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Léa Labrousse

Léa Labrousse (born 6 April 1997)[1] 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.

Léa Labrousse
Country represented France
Born (1997-04-06) 6 April 1997 (age 27)
Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme
HometownRennes, France
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2014 - present
ClubLevallois Sporting Club
GymINSEP
Head coach(es)Guillaume Bourgeon, Tristan Lajarrige
Medal record
Women's trampoline gymnastics
Representing  France
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia Synchro
Silver medal – second place 2023 Birmingham Individual team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Individual
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Valladolid Synchro
Gold medal – first place 2024 Guimarães Individual team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Baku Individual team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Sochi Individual
Silver medal – second place 2024 Guimarães Synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Sochi Individual team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rimini Individual

Early life

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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.[2] She moved to Rennes at the end of middle school.[3]

Career

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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.[3] She represented France at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and finished fourth in the individual event.[4] She injured her knee at the 2014 World Championships and was out of competition for five months.[2] She won her first senior national title in 2015.[5]

2015–16

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Labrousse and Marine Jurbert won the silver medal in the synchronized event at the 2015 Loulé World Cup.[6] At the 2016 European Championships, she won the gold in Marine Jurbert. This was the first time France won a European title in women's trampoline.[7] She then won a silver medal in the individual event at the 2016 Shanghai World Cup behind China's Li Dan.[8] She won a bronze medal with Jurbert at the 2016 Coimbra World Cup.[9]

2017–18

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At the 2017 Valladolid World Cup, Labrousse and Jurbert won a bronze medal in the synchro competition.[10] She won a silver medal with the women's trampoline team at the 2018 European Championships.[11] During the synchro competition, she landed on the frame of the trampoline and injured her foot.[2] She was back in competition by October, winning a bronze medal with Jurbert at the Loulé World Cup.[12]

2019

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Labrousse won the individual gold medal at the 2019 European Games.[13] She won a bronze medal with Jurbert at the Khabarovsk World Cup.[14] After the competition at the 2019 World Championships, she was presented with the VTB Prize for accuracy and elegance.[15]

2021

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At the 2021 European Championships in Sochi, Labrousse won a team bronze medal with Marine Jurbert, Marine Prieur [fr], and Anaïs Breche [fr].[16] 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.[17] She won gold medals with Jurbert at the Brescia and Anadia World Cups.[18][19]

Labrousse competed at the Olympic Games in Tokyo and finished 12th in the qualification round after making a mistake on her first routine.[2] She finished fourth in the individual event at the 2021 World Championships.[20]

2022–23

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Labrousse won the individual bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships in Rimini.[21] Then at the Arosa World Cup, she won a bronze medal with synchro partner Anaïs Breche [fr].[22] She won a silver medal in synchro with Marine Jurbert at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia.[23] At the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham, Labrousse won the silver medal in the team event with Laura Paris, Cléa Brousse [fr], and Anaïs Brèche [fr].[24]

2024

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At the 2024 European Championships in Guimarães, Labrousse won the team gold medal with Laura Paris, Cléa Brousse [fr], and Marine Prieur [fr]. This was the first European gold medal for France in women's team trampoline.[25] She also won the silver medal in synchro with Marine Jurbert and as an individual.[26]

Labrousse was selected to represent France at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Léa Labrousse". French Gymnastics Federation (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Labrousse Lea - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics Women Final" (PDF). Nanjing 2014. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Léa Labrousse" (PDF). French Gymnastics Federation (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ "With Worlds in sight, Belarus makes big impression at Loulé Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Léa Labrousse championne d'Europe" [Léa Labrousse European champion]. La Montagne (in French). 9 April 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. ^ "China jumps to the top at Shanghai Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  9. ^ "2016 FIG Trampoline World Cup series concludes in Coimbra". International Gymnastics Federation. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  10. ^ "China's Dong Dong and Zhu Xueying win final World Cup event before Trampoline Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Nine nations win medals at Loulé Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Champions return on big weekend for Pavlova and US pair in Khabarovsk". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Litvinovich and Labrousse land jackpot by winning inaugural VTB Prize for Accuracy". International Gymnastics Federation. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Mori and Morante land on top at Brescia Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Reigning Olympic champion Hancharou shows form in Anadia". International Gymnastics Federation. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Page, Yan soar to individual golds at Trampoline World Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  21. ^ 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..
  22. ^ "Japan shows technical expertise with two trampoline golds in Arosa". International Gymnastics Federation. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Mori stars with double gold on final day of Trampoline Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ "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.
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