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| Magalie Poisson | |
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| Born | 9 March 1982 Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 43 kg (95 lb) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  France |
| Years on national team | 1998-2000 [1] |
| Level | International Elite |
| Head coach(es) | Valérie Bonvoisin |
| Former coach(es) | Maria Guigova |
Magalie Poisson (born 9 March 1982) is a French rhythmic gymnast. She represented France at the Olympic Games in 2000
She competed as an individual at the junior european championship in 1995, [2] before being incorporated into the group in 1998. In 2000 Poisson was selected as a member of the French group to compete at the Olympic Games held in Sydney, Australia. They scored 37.900 points in the qualifying round with teammates Anna-Sofie Doyen, Anne-Laure Klein, Anne-Sophie Lavoine, Laetitia Mancieri and Vanessa Sauzede. They finished in ninth place after qualification, not managing to reach the final. [3]
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