Marine Debauve (born September 3, 1988) is a French artistic gymnast who competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. As the 2005 all-around European Champion, Debauve is also the first French female gymnast to win a major international all-around title. She was also the 2003 French all-around national champion.
Gymnastics Career
Debauve first became interested in gymnastics at the age of 4 and participated in her first international competition at the age of 11. In 2003 she won the all-around French championship and took part in her first world championships. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece finishing 6th in the team event. In the all-around final she finished in 7th place, the highest ranking ever achieved by a French gymnast at the Olympics. A year later she was all-around champion at the 2005 European Championships, becoming the first Frenchwoman to win a major international all-around title.
Although she initially retired in 2005 after winning the European Championships, Debauve returned to compete for France at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the team final the French team finished in 7th place. Debauve lived in Paris and was coached by Yves Kieffer and Marjorie Heuls.
Medal Count
Year | Event | TF | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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2003 | French Nationals | 1st | |||||
Anaheim World Championships | 10 | ||||||
2004 | Athens Olympic Games | 6 | 7 | ||||
2005 | French Nationals | 1st | |||||
Paris World Cup | 1st | ||||||
Stuttgart World Cup | 5 | 3rd | |||||
Debrecen European Championships | 1st | ||||||
2008 | Beijing Olympic Games | 7 |
Floor Music
2004 - "Another Cha-Cha" by Santa Esmeralda
2008 - "Tikal"
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