Cyril Tommasone (born 4 July 1987 in Villeurbanne) is a French artistic gymnast. [1] His strongest apparatus is the pommel horse and parallel bars. He is 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall and weighs 62 kg (137 lb).[2]
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| Born | 4 July 1987 Villeurbanne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe started gymnastics at age 7 and trains at the Convention Gymnique de Lyon with Yann Cucherat, under coach, Anatoly Vorontsov. He has been a member of the France team since 2000 where he finished first in the Espoir Championships (Championnats de France Espoir). At the French Elite Championships (Championnats de France Elite) in France in 2010 in Albertville, he finished first in the competition on parallel bars and floor. At the 2010 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham he won a bronze medal with the French team. The following year, he won a silver medal at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo and silver medal at the 2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Berlin, both in the pommel horse.
He competed for the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's artistic team all-around.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Cyril Tommasone". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Cyril Tommasone". BBC.co.uk/sport/. BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cyril Tommasone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
edit- Cyril Tommasone at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Cyril Tommasone at Olympics.com
- Cyril Tommasone at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
- Cyril Tommasone at Olympedia (archive)
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