Léa Labrousse
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| Country represented |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1997 Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Rennes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Trampoline gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2014 - present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Levallois Sporting Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | INSEP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Guillaume Bourgeon, Tristan Lajarrige | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Léa Labrousse (born 6 April 1997) is a French trampolinist. She is a two-time World silver medalist and the 2019 European Games individual champion. She became the first French woman to win gold at the European Trampoline Championships with her synchro partner Marine Jurbert. She represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics and will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life[edit]
Labrousse was born in 1997 in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme. She began artistic gymnastics when she was five years old, and she switched to trampoline when she was eight.[1] She moved to Rennes at the end of middle school.[2]
Career[edit]
Labrousse won the French junior national titles in 2007, 2008, 2011, and 2012, and she won a silver medal at the 2012 European Junior Championships.[2] She represented France at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and finished fourth in the individual event.[3] She injured her knee at the 2014 World Championships and was out of competition for five months.[1] She won her first senior national title in 2015.[4]
At the 2016 European Championships, she won the gold in synchronized trampoline with Marine Jurbert. This was the first time France won a European title in women's trampoline.[5] She won a silver medal with the women's trampoline team at the 2018 European Championships.[6] During the synchro competition, she landed on the frame of the trampoline and injured her foot.[1]
She won an individual gold medal at the 2019 European Games.[7]
At the 2021 European Championships in Sochi, she won a team bronze medal with Marine Jurbert, Marine Prieur, and Anaïs Breche.[8] She also won the individual silver medal behind Russia's Iana Lebedeva, which was the best European result in the history of French women's individual trampoline.[9]
She competed at the 2020 Olympic Games and finished 12th in the qualification round after making a mistake on her first routine.[1]
She won the individual bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships in Rimini.[10] She won a silver medal in synchro with Marine Jurbert at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia.
At the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham, Labrousse won the silver medal in the team event with Laura Paris, Cléa Brousse, and Anaïs Brèche.[11]
At the 2024 European Championships in Guimarães, she won the team gold medal with Laura Paris, Cléa Brousse, and Marine Prieur. This was the first European gold medal for France in women's team trampoline.[12] She also won the silver medal in synchro with Marine Jurbert and as an individual.[13]
Labrousse was selected to represent France at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Labrousse Lea - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b Pécout, Adrien (18 October 2013). "Léa Labrousse vise le grand bond qui la propulsera à Rio" [Labrousse and Jurbert on the podium of the European Olympic Trampoline Championships]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics Women Final" (PDF). Nanjing 2014. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Léa Labrousse" (PDF). French Gymnastics Federation (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Léa Labrousse championne d'Europe" [Léa Labrousse European champion]. La Montagne (in French). 9 April 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "6 médailles européennes en tumbling et trampoline" [6 European Medals in Tumbling and Trampoline]. Esprit Bleu (in French). 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Jeux Européens : Léa Labrousse remporte le titre en trampoline individuel" [European Games: Léa Labrousse wins the individual trampoline title]. L'Équipe (in French). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "L'équipe de France sacrée championne d'Europe de tumbling, 21 ans après son dernier titre" [The French team crowned European tumbling champion, 21 years after its last title]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Labrousse et Jurbert sur le podium des Championnats d'Europe de trampoline olympique" [Labrousse and Jurbert on the podium of the European Trampoline Championships]. L'Équipe (in French). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Nony, Céline (5 June 2022). "Allan Morante sacré champion d'Europe de trampoline" [Allan Morante crowned European trampoline champion]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2022..
- ^ Gente, Sébastien (11 November 2023). "Trampoline : Les Bleues vice-championnes du monde par équipes" [Trampoline: Les Bleues vice-world team champions]. Dicodusport (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Les équipes de France féminine et masculine médaillées d'or aux championnats d'Europe" [The French women's and men's teams won gold medals at the European Championships]. Ouest-France (in French). 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Nony, Céline (7 April 2024). "Léa Labrousse et Pierre Gouzou bien partis pour disputer les Jeux Olympiques" [Léa Labrousse and Pierre Gouzou on track to compete in the Olympic Games]. L'Équipe. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "La Sélection De Léa Labrousse Et Pierre Gouzou Aux JO 2024" [The selection of Léa Labrousse and Pierre Gouzou for the 2024 Olympics]. L'Équipe (in French). 3 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
External links[edit]
- Léa Labrousse at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Léa Labrousse at Olympics.com
- Léa Labrousse at Olympedia
- Léa Labrousse at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
