Athlete, Model, Stuntperson

English, French

PK13 [Marseille, FRA]

Charly Marcovich [national]

In 2018 she sustained an ankle injury that kept her out of action for five months. (lopinion.com, 04 Jul 2022)

She began parkour at age nine. "When I was a little girl I was super energetic. I loved sport and I jumped everywhere. I was already doing somersaults on my trampoline at age eight or nine." (lopinion.com, 04 Jul 2022)

She was introduced to the sport by a neighbour. "He was already doing parkour, and taught me how to do back flips and front flips. I loved that and practised every day. He then invited me to join his club. It was love at first sight." (lopinion.com, 04 Jul 2022)

She has up to six parkour sessions per week, with an additional two sessions of physical training. (lopinion.com, 04 Jul 2022)

Winning gold in freestyle at the 2021 World Cup event in Sofia, Bulgaria. (lopinion.com, 04 Jul 2022)

General
MANPOWER GAP
In 2022 she became the first woman to complete the 'Manpower Gap', a roof jump of more than four metres at 16 metres off the ground in Evry, France. "[It was] definitely my most difficult and mental challenge ever. Beforehand, my stress was greater than it has ever been before a competition. When I landed it was the reward of a year's preparation. I made parkour history. It's beautiful." (france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, 01 Jun 2022; Instagram profile, 03 May 2022)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has trained at the Campus Univers Cascades stunt academy in France, and has also featured in TV advertisements and music videos. "Being in front of the camera for any kind of project is one of my favourite things." (lilouruel.com, 01 Oct 2021)