Marine Debauve

Marine Debauve
 Gymnast 
Full name Marine Debauve
Country represented  France
Born (1988-09-03) September 3, 1988
Dijon, France
Hometown Paris, France
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior international
Head coach(es) Yves Kieffe
Assistant coach(es) Veronique Legras, Marjorie Heuls
Choreographer Karine Martelli

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 seventh 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 seventh place. Debauve currently lives in Paris and is coached by Yves Kieffer and Marjorie Heuls.

World Cup Series

Stage Year Event Result
Paris 2005 Balance Beam Gold
Lyon 2004 Uneven Bars Silver

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