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Manon (given Name)
Manon is a Welsh, French and Dutch feminine given name. Its meaning in Welsh is: 'beautiful queen' and in French, it is a diminutive of the name Marie. Notable people with the name include: Artists * Manon (artist) (born 1940), Swiss artist * Manon Awst, Welsh artist * Manon de Boer (born 1966), Dutch video artist *Manon Cleary (1942–2011), American painter Athletes * Manon André (born 1986), French rugby player *Manon Arcangioli (born 1994), French tennis player * Manon Bakker (born 1999), Dutch cyclist * Manon Audinet (born 1992), French sailor *Manon Bollegraf (born 1964), Dutch tennis player *Manon Boonjumnong (born 1982), Thai boxer * Manon Bornholdt (born 1950), German athlete *Manon Brunet (born 1996), French fencer *Manon Carpenter (born 1993), Welsh racing cyclist * Manon Charette (1955–2006), Canadian handball player * Manon Depuydt (born 1997), Belgian sprinter *Manon Fiorot (born 1990), French mixed martial artist * Manon Hostens (born 1994), French canoeist *Manon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has also been known in English as "British", "Cambrian", "Cambric" and "Cymric". The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 gave the Welsh language official status in Wales. Both the Welsh and English languages are ''de jure'' official languages of the Welsh Parliament, the Senedd. According to the 2021 census, the Welsh-speaking population of Wales aged three or older was 17.8% (538,300 people) and nearly three quarters of the population in Wales said they had no Welsh language skills. Other estimates suggest that 29.7% (899,500) of people aged three or older in Wales could speak Welsh in June 2022. Almost half of all Welsh speakers consider themselves fluent Welsh speakers and 21 per cent are able to speak a fair amount of Welsh. The Welsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Charette
Manon Charette (March 14, 1955 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada – January 1, 2006 in Richmond, British Columbia) was a Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was part of the Canadian handball team, which finished sixth in the 1976 Olympic tournament. She played all five matches and scored three goals. For many years, Charette worked at St. Paul's Hospital Foundation, as Director of Finance. Manon died from cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ... on January 1, 2006 in Richmond, British Columbia. References * https://web.archive.org/web/20070926215718/http://72.232.38.190/EN/athletes/query/details2.php?id=35339 Profile * https://web.archive.org/web/20090611230647/http://www.rememberingmanon.com/ Memorial site Manon Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Petit-Lenoir
Manon Petit-Lenoir (born 7 December 1998) is a French snowboarder. She competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's Snowboard Cross. She competed at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games, 2018–19 FIS Snowboard World Cup, 2019–20 FIS Snowboard World Cup, 2020–21 FIS Snowboard World Cup, and 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup The 2020–21 FIS Snowboard World Cup is the 28th World Cup season in snowboarding organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 23 October 2021 and will conclude on 27 March 2022. Competitions consist of parallel slalom, parall .... References 1998 births French female snowboarders Sportspeople from Clermont-Ferrand Living people Snowboarders at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders for France 21st-century French women {{France-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Nummerdor-Flier
Manon Nummerdor-Flier (born 8 February 1984 in Nieuwleusen, Overijssel) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as an opposite. Career Flier was named Most Valuable Player at the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix in Ningbo, PR China, where the Dutch national team won the gold medal. Flier lost the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League after her team Scavolini Pesaro was defeated 3–1 by the Turkish Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. She was individually awarded "Best Spiker". In July 2011, Toray Arrows announced that she was joining for the 2011–12 season. Flier won the bronze medal with Igtisadchi Baku in the 2013–14 Azerbaijan Super League and the Best Server award. In 2015, she played with the Dutch National Team at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. Flier started her volleyball career at Flash Nieuwleusen in 1992 and is the most experienced player of the current team with 406 international matches. Personal Flier is married to the Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Melis
Gabriëlla Maria "Manon" Melis (; born 31 August 1986) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is a manager of women's football development at Feyenoord. As a professional player she played as a forward. She spent most of her professional career playing in the Swedish league Damallsvenskan, which she won three times with her club LdB FC Malmö, in 2010, 2011, and 2013. Melis also won the Swedish Supercup with Malmö in 2011, and was briefly with the Swedish teams Linköping and Göteborg. She was the Damallsvenskan top scorer three times, in 2008, 2010, and 2011. In 2016, she moved to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the US, playing for Seattle Reign for one season, before retiring from professional football. At age 17, Melis made her debut for the Netherlands national team in 2004. Her scoring helped the Dutch qualify for their first major tournament, the UEFA Women's Euro 2009, where they reached the semi-finals. In the tournament, she scored a cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Masseurs
