Madeleine Moreau
.jpg?lang=en) Madeleine Moreau in 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Mady | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 1928 Hanoi, French Indochina | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 June 1995 (aged 67) Chuelles, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 3-metre | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marie-Madeleine Cécile Moreau (1 May 1928 – 10 June 1995) was a French diver. She competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal for France at the 1952 Summer Olympics, making her the first, and as of 2018, only French medallist in diving.
Biography
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Moreau was born in Hanoi, French Indochina. She died in Chuelles, France, at the age of 67.[1] Moreau was a member of L'Isle-Adam Beach Club and competed frequently in L'Isle-Adam.[2]
Career
Along with the Olympics, Moreau competed in several diving championships. She competed at the Monte Carlo 1947 European Aquatics Championships in the 3-metre springboard. Moreau earned 100.43 points, placing first to win the gold medal at the age of nineteen.[3]
Moreau also competed in the Vienna 1950 European Aquatics Championships in the same event. She won the gold medal for the second championship in a row. She beat her previous score, earning 155.58 points.[4]
1948 Summer Games
Moreau made her Olympic debut in London at the 1948 Summer Olympics. She competed in the women's 3-metre springboard event and ranked seventh with a total score of 89.43 (41.76 in preliminary, 47.67 in second round).[1]
1952 Summer Games
Moreau returned to the Olympics by competing in the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki in the 3-metre springboard. She scored 139.34 points overall (67.65 in preliminary, 71.69 in second round)[1] placing her second behind Patricia McCormick.[5] Her silver medal made her the first non-American to win a medal in the women's 3 metre springboard since the inception of the event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[6]
Moreau is the only French athlete to win an Olympic medal in diving.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Mady Moreau Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Histoire de La Plage". L'Isle-Adam (in French). L'Isle-Adam. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "13/08/1947". Cincinnati: Newspapers.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. 13 September 1947. p. 15. Retrieved 13 May 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ "European Swimming Championships (Women)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Helsinki 1952 3m springboard women – Olympic Diving". www.olympic.org. Helsinki. 1952. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ Posey, Carl. XV Olympiad : The Olympic Century (13 ed.). Helsinki, Cotina d'Amperzzo. ISBN 978-1-987944-12-9. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Plongeon: trois Bleus et un milliard de Chinois". Dernières nouvelles d'alsace (in French). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018.