LAFONT Marie-Zelia

Olympic Games

Year	Location	K1
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	16

World Championships

Year	Location	K1	CSLX	K1 Team
2019	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	29	-	8
2019	Prague, CZE	-	8	-
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	11	4	1
2017	Pau, FRA	8	6	4
2015	London, GBR	16	-	3
2013	Prague, CZE	6	-	DNF

Oceania Open Championships

Year	Location	K1
2019	Penrith, NSW, AUS	19

European Championships

Year	Location	K1	K1 Team
2021	Ivrea, ITA	14	10
2019	Pau, FRA	4	1
2018	Prague, CZE	16	5
2017	Tacen, SLO	3	3

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Kayak	-	1 x 13th, 1 x 52nd
2020	Kayak	-	1 x 1st
2019	Kayak	22nd	1 x 4th, 1 x 16th, 1 x 27th
2019	CSLX	14th	1 x 8th
2018	Kayak	24th	1 x 17th, 1 x 20th, 1 x 32nd
2018	CSLX	7th	1 x 4th
2017	Kayak	25th	1 x 10th, 1 x 19th, 1 x 44th
2017	CSLX	-	1 x 3rd

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
1	2020	Kayak	Pau, FRA
3	2017	Women's CSLX	Markkleeberg, GER
4	2019	Kayak	Bratislava, SVK
4	2018	Women's CSLX	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
8	2019	Women's CSLX	Prague, CZE
10	2017	Kayak	Ivrea, ITA
13	2021	Kayak	Prague, CZE
16	2019	Kayak	Prague, CZE
17	2018	Kayak	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP
19	2017	Kayak	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP

Legend
IP - In Progress, C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

MZ (canoeicf.com, 2018)

Swimming, jogging, skiing. (canoeicf.com, 2018)

Athlete, Physiotherapist

Training Institute Masso Physiotherapy, Toulouse, FRA

French

Orthez Nautique CK [France]

She began paddling with her cousin in 1996 in Orthez, France. (ffck.org, 01 Jun 2015)

She enjoys spending time on the water and the sensation of speed she gets from the sport. She was inspired to compete at the Olympic Games by French slalom paddler Tony Estanguet. (culturesport.net, 08 Aug 2016; ffck.org, 01 Jun 2015)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (leskopkids.com, 11 Oct 2020)

Since December 2020 she has spent time training at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Paris, which will host canoe events during the 2024 Olympic Games. "I spend one week a month there with a coach to develop my skills. With two training sessions a day, recovery and mental preparation, it goes by very quickly." (sudoest.fr, 21 Jan 2021)

French slalom paddler Tony Estanguet. (canoeicf.com, 28 Jun 2015)

Alain Minvielle, co-founder and instructor at the Orthez Nautique CK club in France. (ffck.org, 01 Jun 2015)

"Each competition is a new challenge. Each time, we start from zero." (clicanoo.re, 06 Feb 2021)