Jérémie Azou, born on 2 April 1989, is a French former rower who became Olympic, World and European champion in the men's lightweight double sculls. He first reached a senior podium with a silver in the lightweight quadruple sculls at the 2008 World Championships and from 2012 raced with Stany Delayre; the pair won the European titles of 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the 2015 World Championships, and were named World Rowing Male Crew of the Year in 2015. Rowing with Pierre Houin from 2016, he won Olympic gold at the Rio Olympics and then the 2017 World Championship title. He retired in October 2017, and the Avignon rowing club's boating base was renamed in his honour. A trained physiotherapist, he swam as a hobby before taking up rowing at the age of twelve.
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Born 2 April 1989 in Avignon, Vaucluse FRA
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Their team won the European Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the World Championships in 2015.
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They finished in 4th in the lightweight double sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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winning Olympic gold at the Rio Olympics
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