_02.jpg) Éloyse Lesueur during 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1988-07-15) July 15, 1988 (age 36) Créteil, France |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  France |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | outdoor - 6.91 m (2011); indoor - 6.90 m (2013) |
| Medal record | |
Éloyse Lesueur (born 15 July 1988) is a French long jumper.
Career
Lesueur became the first woman from France to win a long jump gold medal at the European Championships when she won the 2012 European Championships long jump event in Helsinki by jumping 6.81 meters in the final.
Lesueur currently holds the French national indoor record of 6.90 m. This record was set in the final of the 2013 European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, where she won the silver medal.
Lesueur withdrew from the 2015 World Championships in Athletics because of torn ligaments in her right knee sustained during training in May 2015.
Results in international competitions
Note: Only the position and distance in the final are indicated, unless otherwise stated. (q) means the athlete did not qualify for the final, with the overall position and distance in the qualification round indicated.
References
- European Athletics Association. "Eloyse claims the first ever long jump gold for France". Retrieved on May 30, 2013.
- "Lesueur forfait pour Pékin". L'Équipe. 17 May 2015.
External links
- Éloyse Lesueur-Aymonin at World Athletics
- Éloyse Lesueur-Aymonin at Diamond League
- Éloyse Lesueur-Aymonin at the Fédération Française d'Athlétisme (in French)
- Éloyse Lesueur at Olympedia (archive)
- Eloyse Lesueur at Olympics.com
- Eloyse Lesueur at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
| World Indoor Champions in women's long jump | |
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| European Athletics Championships champions in women's long jump | |
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- French female long jumpers
- Sportspeople from Créteil
- Athletes from Île-de-France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for France
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- IAAF Continental Cup winners
- French Athletics Championships winners
- Diamond League winners
- 21st-century French sportswomen
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