Hobbies
Playing football. (ffgym.fr, 01 Jul 2018)
Occupation
Armed Forces Athlete
Education
Computer Engineering - Leonardo da Vinci Engineering School [ESILV], Paris, FRA
Spoken languages
English, French
Club
La Dionysienne St Denis [FRA] / Armee de Champions [FRA]
Coach
Christine Blaise [national]; Guillaume Burgeon [national]
Sporting relatives
His brother Brian has competed in trampoline gymnastics at national level. (ville-stains.fr, 12 Nov 2015)
Injuries
He was troubled by a back injury ahead of the 2019 French Championships in Albertville, France. (ffgym.fr, 01 Jun 2019; trampolinefamily.net, 27 Apr 2019)
National Team
2014 (ffgym.com, 31 May 2015)
Start sporting career
He took up trampoline gymnastics in 2003. (ffgym.com, 31 May 2015)
Reason for taking up the sport
He had practised swimming before discovering trampolining during an exhibition in Saint-Denis, France. (plainecommune.fr, 01 Jul 2021)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (lemag.seinesaintdenis.fr, 16 Dec 2019)
Trainings
He trains at the National Institute for Sports, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France. He combines his physical training with mental preparation based on pre-visualisation, especially on his moves in the air during his routines. (lemag.seinesaintdenis.fr, 16 Dec 2019; crosif.fr, 01 Apr 2020; ffgym.fr, 01 Aug 2021)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a silver medal in the synchronised event at the 2018 World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. (bois-colombes.com, 04 Jan 2019)
Philosophy / Motto
"When I do something, I like to win." (lejsd.com, 02 Apr 2019)
Additional information
General
MENTAL PREPARATION
To improve his timing and mental approach to the trampoline he has worked alongside researcher and former gymnast Claire Calmels. "This is something that has been neglected in France whereas it is crucial in the preparation of an athlete. We train without a trampoline. She teaches me to structure what I visualise, manage my timing." When the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo were postponed until 2021, he considered this preparation a vital point during the time he was at home. "I give it a lot of importance because, at the time, it was the only tool that allowed me to keep the good feelings once the training is to be retaken. [The visualisation exercises] help to represent the movements that I need to do and to feel them at the same time. I can actually experience all those feelings only by imagining what I have to execute. Calmels helps me to ask the right questions and directs my work through the visualisation. As she doesn't know trampoline she can point out aspects that otherwise I wouldn't be able to notice. That helps me to improve technically." (lejsd.com, 29 Sep 2015; crosif.fr, 01 Apr 2020)
OCCUPATION
In 2021 he joined the 'Armee de Champions' [Army of Champions], the programme of the French armed forces for high performance athletes. He represents the Air and Space Force. "It's an honour to represent my country among the armed forces. I believe I, as a high performance athlete, share the same values of the military." (ffgym.fr, 16 Dec 2021)
Last update : 2022-01-24
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