Cyril Nivel
About
Cyril Nivel has been serving as the Global Director of Operations at ICF since 2024.
He fell in love with paddle sport when he was 14, thanks to a school teacher who inspired him.
That passion doubled when French paddler Sylvain Curinier, who was from his local club, qualified for the Olympic Games Barcelona 1992, and clinched silver in the K1.
From then on, paddle sport coursed through his DNA. Cyril entered the world of working in sport with the French Canoe Kayak
Federation as a volunteer with the Canoe Slalom committee, supporting the delivery of National Championships.
He has worked in the development of most paddle sport disciplines, with a career highlight as the Canoe and Paracanoe Sport
Manager at a home Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.
Cyril excels at structured projects and fostering synergy and efficiency in multi-cultural sports environments.
Career in Sports Administration
2005 - 2012 - International Events Manager, French Canoe Kayak Federation
2012 - 2017 - Deputy Sport Director, French Canoe Kayak Federation
2017 - 2021 - Whitewater Disciplines Manager, ICF
2021 - 2024 - Canoe and Paracanoe Sport Manager, Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee Paris 2024
Sports Practised
He has paddled at the national level in France, mainly in Canoe Slalom and Wildwater Canoeing, since 1991, winning the K1 teams gold medal at the National Championships in 2001.
