Élodie Clouvel

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Élodie Clouvel
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989 (age 32)
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, Loire, France
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Women's modern pentathlon
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kaoshiung Mixed
Silver medal – second place 2016 Moscow Individual
Silver medal – second place 2018 Mexico City Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest Mixed
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cairo Individual
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bath Individual
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan Individual

Élodie Clouvel ([e.lɔ.di klu.vɛl]; born 14 January 1989) is a French modern pentathlete.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed finishing in 31st place which also marked her maiden appearance at the Summer Olympics.[2] She won the silver medal in the event at the 2016 Olympic Games.[3] She is also currently serving as the second lieutenant of the National Gendarmerie.[4] Her father was a middle and long-distance runner while her mother was also a long-distance runner.[5]

She also took part at the 2019 Military World Games which was held in Wuhan and claimed a gold medal in the women's modern pentathlon individual event.[6] After returning from the Military World Games in October, she and her partner Valentin Belaud said that both of them were infected with COVID-19 after falling ill with developing unusual symptoms, however no testing to confirm this was made public.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Elodie Clouvel". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elodie Clouvel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Elodie Clouvel : "Pour moi, c'est une victoire"". L'Équipe (in French). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. ^ "La brigadière-chef et championne Elodie Clouvel prend du galon!". L'Essor (in French). 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Élodie Clouvel aux Jeux Olympiques, l'ambition de toute une famille". RTL.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. ^ "World Military Games 2019: Glory for Clouvel (FRA) and host nation in Wuhan (CHN)". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 25 October 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. ^ Voice, The Champions (13 May 2020). "La subcampeona olímpica Élodie Clouvel confirma el primer gran foco de COVID-19: los WMG de Wuhan". The Champions Voice (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. ^ "French athlete 'caught coronavirus in October'". The Week UK. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

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