Samir Aït Saïd
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 Samir Aït Saïd at the 2016 Olympic Test Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Samir Aït Saïd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Sam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1989 Champigny-sur-Marne, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2004 - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Olympique Antibes Juan les Pins Gymnastique | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Kévin Depuis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Rodolphe Bouche | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | The Ait Said (E) (Still Rings): Roll backward slowly with straight arms and body to handstand through swallow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samir Aït Saïd (born 1 November 1989) is a French male artistic gymnast and a member of the national team. He has won a total of three medals, in each color, in the rings apparatus at the European Championships (2013 to 2015), and was also selected to compete for the French men's artistic gymnastics squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2] He was a French flag bearer in the opening ceremonies of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and performed a backflip while he was there.
In the qualification phase of the men's artistic gymnastics at Rio 2016 Olympics, Aït Saïd suffered a double compound fracture in his left leg while landing badly on the vault exercise, forcing him to be pulled out of the competition.[2][3]
He has qualified to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] He placed 4th in the Still Rings final.
References
- ^ a b c "Samir Aït Saïd". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ a b Levy, Megan (7 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Gymnast Samir Ait Said suffers horrific leg break during vault". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Rio 2016: French gymnast Samir Ait Said suffers horrific broken leg in men's gymnastics qualifying". The Independent. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "French gymnast who broke leg at Rio Olympics qualifies for Tokyo after father's death". OlympicTalk - NBC Sports. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
- Samir Aït Saïd at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Samir Aït Saïd at Olympedia
- Samir Aït Saïd at Olympics.com
- Samir Aït Saïd at Équipe de France (in French)
- Samir Aït Saïd at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
