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Elvire Teza
Personal information
Born (1981-03-29) March 29, 1981 (age 43)
La Réunion
ResidenceMarseille
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented France

Elvire Teza (born March 29, 1981) is a retired French gymnast who competed at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. She was the French National Champion in gymnastics in 1997, 1999 and 2000.

Career

Born on the island of Reunion, Teza trained in Marseille under coaches Shi Mao, Lin Xuan and Ma Jun. She made her international debut at the age of thirteen at the Junior European Championships, where she won bronze medals on the balance beam and floor exercise. At the 1996 Junior Europeans, she improved on these results, winning a gold medal on the uneven bars and silver medals with the French team and the beam final. In 1997, Teza became the first (and to date, the only) French gymnast to win the American Cup.

Teza competed at three World Gymnastics Championships, in 1995, 1997 (where she placed 6th on balance beam in event finals) and 1999. She also represented France at the Olympics twice; at the 1996 Games in Atlanta and the 2000 Games in Sydney. In Sydney, Teza became the first French female gymnast ever to qualify for an Olympic event final, placing eighth on the uneven bars.

Teza's beam and bars routines typically combined artistry with extreme difficulty. On the balance beam (coincidentally, an event she was said to dislike) Teza developed two original skills: a full twisting Yurchenko loop to back hip circle and a sideways Yang Bo jump. Both elements are named after her in the Code of Points and are classified as high-difficulty skills ( both are E level skills under the code of points in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 periods). On the uneven bars she performed intricate work with German giant swings rarely seen in competition and two of those moves are named after her as well, which are the German giant variations of Pak salto and Bail to Handstand, both are D level skills under the code of points since 2000. Teza's tumbling and vaulting were considered relatively weak compared to her other events, however, on floor exercise she was known for presenting routines with expressive choreography and excellent dance elements.

Teza retired after the 2000 Olympics to pursue her education.

Eponymous skills

Teza has three eponymous skills listed in the Code of Points.

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty
Uneven bars Teza Circle swing to straight salto backwards between bars E
Balance beam Teza Yang Bo (split jump with arched back and head back) from side stand E
Balance beam Teza Back handspring from side stand with full twist to back hip circle E
  1. Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
1994
Junior European Championships 6 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6
Senior
1995 China Cup 6
French Championships 4
French International 5 4 6
Massilia Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pre-Olympics 9
World Championships 6 18
1996 French International 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 4
European Championships 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Massilia Cup 10
Olympic Games 8 16
1997 Visa American Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
French Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Massilia Cup 6 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6
World Championships 5 19 6
1998 Visa American Cup 7
China Cup 7 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7
European Championships 7 8 8
FRA-UKR-ESP Tri-Meet 1st place, gold medalist(s)
French International 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3-on-3 International 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1999 Coupe Nationales 5
ESP-FRA Dual Meet 5
FRA-AUS Dual Meet 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
French Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
French International 9
Massilia Cup 9
Pre-Olympics 16
2000 Coupe Nationales 1st place, gold medalist(s)
FRA-GBR-CAN-GER Quad-Meet 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gymnastics Challenge 4
Zenith Tournament 5
Olympic Games 8 8

References

  1. "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 208–210. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. "Elvire Teza (FRA)". Gymn Forum. 16 January 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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