Alain Acart

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAlain•Acart
Used nameAlain•Acart
Born28 March 1951 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Died2 January 2023 in Figueira da Foz, Distrito de Coimbra (POR)
Measurements175 cm / 67 kg
NOC France

Biography

Alain Acart was a French sprint canoeist, skydiver, and an accomplished orienteer. Acart started canoeing when he was 12, winning his first national title two years later. He went on to win 23 national titles during his career.

Acart competed in the C2 1,000 metres at the 1972 München Olympics and the 1976 Montréal Olympics, but he did not progress further than the heats. Acart had better success at the 1974 Canoe Sprint World Championships where he and Jean-Paul Cézard won the bronze medal. Five years later he won two silver medals and a bronze at the Mediterranean Games.

After retiring from competing, Acart became a coach. From 2003 to 2016 he coached three-time Olympian Cyrille Carré. Acart also worked as a member of the technical staff of the French Canoe Federation for five years.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) FRA Alain Acart
Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Gérald Delacroix 4 h1 r2/4
1976 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) FRA Alain Acart
Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Jean-Paul Cézard 4 h2 r3/4

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