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Élodie Clouvel
French modern pentathlete / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Élodie Clouvel ([e.lɔ.di klu.vɛl]; born 14 January 1989) is a French modern pentathlete.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed finishing in 31st place which also marked her maiden appearance at the Summer Olympics.[2] She won the silver medal in the event at the 2016 Olympic Games[3] as well as the 2024 Olympic Games. She is also currently serving as a second lieutenant in the National Gendarmerie.[4] Her father Pascal Clouvel was a middle and long-distance runner, while her mother Annick Clouvel was also a long-distance runner.[5]
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Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989 (age 35) Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, Loire, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She also took part in the 2019 Military World Games in Wuhan, and claimed a gold medal in the women's modern pentathlon individual event.[6] After returning from the Military World Games in October, she and her partner Valentin Belaud said they both were infected with COVID-19 after falling ill with unusual symptoms; however, no testing to confirm this was made public.[7][8]