Nickname
Showmann. (Facebook page, 13 Sep 2017, Gym and News YouTube channel, 02 Nov 2016)
Hobbies
Video editing, photography, classic and vintage cars, playing and watching basketball. (gymandnews.com, 25 Jun 2016; blog.playeur.co, 01 Jan 2016)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Psychology - Institute for Distance Learning [IED] University Paris 8, Paris, FRA
Spoken languages
English, French
Club
SM Orleans [France]
Coach
Damien Millot [national], FRA (ffgym.fr, 01 Jun 2018)
International senior debut
2011 for France (ffgym.fr, 01 Jan 2017)
Injuries
He twisted his ankle in mid-August 2018 and doctors diagnosed him as having snapped an ankle ligament. (Facebook page, 30 Aug 2018)
He sustained a small crack in a bone in his left foot in April 2018. (gymandnews.com, 21 May 2018; Facebook page, 11 Apr 2018)
He suffered an ankle injury in October 2015 and missed four weeks of training. (La Republique du Centre, 03 Jul 2016)
During the 2012/13 season, he hurt his knee and doctors could not initially diagnose the problem, leading him to consider quitting the sport. (gymandnews.com, 07 Jan 2017)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age eight in Boulazac, France (ff-gym.com, 01 Nov 2011)
Reason for taking up the sport
"It all started with a punishment. My mother couldn't stand seeing me running, jumping, climbing everywhere. She decided to enrol me at the gym club to punish me. As soon I entered the gym, gymnastics made me dream." (gymandnews.com, 07 Jan 2017; dicodusport.fr, 01 Jul 2016; )
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Gym and News YouTube channel, 02 Nov 2016; Instagram profile, 13 Sep 2017; dicodusport.fr, 01 Jul 2016)
Trainings
He trains at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France. (gymandnews.com,19 Sep 2018)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold on high bar at the 2016 French Championships in Mulhouse. (gymandnews.com, 07 Jan 2017)
Hero / Idol
Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, French gymnast Thomas Bouhail, French judoka Teddy Riner, French rally driver Sebastien Loeb, US swimmer Michael Phelps, US basketball player LeBron James, US boxer Muhammad Ali. (blog.playeur.co, 01 Jan 2016)
Rituals
He burns essential oils in his room the night before a competition to relax. (gymandnews.com, 25 Jun 2016)
Philosophy / Motto
"Struggle will always be there. How you react defines who you truly are." (Facebook page, 01 Aug 2017)
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