Magalie Pottier

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Magalie Pottier
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Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 36)
Vallet, Loire-Atlantique, France
Website Official Website
Sport
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Sport Cycling
Event BMX racing
Club Carquefou BMX Club
Coached by Fabrice Vettoretti
Medal record
Women's BMX racing
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Taiyuan BMX cruiser
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Birmingham BMX racing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Copenhague BMX racing
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 BMX racing
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 BMX racing
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Baku BMX racing
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Victoria BMX cruiser
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 VictoriaBMX racing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 São PauloBMX cruiser

Magalie Pottier (born 16 March 1989 in Vallet) is a French racing cyclist who represents France in BMX. She was selected to represent France at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event and finished in seventh place. [1]

Pottier is coached by Fabrice Vettoretti. [2] In 2012, she won both the French and world BMX championships, giving her a total of seven French championships, eleven European championships and seven world championships. [3] She won the World Junior Championship in 2007. [4] She began competing in BMX in 1996 as a 7-year-old and was France's reserve rider for the 2008 Olympics. [4] In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for France in cycling, more specifically, Women's BMX. She earned a silver medal. [5]

References

  1. "Women's BMX Racing". 2012 Summer Olympics . London2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. "Profile - POTTIER Magalie". Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. "MagaliePottier.com". Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Baku 2015 1St European Games – Athletes – POTTIER Magalie". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. "Baku 2015 European Games – BMX Cycling". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.