Mélanie Johanna de Jesus dos Santos was born on 5 March 2000, and is a French artistic gymnast.
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She is the 2019 European all-around champion, a two-time European champion on the floor exercise (2018, 2019), and the 2021 European champion on the balance beam.
She is also the 2018 European silver medalist with the French team, the 2019 European silver medalist on the balance beam, and the 2017 European bronze medalist in the all-around.
She represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she placed sixth with the team and on the uneven bars and eleventh in the all-around.
She is the 2017, 2018, and 2019 French all-around champion, and she won the Longines Prize for Elegance in 2019.
In March, de Jesus dos Santos competed in the American Cup, where she won the bronze medal behind Ragan Smith and Asuka Teramoto.
At the Doha World Cup, de Jesus dos Santos won the bronze medal on the uneven bars and the gold medal on the balance beam.
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She then won the bronze medal in the all-around at the Tokyo World Cup behind Mai Murakami and Trinity Thomas.
In May, she received three gold medals at the French Championships in the all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise.
She won the all-around gold medal ahead of the 2017 European Champion Ellie Downie.
In February, it was announced that de Jesus dos Santos would represent France at the 2020 Tokyo World Cup. However, the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
She did not compete in any international competitions in 2020.
Does Melanie de Jesus dos Santos speak English?
She began gymnastics at age five at a club in La Trinité. She moved to Saint-Etienne in mainland France in 2013 to join the French national team and to train with Eric and Monique Hagard. She speaks French, English, and Martinican Creole.
Where does Melanie de Jesus dos Santos live?
| Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos | |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Martinique, France |
| Residence | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Discipline | Women’s artistic gymnastics |
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