The President of the Organizing Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tony Estanguet, can be proud. The Olympic Games were a real success, and the Paralympic competitions will certainly bring their share of emotions and performances in a few days. The former kayaker is an emblematic figure of the Olympic Games, but today it is his splendid home in the South-West that is making headlines.
Tony Estanguet is a true reference: Triple European Champion, triple world champion and triple Olympic champion in canoe slalom, he is today President of the Organizing Committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This sports enthusiast is also the first Frenchman to have won three gold medals at three different editions of the Olympic Games (Sydney in 2000, Athens in 2004 and London in 2012).
He was also the flag bearer of the French delegation during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. A committed athlete, he has always been very active and was part of the International Olympic Committee between 2013 and 2021. In 2015, he also co-chaired the Bid Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Originally from Pau, it is the South-West region, more precisely in Lons in the Pyrénées Atlantiques that the boss of the Olympic Games chose to acquire a magnificent residence. What is certain is that Tony Estanguet had fun.
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Tony Estanguet: his splendid villa in the heart of the Pyrénées Atlantiques is worth a fortune
Tony Estanguet is the lucky one owner of a magnificent villaacquired in 2023. Located in the town of Lons, near Pau, the 200 m2 residence is something to dream about. A superb outdoor swimming pool, a huge plot of 1400 m2, the pretty villa has 6 rooms, enough to accommodate the former kayaker and his family very comfortably. The father of 3 children did not choose the Pyrénées Atlantiques region by chance, since he is originally from Pau. The calm and discretion of the region most certainly contributed to the former athlete’s love at first sight.
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It must be said that Tony Estanguet did not skimp on the means, and his charming villa is worth a fortune. Indeed, beautiful things have a price, and it is for 700,000 euros that the President of the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Olympic Games acquired this splendid pied-à-terre. Tony Estanguet was already the owner of a very beautiful house located in the town of Gélos, in the Pyrénées Orientales. A house that he still owns and that he has not needed to sell. Between his various bonuses received when he won his gold medals and his current salary, we can say that the former kayaker was able to accumulate a fortune consequential.
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Olympic boss’s salary sparks controversy
His income has also increased the subject of controversyand considered very high, they would even be analyzed under a microscope by the financial prosecutor’s office. With 270,000 euros per year, Tony Estanguet is nevertheless perfectly transparent about his financial situation and had declared “I do not decide on my remuneration or its framework. I trust what was decided at the time.”
THE real estate assets by Tony Estanguet therefore raises questions, and the investigation currently being conducted should therefore help to clarify certain points. However, the former athlete does not feel worried, and he intends to make the most of his new home with his family.
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