Charlotte Hym (born 30 October 1992) is a French street skateboarder and neuroscientist based in

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Early life and education

Hym was born in

and grew up close to Boulevard Richard-Lenoir. She asked for a skateboard at the age of twelve because she saw so many people skateboarding in her local area. Hym obtained a

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in Sport sciences at the

Paris Descartes University Paris Descartes University (french: Université Paris 5 René Descartes, links=no), also known as Paris V, was a French public university located in Paris. It was one of the inheritors of the historic University of Paris, which was split into 13 ...

in 2013, and completed a

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Neuroscience Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system), its functions and disorders. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, development ...

from the same university in 2015. She remained in neuroscience as a doctoral researcher, focusing on cognitive neuroscience at psychology in the laboratory of Marianne Barbu-Roth. She looked at the impact of maternal voices on newborn babies. In 2019, she received a

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degree in Cognitive neuroscience and

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

from the Paris Descartes University.

Skateboarding career

Hym has competed at the World Skateboarding Championships. In 2016 she was approached by Commission Skateboard France to join the France skateboarding teams. She trained in Cosanostra Skatepark. In July 2021 she represented France in the Women's Street Skateboarding event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

, finishing in 17th place.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hym, Charlotte Living people 1993 births Sportspeople from Paris French skateboarders Female skateboarders Skateboarders at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic skateboarders for France Paris Descartes University alumni