 Azou at the 2013 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 (age 36) Avignon, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lightweight rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jérémie Azou (born 2 April 1989) is a French formerrower. He is an Olympic, World, and European champion in the men'slightweightdouble sculls.
He was part of the French men's lightweight quadruple sculls team who won silver at the2008 World Championships, withPierre-Etienne Pollez,Fabrice Moreau andRemi Di Girolamo.[2]
In 2009, he won silver at theWorld Championships in the men's lightweight double sculls withFrederic Dufour.[3] In 2010, he teamed with Di Girolamo to win bronze at theEuropean Championships.[4]
At the 2011 World Under 23 championships, he competed in the lightweight men's single sculls, winning the gold medal.[5]
In 2012, he began to team withStany Delayre. They finished in 4th in the lightweight double sculls at the2012 Summer Olympics.[3] An injury to Delayre meant that Azou competed in the lightweight single sculls at the2013 World Championship, where he won the silver medal.[3][6]
Their team won the European Championships in2013,2014 and2015 and theWorld Championships in 2015.[7] They also won a World silver medal in2014.[8] The time of 06:11.38 Azou and Delayre set at the 2015 European Championships is still the fastest time at a European championships.[3] They also hold the fastest time at a World Cup.[3]
In 2015, Azou and Delayre won the World Rowing Male Crew of the Year Award.[3]
He teamed withPierre Houin from 2016, winning Olympic gold at theRio Olympics, and then the2017 World Championship title.[7][3]
He was undefeated in the men's lightweight double sculls from 2015 to October 2017.[3][9] He retired in October 2017, announcing his retirement at a celebration of the renaming of the Avignon Rowing Club to Avignon Rowing Club: Base Nautique Jeremie Azou.[3]
Azou originally swam as a hobby before taking up rowing at 12.[3] He is a trained physiotherapist.[3]
