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Full name | Benoît Caranobe |
Country represented | France |
Born | June 12, 1980 Vitry-sur-Seine, France |
Hometown | Noisy-le-Grand, France |
Height | 164 centimetres (5 ft 5 in) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Level | Senior |
Medal record
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Benoît Caranobe (born in Vitry-sur-Seine on June 12, 1980) is a French gymnast who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Caranobe was the first Frenchman to medal in the Individual All-Around competition since Marco Torrès won silver and Jean Gounot won bronze in said event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.[1]
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In his first Olympic appearance, Benoît Caranobe placed 19th in the men's all around competition and helped the French men's team to a 9th place finish in the team qualification, though not enough to make the team finals.[2]
Caranobe qualified to the all around finals in tenth place, 2.950 points behind the leader Yang Wei.[3] In the all-around finals, Caranobe finished in third place, ahead of medal favorites Hiroyuki Tomita, Fabian Hambüchen, and Yang Tae-Young.[4] His third place finish is particularly surprising given that Benoît had placed only third at the French National Gymnastics championships.[2]