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Claire Martin (gymnast)

Claire Suzanne Martin (born 12 May 1998 in Versailles) is a French former artistic gymnast. She is the 2015 European bronze medalist on the balance beam. She finished seventh on the balance beam at the 2014 European Championships and represented France at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships.

Claire Martin
Claire Martin with her bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameClaire Suzanne Martin
Born (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 26)
Versailles, Île-de-France, France
ResidencePerrigny-lès-Dijon and Paris
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented France
Years on national team2012 - 2017 (FRA)
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubLa Persévérante de Marsannay la Côte
Head coach(es)Nellu Pop
Retired2017
Medal record
Representing  France
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Montpellier Balance beam

Early life

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Claire Martin began gymnastics at the age of three at a club in Marsannay-la-Côte in a baby gymnastics class. At age eleven, Martin won the French Championships in the avenir division, and then at thirteen she won the espoir division.[1]

Junior career

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2012

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Martin made her international debut at the International Gymnix in Montreal where she placed thirty-third in the all-around and fifth on the balance beam.[2] She competed at the Junior European Championships and finished seventh with the French team.[3] She won the all-around bronze medal at the French Junior Championships.[1]

2013

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Martin began her season by becoming French junior champion on the floor exercise and finishing second in the all-around and on the balance beam.[1] A few months later, she competed in a friendly meet against Romania where she took silver in the all-around and bronze on the floor exercise.[4] She then competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival in the Netherlands. She finished fourth in the team competition and won the bronze medal on the balance beam.[5] At the end of the summer, she decided to leave her training center in Dijon to join INSEP in Paris. In September 2013, Martin won the all-around bronze medal at the National Cup in Mouilleron-le-Captif. She also finished fourth in the team competition, seventh in the all-around, and fifth on the balance beam at the Élite Gym Massilia in Marseille.[6]

Senior career

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2014

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At her first senior competition, Martin finished fifth in the all-around at the French Championships.[7] She then competed at a friendly meet against Romania and Belgium and helped the French team finish second.[8] At the European Championships, she qualified for the balance beam final, but she crashed her double back dismount and finished in seventh place.[9][10] She competed at a friendly meet against the Netherlands and Austria and helped the French team finish second.[11] At the end of the season, Martin was selected to compete at the World Championships in Nanning, China where the French team finished thirteenth.[12] She ended her season at the Élite Gym Massilia where she won the gold medal on the balance beam, finished twelfth on the all-around and sixth on the floor exercise.[13][14]

2015

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Martin on the balance beam at the 2015 European Championships.

Martin finished second on the balance beam and the floor exercise and fifth in the all-around at the French Championships in Rouen.[15] At the Doha World Cup, she finished eighth on the floor exercise.[16] She was selected for the European Championships in Montpellier where she finished thirteenth in the all-around and won the bronze medal on the balance beam behind Andreea Munteanu and Becky Downie.[17][18] She then competed at two friendly meets- first against Romania where the French team finished second and then against Spain which France won.[19][20] She was then selected to compete at the World Championships in Glasgow alongside Marine Brevet, Loan His, Anne Kuhm, Valentine Pikul, and Louise Vanhille, and they placed tenth.[21] She finished her season at the Élite Gym Massilia where she finished sixth on the balance beam.[22]

2016–2017

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Martin's final competition was the 2016 French Championships where she only competed on the balance beam and floor exercise- failing to qualify for either event final.[23] She retired in January 2017 due to various injuries following the 2015 World Championships.[24]

Personal life

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In 2017, Martin obtained a Bachelor of Science degree and moved to Antibes, and she started a BTS in dietetics.[25] Since September 2021, she has been in nursing school at IFSI Macon.[26]

Competitive history

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Martin (right) with her bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships.
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2012 International Gymnix 33 5
Junior European Championships 7
French Championships  
2013 French Championships      
FRA-ROU Friendly        
European Youth Olympic Festival 4 15  
National Cup  
Élite Gym Massilia 4 7 5
Senior
2014 French Championships 5
BEL-FRA-ROU Friendly  
European Championships 7
FRA-NED-AUT Friendly  
World Championships 13
Élite Gym Massilia 12   6
2015 French Championships 5    
Doha World Cup 8
European Championships 13  
FRA-ROU Friendly  
FRA-ESP Friendly  
World Championships 10
Élite Gym Massilia 6

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Claire Martin". Fédération Française de Gymnastique. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 March 2012). "2012 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ^ "2012 Brussels Team Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 9 May 2012. p. 2. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Match France – Roumanie junior GAF". Comité de Bourgogne de Gymnastique (in French). 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. ^ Ionesco, Mark (25 July 2013). "Claire Martin, la confirmation" [Claire Martin, confirmation]. Le Bien Public (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 November 2013). "2013 Elite Gym Massilia Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (6 April 2014). "2014 French Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Palmarès détaillé des equipes Match France Belgique Roumanie" (PDF). Gymnastics Results (in French). Fédération Française de Gymnastique. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  9. ^ "30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Seniors Apparatus Final Results Beam" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Union of Gymnastics. 18 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  10. ^ "30èmes Championnats d'Europe – Gymnastique Artistique Féminine". Fédération Française de Gymnastique (in French). Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 September 2014). "Netherlands tops France, Austria at Friendly Meet". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Championnats du Monde de Gymnastique Artistique – Bilan des qualifications féminines" [Artistic Gymnastics World Championships – Results of women's qualifications]. Fédération Française de Gymnastique (in French). 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 November 2014). "2014 Élite Gym Massilia Report and Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Comebacks, champions made at Elite Gym Massilia in Marseille". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  15. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (16 March 2015). "2015 French Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  16. ^ "8th Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Aspire Zone Doha (QAT) 2015 March 25–27 Results Floor Exercise Final Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  17. ^ "6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's Apparatus Finals Results Beam" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Union of Gymnastics. 19 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Championnats d'Europe : Claire Martin en bronze à la poutre !" [European Championships: Claire Martin wins bronze on the beam!]. L’Équipe (in French). L’Équipe. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  19. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 September 2015). "2015 Romania-France Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  20. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (4 October 2015). "2015 France-Spain Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Women's Qualification Team Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  22. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 November 2015). "2015 Elite Gym Massilia Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  23. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (18 June 2016). "2016 French Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Claire Martin met un terme à sa carrière de gymnaste" [Claire Martin ends her gymnastics career]. Fédération Française de Gymnastique (in French). 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  25. ^ "Claire Martin : "Aujourd'hui je mène une vie libre, paisible et harmonieuse"" [Claire Martin: “Today I lead a free, peaceful and harmonious life”]. Spot Gym (in French). 16 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  26. ^ "Claire Martin". LinkedIn (in French). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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