Marie-Madeleine Cécile Moreau (1 May 1928 – 10 June 1995) was a French diver. She competed in the

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and won a silver medal for

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, making her the first, and as of 2018, only French medallist in diving.

Biography

Moreau was born in

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, French Indochina. She died in Chuelles, France, at the age of 67. Moreau was a member of L'Isle-Adam Beach Club and competed frequently in L'Isle-Adam.

Career

Along with the Olympics, Moreau competed in several diving championships. She competed at the

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1947 European Aquatics Championships The 1947 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 10–14 September 1947 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming ;Men's events ;Women's events Water polo See also *List of E ...

in the 3-metre springboard. Moreau earned 100.43 points, placing first to win the gold medal at the age of nineteen. Moreau also competed in the

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in the same event. She won the gold medal for the second championship in a row. She beat her previous score, earning 155.58 points.

1948 Summer Games

Moreau made her Olympic debut in London at the

. She competed in the women's 3-metre springboard event and ranked seventh with a total score of 89.43 (41.76 in preliminary, 47.67 in second round).

1952 Summer Games

Moreau returned to the Olympics by competing in the 1952 Summer Games in

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in the 3-metre springboard. She scored 139.34 points overall (67.65 in preliminary, 71.69 in second round) placing her second behind Patricia McCormick. Her silver medal made her the first non-American to win a medal in the women's 3 metre springboard since the inception of the event at the

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. Moreau is the only French athlete to win an Olympic medal in diving.

References

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