Claire Martin (gymnast)

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Claire Martin
2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Balance beam - Medalists 08.jpg
Claire Martin with her bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameClaire Suzanne Martin
Country representedFlag of France.svg  France
Born (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 26)
Versailles, Île-de-France, France
Residence Perrigny-lès-Dijon and Paris
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2012 - 2017 (FRA)
ClubLa Persévérante de Marsannay la Côte
Head coach(es)Nellu Pop
Retired2017
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Montpellier Balance beam

Claire Suzanne Martin (born 12 May 1998 in Versailles) is a French former artistic gymnast. She is the 2015 European bronze medalist on the balance beam. She finished seventh on the balance beam at the 2014 European Championships and represented France at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships.

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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. [1]

Junior career

2012

Martin made her international debut at the International Gymnix in Montreal where she placed thirty-third in the all-around and fifth on the balance beam. [2] She competed at the Junior European Championships and finished seventh with the French team. [3] She won the all-around bronze medal at the French Junior Championships. [1]

2013

Martin began her season by becoming French junior champion on the floor exercise and finishing second in the all-around and on the balance beam. [1] A few months later, she competed in a friendly meet against Romania where she took silver in the all-around and bronze on the floor exercise. [4] She then competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival in the Netherlands. She finished fourth in the team competition and won the bronze medal on the balance 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 fourth in the team competition, seventh in the all-around, and fifth on the balance beam at the Élite Gym Massilia in Marseille. [6]

Senior career

2014

At her first senior competition, Martin finished fifth in the all-around at the French Championships. [7] She then competed at a friendly meet against Romania and Belgium and helped the French team finish second. [8] At the European Championships, she qualified for the balance beam final, but she crashed her double back dismount and finished in seventh place. [9] [10] She competed at a friendly meet against the Netherlands and Austria and helped the French team finish second. [11] At the end of the season, Martin was selected to compete at the World Championships in Nanning, China where the French team finished thirteenth. [12] She ended her season at the Élite Gym Massilia where she won the gold medal on the balance beam, finished twelfth on the all-around and sixth on the floor exercise. [13] [14]

2015

Martin on the balance beam at the 2015 European Championships. 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Balance beam - Claire Martin 05.jpg
Martin on the balance beam at the 2015 European Championships.

Martin finished second on the balance beam and the floor exercise and fifth in the all-around at the French Championships in Rouen. [15] At the Doha World Cup, she finished eighth on the floor exercise. [16] She was selected for the European Championships in Montpellier where she finished thirteenth in the all-around and won the bronze medal on the balance beam behind Andreea Munteanu and Becky Downie. [17] [18] She then competed at two friendly meets- first against Romania where the French team finished second and then against Spain which France won. [19] [20] She was then selected to compete at the World Championships in Glasgow alongside Marine Brevet, Loan His, Anne Kuhm, Valentine Pikul, and Louise Vanhille, and they placed tenth. [21] She finished her season at the Élite Gym Massilia where she finished sixth on the balance beam. [22]

2016–2017

Martin's final competition was the 2016 French Championships where she only competed on the balance beam and floor exercise- failing to qualify for either event final. [23] She retired in January 2017 due to various injuries following the 2015 World Championships. [24]

Personal life

In 2017, Martin obtained a Bachelor of Science degree and moved to Antibes, and she started a BTS in dietetics. [25] Since September 2021, she has been in nursing school at IFSI Macon. [26]

Competitive history

Martin (right) with her bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships. 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Balance beam - Medalists 14.jpg
Martin (right) with her bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships.
YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2012 International Gymnix 335
Junior European Championships 7
French Championships Bronze medal icon.svg
2013 French Championships Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
FRA-ROU FriendlySilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
European Youth Olympic Festival 415Bronze medal icon.svg
National CupBronze medal icon.svg
Élite Gym Massilia475
Senior
2014 French Championships 5
BEL-FRA-ROU FriendlySilver medal icon.svg
European Championships 7
FRA-NED-AUT FriendlySilver medal icon.svg
World Championships 13
Élite Gym Massilia12Gold medal icon.svg6
2015 French Championships 5Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Doha World Cup 8
European Championships 13Bronze medal icon.svg
FRA-ROU FriendlySilver medal icon.svg
FRA-ESP FriendlyGold medal icon.svg
World Championships 10
Élite Gym Massilia6

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