Éloyse Lesueur

Éloyse Lesueur

Éloyse Lesueur during 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow.
Personal information
Born	July 15, 1988 Créteil, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	outdoor - 6.91 m (2011); indoor - 6.90 m (2013)
Medal record World Indoor Championships 2014 Sopot Long jump European Championships 2012 Helsinki Long jump 2014 Zürich Long jump European Indoors Championships 2013 Gothenburg Long jump Continental Cup 2014 Marrakech Long jump World Youth Championships 2005 Marrakesh Long jump European U23 Championships 2009 Kaunas Long jump European Junior Championships 2007 Hengelo Long jump

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  France
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	2nd	Long jump	6.28 m
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	—	Heptathlon	DNF
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	2nd	Long jump	6.34 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	4th	Long jump	6.60 m
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	3rd	Long jump	6.72 m (SB)
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	18th (q)	Long jump	6.40 m (q)
2010	European Team Championships	Bergen, Norway	1st	Long jump	6.78 m (PB)
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	Long jump	6.59 m
	European Team Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	3rd	Long jump	6.60 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	26th (q)	Long jump	6.22 m (q)
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	Long jump	6.81 m (SB)
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	8th	Long jump	6.67 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	Long jump	6.90 m (iNR)
	European Team Championships	Gateshead, United Kingdom	1st	Long jump	6.44 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	22nd (q)	Long jump	6.39 m (q)
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	1st	Long jump	6.85 m
	European Championships	Zurich, Switzerland	1st	Long jump	6.85 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	5th	Long jump	6.73 m

References

1. European Athletics Association. "Eloyse claims the first ever long jump gold for France". Retrieved on May 30, 2013.
2. "Lesueur forfait pour Pékin". L'Équipe. 17 May 2015.

External links

• Éloyse Lesueur profile at IAAF
• Éloyse Lesueur at Sports-Reference