(2014 ☆ ARCHIVED) Fabien Lefevre - USA
FABIEN LEFEVRE (USA) - Nominee for the 'Sportsman of the Year' Award.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FabienLefevre1, Facebook: www.facebook.com/fabienk1c1c2
- Born: 1982, sport(s): canoe slalom (C1, C2, K1), represents: the USA
- 2014: World Champion C1M, World Cup: gold C1 team (Augsburg), 1st K1 and C1 USA team trials
- 2013: 4th K1 World Championship, World Cup: bronze K1 (Cardiff), silver K1 team (Bratislava) and 4th C1 (Tacen); 1st K1 and 2nd C1 USA team trials
Residing in Bethesda, Maryland, Fabien has seen incredible form in the 2014 season: his gold at the 2014 Deep Creek Worlds in his home adopted-country meant he is the first male paddler to become World Champion in both C1 and K1 slalom! 11 years ago Fabien, then racing for France, owned the podium at the 2003 Augsburg World Championships with gold in K1 defending his title from the year before on home soil at Bourg Saint Mourice, France.
One of the most talented cross-discipline slalom paddlers of all time, Fabien took away silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and bronze at the 2004 Athens Games.
His World Championship career in C1 and K1 boasts a total of 7 golds (3 x individual, 4 x team), 5 silver ( 3 x individual, 2 x team) and 2 bronze (1 x individual, 1 x team). He has also competed in C2. He has already made the history books before by winning 4 medals at the 2011 Bratislava Worlds, the first paddler to earn this number of medals at the same event since 1953! As for high-placed results in World Cups over the years, Fabien's achievements are more than numerous.
CEO USA Canoe Kayak:
"Fabien is more than an outstanding athlete - he is a coach, leader and champion on the water representing our program. Fabien gave up so much in leaving the French program to race for the United States but in doing so he has found the pure center of his existence in the sport. My hope for all teams and programs across the world is to have athletes who contribute from that space.
Activities and achievements off the water:
- Fabien emigrated to the USA after 10 years of paddling in France in 2012
- He is married with two children
- He is a real estate agent and Peace Ambassador (Geneva)
This is a 2014 archived nominee. For the 2015 nominees click on the button below.