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.European Athletics Association. "Eloyse claims the first ever long jump gold for France". Retrieved on May 30, 2013.
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.
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.
Representing 2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco2ndLong jump6.28 m2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China —HeptathlonDNF2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands2ndLong jump6.34 m2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain4thLong jump6.60 m2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania3rdLong jump6.72 m (SB)World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (q)Long jump6.40 m (q)2010European Team ChampionshipsBergen, Norway1stLong jump6.78 m (PB)2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France4thLong jump6.59 mEuropean Team ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden3rdLong jump6.60 m World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea26th (q)Long jump6.22 m (q)DécaNation Nice, France1stLong jump6,91 m 2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland1stLong jump6.81 m (SB)Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom8thLong jump6.67 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden2ndLong jump6.90 m (iNR)European Team ChampionshipsGateshead, United Kingdom1stLong jump6.44 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia22nd (q)Long jump6.39 m (q)2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland1stLong jump6.85 mEuropean ChampionshipsZurich, Switzerland1stLong jump6.85 mDécaNation Angers, France1stLong jump6,79 m 2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic5thLong jump6.73 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom12thLong jump6.34 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany –Long jumpNM2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom13th (q)Long jump6.37 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar21st (q)Long jump6.46 m
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