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Pierre Gouzou

Pierre Gouzou (born 17 December 1998) is a French trampoline gymnast. He is a 2023 World and a two-time European (2022, 2024) team champion. He is a two-time individual European silver medalist and a three-time World synchro bronze medalist. He will represent France at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Pierre Gouzou
Country represented France
Born (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25)
Meaux, France
Training locationParis, France
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
Years on national team2017 - present
ClubBois-Colombes Trampoline 92
GymINSEP
Medal record
Men's trampoline gymnastics
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Birmingham Individual team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia Individual team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Bakou Synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia Synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Birmingham Synchro
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rimini Individual team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Guimarães Individual team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rimini Individual
Silver medal – second place 2024 Guimarães Individual
Silver medal – second place 2024 Guimarães Synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Baku Synchro

Early life

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Gouzou began artistic gymnastics when he was three years old, but he switched to trampoline in 2009. He also competed in diving and was a regional champion of Aquitaine. When he was 13, he moved to Paris to improve his trampoline training.[1]

Career

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Gouzou made his World Cup debut at the 2017 Minsk World Cup,[1] finishing eighth in synchronized trampoline and 12th as an individual.[2] He won a bronze medal in synchro with Allan Morante at the 2017 Valladolid World Cup.[3] At the 2017 World Championships, the French team placed 11th,[4] and Gouzou finished 64th as an individual in the qualification round.[5]

Gouzou won bronze in synchronized trampoline with Josuah Faroux [fr] at the 2018 European Championships in Baku.[6] He then won a bronze medal in synchro with Brendan Renault at the 2018 Loulé World Cup.[7] He competed at the 2018 Maebashi World Cup and finished 16th with synchro partner Sebastien Martiny and 37th as an individual.[8][9] He competed in synchro at the 2018 World Championships with Renault, and they finished 18th in the qualification round.[10]

At the 2019 Minsk World Cup, Gouzou and Sebastien Martiny won the silver medal in synchro behind the defending World champions from Belarus, Uladzislau Hancharou and Aleh Rabtsau.[11] Then at the 2019 Valladolid World Cup, he finished fifth with Allan Morante in synchro.[12] At the 2019 World Championships, the French team placed sixth,[13] and he finished 30th with Faroux in synchro and 27th as an individual.[14][15]

Gouzou won a silver medal in the synchro final at the 2020 Baku World Cup.[16] He was not selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[17] Gouzou and Faroux finished fifth as a synchro pair at the 2021 Brescia World Cup.[18] They then won bronze medals at the 2021 World Championships in Baku.[19][20]

At the 2022 European Championships in Rimini, Gouzou won a silver medal in the individual event behind teammate Allan Morante, and the French team won the gold medal.[21] He won a bronze medal with his synchro partner Florestan Riou [fr] at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia.[22]

Gouzou finished 13th as an individual at the 2023 Coimbra World Cup.[23] He then placed sixth as an individual and with Riou in synchro at the Palm Beach World Cup.[24][25] Then at the Varna World Cup, he finished fourth as an individual and eighth with synchro partner Riou.[26][27] At the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham, he won the gold medal in team trampoline with Morgan Demiro-o-Domiro, Allan Morante and Julian Chartier [fr],[28] the first time a French team had done so since 1996.[29] He also won the bronze medal in synchronized trampoline with Demiro-o-Domiro.[30]

At the 2024 European Championships in Guimarães, Gouzou won the gold medal in team trampoline with Julian Chartier, Morgan Demiro-o-Domiro and Allan Morante,[31] the silver medal in synchronized trampoline with Morgan Demiro-o-Domiro[32] and the silver medal in individual trampoline.[33]

