Tragic news for the world of stand up paddle. The discipline prematurely lost one of its greatest ambassadors in the person of Amandine Chazot. This Frenchwoman died on Wednesday, at the age of 33, following a cancer against which she had been fighting since the summer of 2021. Six-time French champion, she finished twice as vice-world champion, in 2017 and 2019.
“It was you who instilled the dynamic of stand-up paddleboarding on the Pont-l’Abbé river,” paid tribute to the Paddle Club of Pont-l’Abbé, where she was licensed. You motivated us to create our Club, you inspired the young people of Pays Bigouden… For all that and much more… Thank you!”
Radiologist in working life, Amandine Chazot had decided to put her professional activity on hold at the start of the year to devote herself to competition. Symbol of her importance: she was one of the 10,000 bearers of the Olympic flame for the Paris-2024 Games.
“Amandine was not only a great champion, she embodied the deep values of our sport: perseverance, passion and immense humility,” salutes the Brittany Surf League. The French Federation, for its part, notes that she “inspired an entire generation of women who, today, shine internationally thanks to her”.
The Breton revealed in January that she was fighting “advanced stage” cancer, which cannot be cured and which is resistant to various treatments. “I have chosen until then to put it aside and continue to live to the fullest,” she added.
Amandine Chazot leaves behind her husband, Boris, and their young son Cilian.
