Valentine Pikul

French artistic gymnast

Valentine Pikul

Full name| Valentine Pikul
Country represented|  France
Born|  (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 27)
Amiens, France
Discipline| Women's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team| 2012-2016 (FRA)
Club| Henin Gym
Retired| 2016[1]

Valentine Pikul (born 4 September 1997) is a retired French artistic gymnast. She competed for France at the 2015 European Games and the 2015 World Championships.

## Career

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Pikul made her international debut at the 2012 International Gymnix in Montreal where the French team won the bronze medal. Individually, Pikul finished 7th in the uneven bars event final.[2] Then at the 2012 Junior European Championships, she competed with Louise Vanhille, Claire Martin, Clara Chambellant, and Maëlys Plessis, and the team finished 7th. Pikul finished 21st in the all-around final.[3]

Pikul made her senior debut at the 2014 French Championships where she won the silver medals in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam behind Youna Dufournet and on vault behind Marine Brevet.[4] She competed at the 2014 European Championships alongside Brevet, Dufournet, Claire Martin, and Valentine Sabatou, and the team finished 11th in the qualification round.[5] At the Élite Gym Massilia in Marseille, she finished 5th in the all-around.[6]

At the 2015 French Championships, Pikul finished 4th on the uneven bars.[7] She competed at the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy where the French team finished 4th,[8] and Pikul finished 5th in the uneven bars event final with a score of 14.050.[9] She then competed at the 2015 European Games alongside Marine Brevet and Anne Kuhm, and they finished 4th in the team competition.[10] Pikul finished 8th in the all-around final with a total score of 52.999, and she finished 6th in the floor exercise event final.[11] She was then selected to compete at the 2015 World Championships with Marine Brevet, Loan His, Anne Kuhm, Claire Martin, and Louise Vanhille, and they finished 10th in the qualification round.[12]

At the 2016 French Championships, Pikul finished 9th in the all-around.[13] She was not selected for the 2016 Olympic Team, and she then retired due to injuries.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "VALENTINE PIKUL ANNONCE SA RETRAITE DU HAUT-NIVEAU". Fédération Française de Gymnastique (in French). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
2. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 March 2012). "2012 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
3. ^ "29th European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Seniors and Juniors". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (6 April 2014). "2014 French Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
5. ^ "30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Seniors" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 November 2014). "2014 Élite Gym Massilia Report and Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (16 March 2015). "2015 French Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
8. ^ "8¦ TROFEO CITTA DI JESOLO SENIOR JESOLO - sabato 28 marzo 2015" (PDF). Gymnastics Results (in Italian). Italian Gymnastics Federation. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
9. ^ "Classifica risultati: Ginnastica Artistica Femminile Seniores" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Italian Gymnastics Federation. 29 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
10. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic – Women's Team – Final – Results" (PDF). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2019.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
11. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Individual All-Around Final Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Baku 2015 1st European Games. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
12. ^ "46th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLASGOW (GBR) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (18 June 2016). "2016 French Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

## External links

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* Valentine Pikul at the International Gymnastics Federation
* Valentine Pikul on Instagram