Claire Martin (gymnast)
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 Claire Martin with her bronze medal from the 2015 European Championships | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Claire Suzanne Martin | |||||||||||
| Country represented |  France | |||||||||||
| Born | May 12, 1998 Versailles, Île-de-France, France | |||||||||||
| Residence | Perrigny-lès-Dijon and Paris | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2011 - 2017 | |||||||||||
| Club | La Persévérante de Marsannay la Côte | |||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Nellu Pop | |||||||||||
| Music | 2014: Una Patada En Los Huevos by Alberto Iglesias | |||||||||||
| Retired | 2017 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Claire Suzanne Martin (born 12 May 1998 in Versailles) is a former French artistic gymnast. She is the 2015 European bronze medalist on balance beam.[1] She finished seventh on beam at the 2014 European Championships.[2]
Early life
Claire Martin began gymnastics at the age of three at a club in Marsannay-la-Côte in a baby gymnastics class. At age eleven, Martin won the French Championships in the avenir division, and then at thirteen she won the espoir division.[3]
Junior career
2012
Martin competed in the European Junior Championships on two apparatus: the beam and the uneven bars. She finished 7th with the French team. The same year, she won the all-around bronze medal at the French Junior Championships.[3]
2013
Martin began her season by becoming French junior champion on floor and finishing second in the all-around and on beam.[3] A few months later, she competed in a match against Romania where she took silver in the all-around and bronze on the floor.[4] She then competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival in the Netherlands. She finished 4th place in the team competition and won bronze on beam.[5] At the end of the summer, she decided to leave her training center in Dijon to join INSEP in Paris. In September 2013, Martin won the all-around bronze medal at the National Cup in Mouilleron-le-Captif. She also finished 4th in the team competition at the Massilia international competition in Marseille.
Senior career
2014
At her first senior competition, Martin finished fifth in the all-around at the National Championships. Her performance allowed her to compete at the European Championships. She qualified to the beam final, but she crashed her double back dismount and finished in 7th place.[6] At the end of the season, Martin is selected to compete at the World Championships in Nanning, China. She finished 13th with the French team.[7]
2015
Martin finished second on beam at the National Championships in Rouen. She was selected for the European Championships in Montpellier where she finished 13th in the all-around and won the bronze medal on beam.[8]
Retirement
Claire Martin retired in January 2017 due to various injuries following the 2015 World Championships.[9]
References
- ^ "6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's Apparatus Finals Results Beam" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Union of Gymnastics. 19 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Seniors Apparatus Final Results Beam" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Union of Gymnastics. 18 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Claire Martin". Fédération francaise de gymnastique. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Match France – Roumanie junior GAF". Comité de Bourgogne de Gymnastique (in French). 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ Ionesco, Mark (25 July 2013). "Claire Martin, la confirmation". Le Bien Public (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "30èmes Championnats d'Europe - Gymnastique Artistique Féminine". Fédération francaise de gymnastique (in French). Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Championnats du Monde de Gymnastique Artistique - Bilan des qualifications féminines". Fédération francaise de gymnastique (in French). 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Championnats d'Europe : Claire Martin en bronze à la poutre !". L’Équipe (in French). L’Équipe. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Claire Martin met un terme à sa carrière de gymnaste". Fédération francaise de gymnastique (in French). 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
External links
- Profile on the French Gymnastics Federation's Website
- Claire Martin on Twitter