Lorette Charpy (born December 3, 2001)[4] is a French artistic gymnast. She was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 World Championships and the silver medal winning team at the 2018 European Championships.[5] Individually she is the 2019 European Games all-around silver medalist and 2019 European Championships bronze medalist on the balance beam.[6] She won bronze on bars at the 2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Lorette Charpy
Personal information
Full nameLorette Eugenie Adrienne Margue Charpy
Nickname(s)Lo-Lo
Country represented France
Born (2001-12-03) December 3, 2001 (age 22)[1]
Annonay, France[2]
ResidenceSaint-Etienne
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite International
Years on national team2014–present (FRA)[3]
ClubIndependante Stephanoise Gymnastics Club
GymPôle de Saint-Etienne
Head coach(es)Monique Hagard, Eric Hagard[2]
ChoreographerMonique Hagard
Medal record
Representing  France
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antwerp Team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk All Around
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Szczecin Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich Uneven Bars
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran Team
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 1 1 0

Gymnastics career edit

Junior: 2012–2016 edit

Charpy joined the French national team at age ten in 2012. In 2015, she was first in all-around, second on uneven bars, and third on balance beam in the junior category at French Championships.[7]

2017 edit

Charpy became a senior in 2017.[8] She won gold on uneven bars and bronze in floor exercise at the 2017 French Championships, narrowly missing the podium with fourth on balance beam and fifth in all-around.[9]

2018 edit

 
Charpy at the 2018 European Championships

Charpy competed at the American Cup, winning bronze on uneven bars.[10] At French Championships, she was third all-around, first on balance beam and third in floor exercise.[11] At the European Championships she won silver with the French team and was sixth individually on uneven bars.[5] Charpy was injured in August 2018, fracturing her face in a fall from the uneven bars. She had surgery and missed a training camp while recovering.[12] At the 2018 World Championships, Charpy finished sixteenth in the all-around and contributed to France's fifth place as a team.[6]

2019 edit

Charpy was selected to participate in the 2019 European Championships alongside Marine Boyer, Melanie de Jesus dos Santos, and Coline Devillard.[13] In qualifications, Charpy qualified for the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam finals with scores of 13.533 on vault, 13.933 on uneven bars, 13.266 on balance beam, and 12.433 on floor for a total of 53.165.[14] She placed 8th in the all-around final with a score of 52.433. She finished 6th on uneven bars with a score of 14.100.[15] For the balance beam final, she earned a score of 12.900, which earned her 3rd place, with her teammate, Melanie de Jesus dos Santos finishing just ahead of her in 2nd.[16] The bronze medal on beam became her first individual European Championships medal at the senior level.

Charpy was selected to participate in the 2019 European Games alongside Aline Friess and Carolann Heduit.[17] She qualified to the all-around final in 3rd place, with a score of 13.366 on vault, 14.000 on uneven bars, 13.400 on balance beam, and 12.533 on floor exercise.[18] She finished 2nd in the all-around final, her highest all-around individual placement at a European Championships/Games competition with a score of 54.166.[19] She also had the highest beam score in the all-around final out of all 18 competitors with a score of 13.700.[20]

Charpy was named to the 2019 Worlds Artistic Gymnastics Championships French team alongside Marine Boyer, Aline Friess, Melanie de Jesus dos Santos, and Claire Pontlevoy.[21] On October 4, 2019, she competed in team qualifications on three events, earning 14.166 on uneven bars, 12.600 on balance beam, and 13.233 on floor exercise.[22] On October 8, 2019, Charpy competed in the Team Final, helping France to a 5th-place team finish with her scores of 14.033 on bars and 12.666 on beam.[23]

On October 30, 2019, Charpy took part in the Arthur Gander Memorial. She finished 1st place overall with her top scores being a 13.750 on vault, 13.500 on uneven bars, and 13.200 on balance beam.[24]

2020–21 edit

Charpy competed at the 2020 American Cup where she finished eighth.[25] The remainder of the competitive season was cut short due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2021 Charpy tore her ACL and was therefore unable to contend for a spot on France's Olympic team.[26][27]

2022 edit

Charpy made her return to competition at the Baku World Cup where she qualified to three event finals. She won gold on the uneven bars and silver on the balance beam behind Sarah Voss. Additionally she placed fourth on floor exercise.[28]

In June, Charpy competed at the Mediterranean Games, where the French team took the silver medal behind Italy.[29] However, Charpy reinjured her knee and withdrew from the individual finals.[30][31] She returned to competition in August at the European Championships, where France finished sixth in the team final. Individually, Charpy won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Elisabeth Seitz and Alice D'Amato.[32] In late August, Charpy announced that she had torn her ACL for the second time.[33][34]

2023 edit

Charpy returned to competition at the Paris Challenge Cup in September, only competing on the uneven bars. She was named to the team to compete at the World Championships alongside Marine Boyer, Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos, Coline Devillard, and Morgane Osyssek.[35] At the World Championships Charpy contributed a score on the uneven bars towards France's surprise bronze medal win – France's first team medal since 1950.[36] Individually Charpy qualified to the uneven bars final, her first apparatus event final at a World Championships, where she finished ninth.[37]

Personal life edit

Charpy's mother is a gymnastics coach. She has two sisters, Serena and Grace, who have also trained in gymnastics.[12]

Charpy speaks English and Spanish in addition to her native French. She enjoys dancing, painting and cooking as hobbies.[12]

Competitive History edit

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2014 French Championships[38] 7
2015 French Championships[7]      
Flanders Intl Team Challenge[39] 4
Elite Gym Massilia[40]  
2016 International Gymnix[41] 6 25 4
Züri GymDays[42]   10
France vs Romania Friendly[43]     7   4 6
European Championships 5 12   4 4
French Championships[44]       8
French Review[45]   4 4 4  
Joaquim Blume Memorial[46] 4   4 4 5
Elite Gym Massilia[47] 4 4
Senior
2017 France Top 12[48]   5
City of Jesolo Trophy[49] 4 28 6
French Championships[9] 5   4  
FIT Challenge[50]    
Paris Challenge Cup[51] 5
World Championships 51 15
Elite Gym Massilia[52] 5  
Top 12 Series 2[53]            
2018 Top 12 Series 3[54]            
Top 12 Series 4[55]            
American Cup[10] 4
Top 12 Final[56]          
City of Jesolo Trophy[57] 9 5
French Championships[11]|      
Sainté Gym Cup[58]     5     10
European Championships   6
World Championships 5 16
Top 12 Series 2[59]        
2019 Top 12 Series 3[60]        
Stuttgart World Cup[61] 4
European Championships 8 6  
Top 12 Finals[62]            
French Championships[63]        
European Games   6 6
Worms Friendly[64]   5 9 5 14 7
Paris Challenge Cup[65] 9
World Championships 5
Arthur Gander Memorial[66]  
Swiss Cup[67] 5
2020 American Cup 8
2022 Baku World Cup     6
Mediterranean Games   WD WD
European Championships 6  
2023
World Championships   9
2024 City of Jesolo Trophy 5 33

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