Fabienne Aline St Louis (born 22 March 1988)[1] is a Mauritian professional triathlete, the African U23 Vice Champion (2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010), Elite Vice Champion (2010), and U23 African Champion (2011).
 Fabienne St Louis at the World Triathlon Series triathlon in Madrid, 2012. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fabienne Aline St Louis | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Mauritian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 22, 1988 Curepipe, Mauritius | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Triathlon | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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St Louis qualified for the London Olympics 2012.[2] She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3] Despite being diagnosed with cancer in 2015, she qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
Education
editFabienne Saint-Louis attended the French school Lycée La Bourdonnais in her hometown Curepipe. From 2007/08 to 2009/10, as with the French triathletes Laurent Vidal and David Hauss, she took part in an education programme in Paris arranged by the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation and the lifelong learning institution, Sciences Po. This programme is designed to meet the needs of high performance sports people. Since 2010/11 Fabienne Saint-Louis has studied sports (STAPS).
French triathlons
editWithin France, St Louis was primarily known for being the best elite triathlete of Lagardère Paris Racing for several years. She represented the club in the Championnat de France des clubs D2, winning, amongst other achievements, gold medals at St. Cyr (9 May 2009), Saint Jean de Monts (27 June 2009), and at the D2 finale in Betton (12 September 2009).[5]
In 2009, St Louis also took part in two of the Everyman Olympic Distance competitions organized as part of the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux, winning the gold medal in Paris[6] and placing fourth at the Grand Final in La Baule.[7]
In addition to minor competitions like the Triathlon de Pont-Audemer (17 May 2009), the Triathlon International de Mimizan (30/31 May 2009), and the Triathlon International de Larmor-Plage (23 August 2009), which St Louis won easily,[5] she also won the bronze medal at the French U23 Championships in Belfort on 6/7 June 2009, which, however, caused controversy in the French media because it was not clear whether, as a Mauritian citizen, she could be awarded the bronze medal at the French National Championships.
In 2011, for the first time, St Louis took part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux together with teammates Emmie Charayron and Rebecca Robisch. She won the first triathlon of this French circuit in Nice on 24 April 2011, placing 16th in the individual ranking.
ITU Competitions
editSince 2006, St Louis has continuously achieved medal positions at ITU events. The African Cups and Championships, however, can hardly be considered competitive.[8]
From 2009 onwards, however, St Louis did take part successfully in competitive ITU events, namely the European U23 Championships (as a Mauritian citizen) and a World Cup, placing 13th in Tarzo Revine and 11th in Huatulco respectively. At the first ITU triathlon of the 2011 season, Saint Louis placed 12th in Quarteira.
In the five years from 2006 to 2011, Fabienne St Louis took part in 28 ITU competitions and achieved 14 top ten positions. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's Profile Page.[9] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.
Thanks to a New Flag spot, for which she was the sole contender, St Louis qualified for the London Olympics 2012[2] although she ranked only 80th in the 2012 ITU Point List / Women's Standing as of 27 May 2012.
In December 2015, St Louis was diagnosed with cancer but despite this she qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[4]
| Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-02 | World Championships (Junior) | Lausanne | 65 |
| 2007-03-31 | African Championships (U23) | Le Coco Beach | 2 |
| 2007-08-31 | World Championships (U23) | Hamburg | DNF |
| 2007-10-06 | African Cup | Mariental | 2 |
| 2007-11-03 | African Cup | Troutbeck | DNF |
| 2007-11-17 | African Cup | Mombasa | 2 |
| 2008-03-08 | African Championships (U23) | Yasmine Hammamet | 2 |
| 2008-09-27 | BG World Cup | Lorient | DNF |
| 2009-06-20 | European Championships (U23) | Tarzo Revine | 13 |
| 2009-07-04 | African Championships (U23) | Durban | 2 |
| 2009-09-11 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series: U23 Championships | Gold Coast | DNF |
| 2009-11-08 | World Cup | Huatulco | 11 |
| 2009-12-19 | African Cup | Mauritius | 3 |
| 2010-05-09 | African Championships (U23) | Durban | 2 |
| 2010-07-10 | World Cup | Holten | 39 |
| 2010-08-08 | World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 40 |
| 2010-09-08 | World Championships (U23) | Budapest | 34 |
| 2010-09-19 | African Cup | Mombasa | 1 |
| 2010-11-19 | African Cup | Troutbeck | 1 |
| 2010-12-18 | African Cup | Mauritius | 2 |
| 2011-04-09 | European Cup | Quarteira | 12 |
| 2011-07-03 | African Championships (U23) | Maputo | 1 |
| 2011-08-14 | World Cup | Tiszaújváros | DNF |
| 2011-08-20 | Sprint World Championships | Lausanne | 26 |
| 2011-09-03 | 10th All Africa Games | Maputo | 3 |
| 2011-09-09 | World Championships (U23) | Beijing | DNF |
| 2011-11-19 | African Cup | Troutbeck | 2 |
| 2011-12-17 | African Cup | Mauritius | 6 |
| 2012-03-18 | Premium African Cup | Port Elizabeth | 15 |
| 2012-03-31 | African Championships | Le Morne | 4 |
| 2012-04-07 | African Cup | Larache | 12 |
| 2012-05-06 | World Cup | Huatulco | 24 |
| 2012-05-10 | World Triathlon Series | San Diego | DNF |
| 2012-05-26 | World Triathlon Series | Madrid | 51 |
DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start
References
edit- ^ See http://www.lagardereparisracing.com/espace-presse/fiches-athletes/triathlon/fabienne-saint-louis-800151.html Archived 2009-11-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Fabienne St Louis Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Fabienne St. Louis Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ a b Rio 2016: Mauritian athlete defies cancer to compete, 19 August 2016, BBC, Retrieved 20 August 2016
- ^ a b See "Lagardère Paris Racing - Résultats Saison 2009". Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2010-01-03.. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ See http://www.triathlondeparis.fr/images/docs/cd.pdf[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ See http://www.ipitos.com/de-resultats/course-109-epreuve-342. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ See the ITU rankings clicking on the single events on St Louis’ profile page: Le Coco Beach 2007: 2 participants, Mariental 2007: only 3 African participants (no running times available), Troutbeck 2007: 3 qualified African participants (St Louis: DNF), Mombasa 2007: 3 qualified participants, Yasmine Hammamet 2008: 2 participants; Durban 2009: 2 qualified participants, Mauritius 2009: 3 participants; Mombasa and Troutbeck 2010: 2 participants; Mauritius 2010: 4 participants, Saint Louis was the only African participant. Maputo 2011: 3 participants. Troutbeck 2011: 2 participants. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=Nzc0Mw==. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
External links
edit- Fabienne St Louis at World Triathlon
- Fabienne St Louis at IAT Triathlon Database
- Fabienne St Louis at Olympedia
- Fabienne St Louis at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- St. Louis’ ITU Profile Page
- St. Louis’ French club in French
