Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Pierpaolo Ferrazzi (born 23 July 1965 in Bassano del Grappa) is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K1 event with a gold in 1992 and a bronze in 2000.
Ferrazzi also won three silver medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1989, 2002 and 2005.
He won the overall World Cup title in K1 twice (1990 and 1992). At the European Championships he has won a total of three medals (2 golds and 1 bronze).

David Taboureau (born 26 April 1968) is a Belgian canoe sprinter who has competed in the mid-1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event and the repechages of the K-2 1000 m event with his teammate Mark Vandeweyer.
2 years earlier in 1994 David and Mark qualified for the A-final of the 1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mexico City, in which they took a 9th place.
At the 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, David Taboureau paddled in the Belgian K4 with teammates Bob Maesen, David Stevens and Luuk Van Veldhoven, trying to qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. They were eliminated in the semi-finals which made him put a point behind his career. David is a member of Koninklijke Cano Club Gent.

Patrice Estanguet (born 19 April 1973 in Pau) is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2004. He is the older brother of triple Olympic champion Tony Estanguet.