2000) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2017.[4] She competes in the C1 and K1 events, having competed in C2 Mixed with Théo Roisin in 2017. She is from Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux in the Ardèche department of France.[2]

Career

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At the 2021 European Championships in Ivrea, she won a bronze medal in the C1 team event, placing 16th individually. Hug finished 4th in the mixed C2 event at the 2017 World Championships in Pau.[5]

She finished 2nd in domestic selections for the C1 event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming Olympic substitute and securing a sport on the World Cup team.[3] At her first World Cup in Pau, Hug placed 8th after qualifying third fastest into the final.[6]

She finished 5th in the 2021 World Cup standings for C1, making two finals.[7] At the 2021 U23 World Championships in Tacen, Hug finished 4th in K1 and 5th in C1. At the 2021 U23 Europeans, she finished 6th in both events.

Hug has four medals at the U23 World Championships with a gold in K1 team (2021), a silver in C1 team (2021) and two bronzes (mixed C2: 2017, K1 team: 2022).

At the 2024 Summer Olympic in Paris, she won a silver medal in the kayak cross event.[8]

Results

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World Cup individual podiums

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Season Date Venue Position Event
2023 3 June 2023 Augsburg 2nd C1
2024 9 June 2024 Prague 1st Kayak cross1
22 September 2024 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd Kayak cross
1 2024 Olympic qualifier. Did not count for World Cup rankings.

Complete World Cup results

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Year WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2020 Tacen Slovenia
 
Pau France
8
N/A[a]
2021 Prague Czech Republic
5
MarkkleebergGermany
13
La Seu Spain
10
Pau France
11
172 5th

Notes
a No overall rankings were determined by the ICF, with only two races possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ "Angele Hug". L'Equipe. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Coupe du monde : l'Ardéchoise Angèle Hug privée de finale [World Cup: Ardéchoise Angèle Hug deprived of the final]". Le Dauphine (in French). June 20, 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "L'Ardéchoise Angèle Hug, remplaçante olympique après les piges de sélection à Pau [Ardéchoise Angèle Hug, Olympic substitute after the selection rounds in Pau]". La Tribune (in French). October 23, 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Angele HUG (FRA)". ICF. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Angele HUG (FRA)". canoeslalom.net. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ "COUPE DU MONDE : L'ARDÉCHOISE ANGÈLE HUG 8E ET MEILLEURE FRANÇAISE [WORLD CUP: ARDÉCHOISE ANGÈLE HUG 8TH AND BEST FRENCHWOMAN]". Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux (in French). November 8, 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 World Cup Final Ranking" (PDF). canoeslalom.net. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Angèle Hug prend la médaille d'argent, 45e médaille française". Le Figaro (in French). 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
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