Gouzou was selected to represent France at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[34]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gouzou Pierre - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ "FIG World Cup Trampoline 2017 Minsk, Belarus, Results Book" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 6, 13. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "China's Dong Dong and Zhu Xueying win final World Cup event before Trampoline Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ "32nd Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Sofia (Bulgaria) Men's Trampoline Team Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ "32nd Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Sofia (Bulgaria) Men's Trampoline Individual Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 November 2017. p. 96. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ^ "6 médailles européennes en tumbling et trampoline" [6 European Medals in Tumbling and Trampoline]. Esprit Bleu (in French). 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Nine nations win medals at Loulé Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ "FIG TRA World Cup 4/5 August 2018, Maebashi, Japan Synchronised trampoline — Men — Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  9. ^ "FIG TRA World Cup 4/5 August 2018, Maebashi, Japan Individual trampoline — Men — Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  10. ^ "33rd FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 2018 St. Petersburg (Russia), 7-10 November 2018 Men's Synchronised Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Melnik, Zhu and home pairs pick up Minsk golds". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Qualification Synchro Men" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 10 June 2019. p. 93. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  13. ^ "34th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (Japan), 28 November - 1 December 2019 Men's Trampoline Team Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  14. ^ "34th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (Japan), 28 November - 1 December 2019 Men's Synchronised Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  15. ^ "34th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (Japan), 28 November - 1 December 2019 Men's Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  16. ^ "World champions, rising stars sizzle at Baku Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  17. ^ "La composition de l'équipe de France olympique de trampoline dévoilée" [The composition of the French Olympic trampoline team unveiled]. French Gymnastics Federation (in French). 16 June 2021.
  18. ^ "FIG TRA World Cup 2021 - Individual / Synchronized - Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Mondiaux : Gouzou-Faroux en bronze" [World Championships: Gouzou-Faroux win bronze]. L'Équipe (in French). 20 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Ups and downs on Day 3 of Trampoline Worlds in Baku". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  21. ^ Nony, Céline (5 June 2022). "Allan Morante sacré champion d'Europe de trampoline" [Allan Morante crowned European trampoline champion]. L'Équipe. Retrieved 6 June 2022..
  22. ^ "Mori stars with double gold on final day of Trampoline Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  23. ^ "FIG Trampoline World Cup - Coimbra 2023 4th Edition Individual trampoline — Male —Qualification2" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. p. 5. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  24. ^ "2023 FIG World Cup - Palm Beach - Final1 Event Results - Individual Trampoline" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  25. ^ "2023 FIG World Cup - Palm Beach - Final1 Event Results - Synchro Trampoline" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  26. ^ "TRA FIG World Cup 2023 (ID 17180) VARNA (BUL), 7-8.10.2023 Individual trampoline — Men —Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  27. ^ "TRA FIG World Cup 2023 (ID 17180) VARNA (BUL), 7-8.10.2023 Synchronised trampoline — Men —Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  28. ^ Nony, Céline (11 November 2023). "Un titre mondial par équipe pour les Bleus en trampoline, pas de finale individuelle" [A world team title for the Blues in trampoline, no individual final]. L'Équipe. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  29. ^ "At last! World titles for Briere-Vetillard, Malkin, Rodriguez — and a second gold for Padilla". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  30. ^ Nony, Céline (12 November 2023). "Encore une médaille française aux Mondiaux de trampoline" [Another French medal at the World Trampoline Championships]. L'Équipe. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  31. ^ "Les équipes de France féminine et masculine médaillées d'or aux championnats d'Europe" [The French women's and men's teams won gold medals at the European Championships]. Ouest-France. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  32. ^ Maxime Cazenave (6 April 2024). "Championnats d'Europe de trampoline : Deux médailles d'argent pour les Bleus en synchronisé" [European Trampoline Championships: Two silver medals for the Blues in synchronized]. Dicodusport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  33. ^ Nony, Céline (7 April 2024). "Léa Labrousse et Pierre Gouzou bien partis pour disputer les Jeux Olympiques" [Léa Labrousse and Pierre Gouzou on track to compete in the Olympic Games]. L'Équipe. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  34. ^ "La Sélection De Léa Labrousse Et Pierre Gouzou Aux JO 2024" [The selection of Léa Labrousse and Pierre Gouzou for the 2024 Olympics]. L'Équipe (in French). 3 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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