Élodie Clouvel (; born 14 January 1989) is a French

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. At the

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, she competed finishing in 31st place which also marked her maiden appearance at the

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. She won the silver medal in the event at the

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as well as the

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. She is also currently serving as a second lieutenant in the

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. Her father

Pascal Clouvel Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to: People and fictional characters * Pascal (given name), including a list of people with the name * Pascal (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** Blaise Pascal, Frenc ...

was a middle and long-distance runner, while her mother Annick Clouvel was also a long-distance runner. She also took part in the

2019 Military World Games The 2019 Military World Games ( zh, c=2019年世界军人运动会, p=nián shìjiè jūnrén yùndònghuì), officially known as the 7th CISM Military World Games, ( zh, c=第七届世界军人运动会, p=dì qī jiè shìjiè jūnrén yùndòng ...

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, and claimed a gold medal in the women's modern pentathlon individual event. After returning from the Military World Games in October, she and her partner

Valentin Belaud Valentin Belaud (born 16 September 1992) is a French modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's event. After returning from the 2019 Military World Games in October, he and his partner Élodie C ...

said they both were infected with

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after falling ill with unusual symptoms; however, no testing to confirm this was made public.

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