Manon van der Meer-Masseurs (born 29 April 1974 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch swimmer, who was specialized in freestyle. See also * List of swimmers Swimming is one of the most popular sports and activities in the world. The following list of swimmers, each of whom has been covered in reliable sources from around the world, is divided up by country, and arranged alphabetically by surname. Thi ... References * 1974 births Living people Dutch female freestyle swimmers Swimmers from Rotterdam World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Lloyd
Manon Lloyd (born 5 November 1996) is a Welsh Global Cycling Network YouTube presenter. Lloyd is a former road and track cyclist and rode professionally for UCI Women's Team in 2018 and 2019. Representing Great Britain at international competitions, Lloyd won the bronze medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit. Lloyd finished third in the individual competition at the 2017 Matrix Fitness Grand Prix. On 24 December 2019, the announcement was made that Lloyd would be joining the Global Cycling Network YouTube channel as a presenter. Biography Lloyd is the elder of two children, raised on her family's sheep farm near Kidwelly. She attended Ysgol y Fro in the nearby village of Llangyndeyrn. Having enjoyed swimming and running as a child, Lloyd wanted to try triathlon, therefore joined the local club, Towy Riders, taking up cycling around the age of 14, at Carmarthen Park velodrome. Major results ;2014 : UEC European Junior Track Championships : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Kriéger
Manon Kriéger (born 25 September 1993) is a French badminton player. In 2015, she won the Morocco International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Vincent Espen. In 2017, she and Espen reached the semifinals in the same tournament. She also reached the finals round in the women's singles event, but lost to Martina Repiska of Slovakia. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Maur-des-Fossés French female badminton players 21st-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Kaji
is a Japanese snowboarder. She medaled silver at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in the Snowboarding at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' halfpipe, girls' halfpipe event and gold at the 2021 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships in the women's halfpipe event. Early life and education Kaji was born on 24 August 2004 in Uozu, Toyama Prefecture. She attended Koho High School. Both of her parents are snowboarders, and she began snowboarding when she was four years old. Career Nor-Am Cup At the 2019–20 FIS Snowboard Nor-Am Cup, Kaji finished 3rd for Halfpipe #1 and 1st for Halfpipe #2. Winter Youth Olympics Kaji represented Japan at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in the Snowboarding at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' halfpipe, girls' halfpipe event, where she ranked second throughout, medaling silver with a score of 85.33. Junior World Championships Kaji participated in the 2021 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships where she medaled gold in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Jutras
Manon Jutras (born 25 November 1967) is a road cyclist from Canada. She represented her nation at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also rode at the 2003 and 2004 UCI Road World Championships The 2004 UCI Road World Championships took place in Verona, Italy, between 27 September and 3 October 2004. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women. Events summary {{ .... References External links profile at ''Procyclingstats.com'' 1967 births Canadian female cyclists Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Canada 21st-century Canadian sportswomen 20th-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Johnes
Manon Johnes (born 17 December 2000) is a Welsh Rugby Union professional player who plays back row for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Bristol Bears. She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2018, and represented them at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. Club career Johnes first began playing rugby at the age of six, after developing an interest in the sport by watching matches with her father. She started out as the only girl on the team at CRICC Caerdydd, the junior section of Cardiff Quins. At 13, she moved to Cardiff Quins Girls, before joining the Cardiff Blues under-18s, and later the Cardiff Blues senior squad. Johnes then signed with Bristol Bears, her current club, in 2020. International career Johnes had already established an international career before signing with the Wales senior women's squad. In 2017, she was part of the women's under-18s rugby sevens team that represented Wales and won bronze at the Youth Commonwealth Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Houette
Manon Houette (born 2 July 1992) is a French handball player for Chambray Touraine Handball and the France women's national handball team, French national team. She and competed at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship and 2016 Olympics. She was named Best Left Winger in the LFH Division 1 Féminine, French Division 1 league in 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. nbcolympics.com Individual awards * French Women's Handball Championship, French Championship Best Left Wing: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 * French Championship Hope of the Season: 2013 * All-Star Left Wing of the Women's EHF Champions League, EHF Champions League: 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League, 2019References External links * 1992 births Living people French f ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
