Myriam Lignot
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 July 1975 Laon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Synchronized swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Duet, Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2000 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Myriam Lignot (born 9 July 1975 in Laon, Aisne) is a French synchronized swimmer and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in duet together with Virginie Dedieu,[1] and placed fourth in the team competition.[2]
Lignot retired after the Sydney 2000 Games at the age of 23.[3] Few years later, she became coach of Pays d'Aix Natation synchronized swimming club.[4][5]
Career records
- Duet
- 1994 World Aquatics Championships, Rome, 4th (with Marianne Aeschbacher)[6]
- 1995 European Aquatics Championships, Vienna, 2nd (with Marianne Aeschbacher)[6]
- 1997 European Aquatics Championships, Sevilla, 2nd (with Virginie Dedieu)[6]
- 1999 European Aquatics Championships, Istanbul, 2nd (with Virginie Dedieu)[6]
- 2000 European Aquatics Championships, Helsinki, 2nd (with Virginie Dedieu)[6]
- 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney, 3rd (with Virginie Dedieu)[2]
- Team
- 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta, 5th[2]
- 2000 European Aquatics Championships, Helsinki, 3rd[6]
- 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney, 4th[2]
References
- ↑ Video: http://synchroswim.isport.com/synchronized-swimming-videos/play/myriam-lignot-virginie-dedieu-jo-2000-reportage-7866
- 1 2 3 4 "Myriam Lignot". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "Le jour de gloire est arrivé". La Dépêche du Midi. 27 September 2000.
- ↑ Soodts-Beuscart, Cathy (8 August 2012). "JO 2012 / Myriam Lignot n'a rien oublié de Sydney". L'Aisne nouvelle.
- ↑ "Pays d'Aix Nat Synchro". Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Myriam Lignot". the-sports. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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