1. Kaylia Nemour is a French-Algerian artistic gymnast.
25 Facts About Kaylia Nemour
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Kaylia Nemour is the 2024 Olympic champion on the uneven bars and the first gymnast from any African nation to win an Olympic medal.
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Kaylia Nemour began gymnastics when she was four years old.
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Kaylia Nemour made her international debut at the 2017 Tournoi International where she placed 16th in the all-around in the espoir division.
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Kaylia Nemour competed on all four events at the Top 12 Series 2, helping her club win its matchup against Lyon.
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Kaylia Nemour contributed on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise toward Avoine's win over Rouen.
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Kaylia Nemour competed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise at the 2019 Top 12 Finals, helping Avoine finish second.
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Individually, Kaylia Nemour placed first in the all-around, on uneven bars, and on balance beam, fourth on vault, and fifth on floor exercise.
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Kaylia Nemour competed at the Swiss Cup Juniors where she helped France finish second as a team.
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Kaylia Nemour helped Avoine win its matchup against Colomiers at the Top 12 Series 2.
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In February 2020, Kaylia Nemour competed on all four events at the Top 12 Series 3, helping Avoine win its matchup against Combs la Ville.
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Kaylia Nemour competed at the Coupe d'Hiver as part of the Blue Team, in which they finished first.
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Kaylia Nemour had the highest scores of the competition on the three events she competed, and she helped Avoine win the title.
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Kaylia Nemour only competed on the uneven bars but won the title ahead of the senior competitors.
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Kaylia Nemour had to undergo two surgeries on her knees after developing osteochondritis.
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The French Gymnastics Federation wanted Kaylia Nemour to leave her club and train in Paris under their supervision, but Kaylia Nemour did not want to.
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Kaylia Nemour was able to compete at the French domestic events at the beginning of the season.
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Kaylia Nemour helped Avoine win its matchups at the Top 12 Series 2,3, and 4.
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In early 2023, an online petition began circulating, pressuring the French Gymnastics Federation to release Kaylia Nemour and allow her to compete at the upcoming African Championships, which served as a qualifying event for the 2023 World Championships.
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At the African Championships Kaylia Nemour helped Algeria finish third as a team.
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In doing so, Kaylia Nemour earned an individual berth to compete at the World Championships later in the year.
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Kaylia Nemour began the year competing at the World Cups in Cottbus, Baku, and Doha.
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Kaylia Nemour won gold on the uneven bars at all three competitions.
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In doing so, Kaylia Nemour became the first gymnast from the African continent to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics, as well as an Olympic medal of any color in gymnastics.
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Kaylia Nemour has an uneven bars release named after her in the Code of Points.