Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos

Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos
Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow
Personal information
Full name Mélanie Johanna de Jesus dos Santos
Country represented  France
Born (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000
Hometown Schœlcher, Martinique, France
Residence France
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Head coach(es) Eric Hagard
Medal record
Representing  France
European Championships
2018 GlasgowFloor Exercise
2018 GlasgowTeam
2017 Cluj-NapocaAll Around
FIG World Cup
2018 Doha Balance Beam
2018 ParisFloor Exercise
2017 Paris Uneven Bars
2017 Newark All Around
2018 Doha Uneven Bars
2018 Tokyo All Around

Mélanie Johanna de Jesus dos Santos (born 5 March 2000) is a French artistic gymnast. She is a two-time French national all-around champion (2017-2018) and the 2018 European champion on floor exercise.

Personal Life

She was born in Schoelcher, Martinique. Her father is Portuguese and her mother is Martiniquais. She has two half-sisters who live in Portugal with their father.[1]

Junior Career

She began gymnastics at a club in La Trinité. Her coach, Elsa Louis, recognized her potential and allowed her to participate in training camps with the French Gymnastics Federation.[2] She became a member of the French national team in 2013, first as a junior.

At the French national championships in 2015, she placed second in the all-around behind Lorette Charpy.

In the summer of 2015, during the qualifications for the European Olympic Youth Festival, she badly injured her knee while performing a double twisting Yurchenko.[3] Due to the injury, she was unable to compete for several months.

Senior Career

2016

In 2016 she moved to Saint-Etienne in France to train with Eric and Monique Hagard. She returned to competition in June 2016 at the French National Championships in Mulhouse, placing fourth in the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise.[4]

2017

In March, she competed in the American Cup, where she received the bronze medal and had the highest score on beam. She became the second French gymnast to medal at the American Cup after Elvire Teza won gold in 1997.[5]

At the 2017 European Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, she qualified for two finals: in the all-around and uneven bars. She finished third in the all-around behind Ellie Downie of Great Britain and Zsófia Kovács of Hungary. The last French gymnast to win an all-around medal at the European Championships was Marine Debauve in 2005.[6]

She became the French all-around champion in 2017, beating reigning champion Marine Boyer by 1.4 points for a total of 55.450. She also won a silver medal on beam.[7] At the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, she finished fifth in the all-around.[8]

2018

In May, she received three gold medals at the French National Championships, winning the all-around, bars, and floor.[9]

In August of 2018 she participated in the European Championships in Glasgow. The French team earned a silver medal in the team final, finishing behind the Russians and ahead of the Dutch.[10] Mélanie qualified for two event finals, finishing in sixth place on beam, and winning gold on floor. She became the third French gymnast to win this title at the European Championships after Ludivine Furnon in 2000 and Isabelle Séverino in 2005.[11] At the 2018 World Challenge Cup in Paris, she won the gold medal on floor exercise.[12]

Competitive History

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2015European Youth Olympic Festival (junior)6
2016French National Championships444
FRA-ROU Friendly1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)
Joaquim Blume Memorial2nd, silver medalist(s)
Elite Gym Massilia2nd, silver medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)41st, gold medalist(s)
2017American Cup (World Cup)3rd, bronze medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy4984
European Championships3rd, bronze medalist(s)8
French National Championships1st, gold medalist(s)52nd, silver medalist(s)
Internationaux de France (World Cup)2nd, silver medalist(s)47
World Championships59
Elite Gym Massilia1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)4
Toyota International Competition1st, gold medalist(s)
2018Doha World Cup3rd, bronze medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)
Tokyo World Cup3rd, bronze medalist(s)
French National Championships1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)61st, gold medalist(s)
FRA-SWI-GER Friendly1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)
European Championships2nd, silver medalist(s)41st, gold medalist(s)
Paris Challenge Cup81st, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ Crumlish, John (July–October 2017). "French Force". International Gymnast. 59: 17–20.
  2. ↑ "Reportage diffusé dans le journal télévisé de 19h sur Martinique 1re en décembre 2015".
  3. ↑ "Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos blessée gravement au genou". August 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Le retour réussi de Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos". November 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mélanie de Jesus Dos Santos en bronze à Newark (USA)". March 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Euro - Melanie de Jesus dos Santos en bronze au concours général, 1er podium français depuis 2005". April 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Mélanie de Jesus Dos Santos et Zachari Hrimèche sacrés champions de France 2017". May 27, 2017.
  8. ↑ "2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". Wikipedia.org.
  9. ↑ "Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos et Julien Gobaux sacrés aux Championnats de France". May 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Championnats d'Europe : l'équipe de France féminine prend l'argent". lequipe.fr. August 4, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Championnats d'Europe : Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos en or au sol". lequipe.fr. August 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ "2018 Paris Challenge Cup Results". thegymter.net. September 30, 2018.


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