Gaëlle Skrela (born 24 January 1983) is a retired French

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and the French national team, where she participated at the

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. In 2016 she represented France at the

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where her team lost 67-86 to the United States. She retired from basketball soon after the end of the Olympic games. She is a sister to French international

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David Skrela David Skrela (born 2 March 1979) is a former French rugby union footballer. He most notably played for Stade Français and Toulouse in the Top 14 as well as the French national side as a fly-half or centre. He was renowned for his tackles and his ...

and is a daughter of former coach,

Jean-Claude Skrela Jean-Claude Skrela (born 1 October 1949 in Colomiers, Haute-Garonne) is a former coach of the France national rugby union team, French national rugby union team. His son, David Skrela, is a French rugby union player and his daughter, Gaëlle Skrel ...

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1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Toulouse French women's basketball players French people of Polish descent Guards (basketball) Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for France France women's national basketball team players {{France-basketball-bio-stub