Madeleine Moreau

Madeleine Moreau

Personal information

Surname:

Marie-Madeleine Cécile Moreau

Nickname (s):

Mady

Nationality:

France

Discipline (s) :

Jumping

Society:

Paris UC
CP L'Isle-Adam

Birthday:

May 1, 1928

Place of birth:

Hanoi, Vietnam

Date of death:

June 10, 1995

Place of death:

Chuelles

Medals

Olympic games
silver	1952 Helsinki	3 m
European championships
gold	1947 Monte Carlo	3 m
gold	1950 Vienna	3 m

Marie-Madeleine Cécile Moreau (born May 1, 1928 in Hanoi , Vietnam , † June 10, 1995 in Chuelles ) was a French diver . She won two European championship titles in jumping and won an Olympic silver medal in 1952.

Moreau celebrated her first major success at the 1947 European Championships in Monte Carlo . She won the title from the 3-meter board and was the first French European champion in jumping . The following year she took part in the Olympic Games in London and finished seventh on the 3-meter board. At the European Championships in Vienna in 1950 , Moreau was able to successfully defend her jumping title. However, Moreau achieved her greatest sporting success at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki . She was able to win the silver medal in jumping behind Patricia McCormick . In the six previous Olympic jumping competitions , only US female divers could win medals, making Moreau the first female athlete to break this dominance.

Moreau started for the clubs UC Paris and CP L'Isle-Adam . She won numerous national titles in jumping.

Web links

Madeleine Moreau in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). Retrieved April 4, 2012 .

personal data
SURNAME	Moreau, Madeleine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Moreau, Marie-Madeleine Cécile (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French diver
DATE OF BIRTH	May 1, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hanoi
DATE OF DEATH	June 10, 1995
Place of death	Chuelles

[1] EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). Retrieved April 4, 2012 .