| Yann Cucherat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Cucherat in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1979 Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yann Cucherat (born 2 October 1979) is a French gymnast. He won a bronze medal in parallel bars at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He competed at the 2000, 2004, 2008, [1] and 2012 Summer Olympics. [2]
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