Samir Aït Saïd

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.

Samir Aït Saïd
Personal information
Full nameSamir Aït Saïd
Nickname(s)Sam
Country represented France
Born (1989-11-01) 1 November 1989
Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2004
ClubOlympique Antibes Juan les Pins Gymnastique
Head coach(es)Rodolphe Bouche
Medal record
Representing  France
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 StuttgartRings
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 MoscowRings
Silver medal – second place2011 BerlinVault
Silver medal – second place2015 MontpellierRings
Bronze medal – third place2010 BirminghamTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 SofiaRings

In the qualification phase of the men's artistic gymnastics, 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]

References
  1. "Samir Aït Saïd". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. Levy, Megan (7 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Gymnast Samir Ait Said suffers horrific leg break during vault". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. "French gymnast who broke leg at Rio Olympics qualifies for Tokyo after father's death". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2020-03-01.


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