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Delphine Ledoux (born 15 May 1985 in
Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. Th ...
) is a French
rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...
. She is a nine-time French National All-around Champion.


Career

She is the French National Champion for a national record of nine consecutive years (2004-2012). Delphine took up gymnastics at age seven and started competing in 2002 for France, She did not compete at the 2003 World Championships due to injury. At the 2005,
2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inte ...
she won the silver medal in All-around. At the 2011 International Tournament of Calais, Ledoux won the silver medal in All-around and gold in ball final. She had her highest placement at the 2011 World Championships finishing 12th in All-around. She won the bronze medal in hoop and ribbon at the 2011 Corbeil-Essonnes World Cup. She won the bronze medal in All-around and ribbon at the 2011 Sofia World Cup. She competed in the individual All-around event at the
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, where she placed 13th in the qualifications. She retired after the Olympics.


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* * * * 1985 births Living people French rhythmic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of France Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Calais Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in gymnastics 20th-century French women 21st-century French women {{France-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub