[1][2] René Raymond Argentin was born in Champagne, Marne on 15 October 1924.
[3] At the Games, he finished in fourth place and missed the podium, coming in just over two minutes after Canada's Norm Lane.
[5] Argentin was also selected to compete, alongside his friend Robert Boutigny, at the 1950 World Championships, but did not attend, stating that he had been sacked following his return from the 1948 Olympics missing work due to sport, and had been rehired on the condition that he did not do it again.
[6] In June 2017, Argentin stated his belief that Olympic champion František Čapek should have been disqualified at the 1948 Games for using a non-approved boat.
[3] In January 2020, Argentin was noted as being the oldest surviving member of the Association of French Canoe-Kayak Internationals (AIFCK).