Magalie Pottier

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Magalie Pottier
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Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 34)
Vallet, Loire-Atlantique, France
Website Official Website
Sport
CountryFrance
Sport Cycling
Event(s) BMX
Club Carquefou BMX Club
Coached by Fabrice Vettoretti
Medal record
Women's BMX
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Taiyuan Elite Women Cruiser
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Birmingham Elite Women
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Copenhague Elite Women
Supercross World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Elite Women
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Elite Women
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Victoria Junior Women
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Victoria Junior Women Cruiser
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 São Paulo Junior Women 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]

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References

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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://magaliepottier.com/
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