Carolann Héduit

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Carolann Héduit
Country represented France
Born (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 17)
Angers, France
Height1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2016–present (FRA)
ClubAvoine Beaumont Gymnastique
Head coach(es)Gina Chirilcenco, Marc Chirilcenco
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Medal record
Women’s artistic gymnastics
Representing  France
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow Uneven Bars

Carolann Héduit (born 2 December 2003)[1] is a French artistic gymnast and a member of the French women’s national gymnastics team. She is the 2018 European junior uneven bars bronze medalist. In 2021, Héduit became the French national all-around champion,[2] and was selected to the French women’s gymnastics team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Early life[]

Héduit was born in Angers, France in 2003. She started gymnastics at the age of 6 at Angers Gymnastique.[4][5]

Gymnastics career[]

Junior[]

2017[]

Héduit made her international debut for France in April 2017 at the City of Jesolo Trophy, finishing fifth with the French junior team. Individually, she placed ninth in the all-around and fifth on the uneven bars.[6] In May, Héduit competed at the French national championships where she won the bronze medal in the junior all-around competition behind Célia Serber and Aline Friess. She also tied for bronze with Juliette Bossu in the uneven bars final.[7] In July, she won the gold medal on the balance beam at the German Junior Friendly, placing seventh all-around.[8] In November, Héduit competed at the Elite Gym Massilia in Marseille, earning the silver on vault behind Aleksandra Shchekoldina of Russia.[9]

2018[]

In April, Héduit competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Elisa Iorio of Italy and Ksenia Klimenko of Russia. She also placed third with the French team.[10] At the 2018 French national championships, she placed second in the all-around behind Célia Serber.[11] Héduit was selected to represent France at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. She qualified to the uneven bars final where she took the bronze medal behind Russia’s Ksenia Klimenko and Irina Komnova.[12] Héduit qualified to the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, but sustained an injury before the start of the competition. It was too late to send a replacement athlete, which left France without a representative in women’s gymnastics at the Games.[13][14]

Senior[]

2019[]

In March, Héduit competed at the Birmingham World Cup, marking her international debut as a senior. She finished fourth behind Aliya Mustafina of Russia, Riley McCusker of the United States, and Thaís Fidélis of Brazil.[15] In June, Héduit placed sixth at the French national championships, and went on to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. She finished 17th all-around in qualifications, but did not make the final due to the two-per-country rule.[16] She missed the second half of the 2019 season due to an ankle injury for which she had surgery in August.[17]

2020[]

In December, Héduit competed at the Coupe d’Hiver, finishing seventh in the all-around and taking the bronze on vault and on the uneven bars.[18]

2021[]

In April, Héduit was selected to represent France at the 2021 European Championships alongside Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos, Marine Boyer and .[19] Héduit qualified to the all-around final where she placed 12th.[20] She was the second reserve for the floor final, but ended up competing after Larisa Iordache of Romania withdrew from the final due to health issues and Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland withdrew due to injury. However, Héduit sustained a knee injury during the final and could not finish her routine.[21] The injury was not serious, and she could return to training in hopes of making France’s team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[22]

In June, Héduit became the French national all-around champion, also taking the gold on beam and floor, and placing fourth on the uneven bars.[2] Later that month, she was selected to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Marine Boyer, Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos and Aline Friess.[3] At the Olympics, Héduit helped France qualify to the team final where they finished sixth.[23]

Competitive history[]

Junior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017 France Top 12 Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 20
City of Jesolo Trophy 5 9 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
French Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
FIT Challenge 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
German Junior Friendly 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Elite Gym Massilia 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6
Top 12 Series 2 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Top 12 Series 3 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Top 12 Series 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Top 12 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
French Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
Youth Olympic Games Qualifier 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pieve di Soligo Friendly 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Elite Gym Massilia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Top 12 Series 2 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Senior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2019 Top 12 Series 3 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Top 12 Semi-Finals 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Birmingham World Cup 4
Top 12 Finals 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
French Championships 6
European Games 17
2020 Top 12 Series 3 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Coupe d’Hiver 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Top 12 Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships 12 8
French Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Games 6 12

References[]

  1. ^ "Carolann Héduit". L’Équipe. May 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Championnats de France élite : Carolann Heduit et Julien Gobaux en or au concours général". Gymandnews (in French). June 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "GAF – La composition de l'équipe de France olympique féminine dévoilée" [WAG – The composition of the French women's Olympic team unveiled]. Fédération Française Gym (in French). 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Carolann Héduit - FIG Athlete Profile". FIG. February 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Carolann Héduit Athlete Profile - French Gymnastics Federation". FFG. May 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "2017 City of Jesolo Trophy results". The Gymternet. April 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "2017 French Championships results". The Gymternet. May 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "2017 German Junior Friendly results". The Gymternet. July 8, 2017.
  9. ^ "2017 Elite Gym Massilia results". The Gymternet. November 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "2018 City of Jesolo Trophy results". The Gymternet. April 17, 2018.
  11. ^ "2018 French Championships results". The Gymternet. May 20, 2018.
  12. ^ "2018 European Championships results (juniors)". Gymnasticsresults.com. August 5, 2018.
  13. ^ "10 Cool Facts from the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires". Gymnastics Cool Facts. October 17, 2018.
  14. ^ "Carolann Héduit - FIG Athlete Profile". FIG. February 27, 2019.
  15. ^ "2019 Birmingham World Cup results". The Gymternet. March 24, 2019.
  16. ^ "2019 European Games". The Gymternet. June 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "Carolann Heduit a été opérée de la cheville [FR]". Gymandnews. September 1, 2019.
  18. ^ "2020 Coupe d'Hiver results". The Gymternet. December 13, 2020.
  19. ^ "Gymnastique: l'accélération de Carolann Héduit vers l'Europe [FR]". La Nouvelle République. April 21, 2021.
  20. ^ "2021 European Championships Results". UEG. April 25, 2021.
  21. ^ "Gymnastique : Carolann Héduit se blesse en finale des championnats d'Europe [FR]". La Nouvelle République (in French). 25 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Gymnastique. « Plus de peur que de mal » pour Carolann Héduit, de retour à l'entraînement [FR]". Ouest France. April 28, 2021.
  23. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Team Final Results" (PDF). Olympics.com. 27 July 2021.

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