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Samir Aït Saïd
Personal information
Full nameSamir Aït Saïd
Nickname(s)Sam
Country represented France
Born (1989-11-01) 1 November 1989 (age 35)
Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2004
ClubOlympique Antibes Juan les Pins Gymnastique
Head coach(es)Rodolphe Bouche
Medal record
Representing  France
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Stuttgart Rings
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow Rings
Silver medal – second place 2011 Berlin Vault
Silver medal – second place 2015 Montpellier Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Birmingham Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sofia Rings

Samir Aït Saïd (born 1 November 1989) is a French male artistic gymnast and a member of the national team. He has won a total of three medals, in each color, in the rings apparatus at the European Championships (2013 to 2015), and was also selected to compete for the French men's artistic gymnastics squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2] He was a French flag bearer in the opening ceremonies of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and performed a backflip while he was there.

In the qualification phase of the men's artistic gymnastics, Aït Saïd suffered a double compound fracture in his left leg while landing badly on the vault exercise, forcing him to be pulled out of the competition.[2][3]

He has qualified to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Samir Aït Saïd". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b Levy, Megan (7 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Gymnast Samir Ait Said suffers horrific leg break during vault". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016: French gymnast Samir Ait Said suffers horrific broken leg in men's gymnastics qualifying". The Independent. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ^ "French gymnast who broke leg at Rio Olympics qualifies for Tokyo after father's death". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  France
(with Clarisse Agbegnenou)
Tokyo 2020 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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