Juliette Landi Explained

Juliette Landi
Full Name:Juliette Elvire Landi
Birth Place:Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.[1]
Nationality:American/French
Club:Red Star de Montreuil
Woodlands Diving Club
Country:France
Sport:Diving
Event:1 m springboard
3 m springboard
3 m springboard syncro

Juliette Elvire Landi (born 3 April 2007) is a French-American diver. She represented France at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[2]

Biography

Landi is the daughter of former French gymnasts Cécile Canqueteau-Landi and Laurent Landi. She was born in Oklahoma, where her parents were coaching gymnastics. Her mother competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, finishing eighth with the French women's team.[2]

Landi was a competitive gymnast for several years, but eventually lost interest. She took up diving during the COVID pandemic.[2]

Landi trains at the Woodlands Diving Club in Houston, Texas, USA, and is a member of Red Star de Montreuil, near Paris.[3] She has committed to compete on the diving team at Auburn University.[2] [4]

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics where she came 8th in the 3 metre springboard event alongside Naïs Gillet.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juliette Landi . Équipe de France . 5 July 2024 . fr.
  2. News: Juliette Landi, des USA à Montreuil . 5 July 2024 . J.O.P Paris 2024 en Seine-Saint-Denis . fr-FR.
  3. Web site: Congratulations to our diver Juliette Landi . Instagram . 5 July 2024 . 10 July 2023.
  4. News: Armour . Nancy . Georgia hires one of Simone Biles' coaches to lead women's gymnastics team . 5 July 2024 . . 25 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Final Results . olympics.com . 30 July 2024.