Michel Andrieux

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Michel Andrieux (born April 28, 1967 in Bergerac ) is a French Olympic champion in rowing .

Career

Andrieux, who rowed for the Émulation Nautique de Bordeaux , won his first French championship title in 1988. In 1989, as a member of the French eighth, he received the silver medal at the European Championships, which were then held as a youth competition. At the 1989 World Rowing Championships, the French eighth finished ninth with Andrieux. After an eighth place in the four without a helmsman at the 1990 World Rowing Championships, Andrieux achieved a fifth place in the 1991 world championships in a two without a helmsman and thus the first final placement. The following year, Andrieux and his long-time partner Jean-Christophe Rolland finished fourth in the two-mans without at the 1992 Olympic Games .

In 1993 Rolland and Andrieux competed with the four-man without a helmsman and won their first world title in this class. After silver with the four at the 1994 World Championships, the two returned in 1995 in the two without a helmsman and received the bronze medal at the 1995 World Championships. At their second Olympic participation in Atlanta in 1996 , the two French also won bronze.

In 1997 the rowing world championships took place in Aiguebelette. In front of their home crowd, Rolland and Andrieux won the only gold medal for France. After a year break, the two returned to the top of the world in 1999 and won the silver medal at the World Rowing Championships in Canada behind the two Australians Drew Ginn and James Tomkins . Ginn was injured at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Tomkins took third place with Matthew Long , Andrieux and Rolland won ahead of the Americans. This was the last international medal for the two French. Andrieux ended his career in 2002.

Michel Andrieux is a Knight of the Legion of Honor , Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite and was honored with a gold medal by the French Minister for Sport.

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personal data
SURNAME Andrieux, Michel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French rower
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Bergerac