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Laurent Landi
Born (1977-10-18) 18 October 1977 (age 47)
OccupationGymnastics coach
EmployerWorld Olympic Gymnastics Academy
Spouse
(m. 2005)

Laurent Landi (born 18 October 1977) is a French-American artistic gymnastics coach and retired gymnast. He is a coach at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy.[1] He coached of world and Olympic champion Madison Kocian[2] and world champion Alyssa Baumann.[3]

Career

Landi was a member of the French national team in gymnastics. He trained at Olympic Antibes Juan-les-Pins Club in Antibes, France.[4] He was 12th all-around and won the bronze medal on high bar at the 1994 Junior European Championships.[5]

Coaching career

Following his competitive career, in 1999, Landi started coaching at his club in Antibes. Landi coached there until 2002 when he worked at the French National Gymnastics training center in Marseille, France. After, in 2004, he moved to Norman, Oklahoma with future wife, Cecile.[6] In Oklahoma, Landi was a coach at Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy.[4] Since 2007, he has worked at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy and has worked with Alyssa Baumann, Madison Kocian, Briley Casanova and Sophia Lee in the past.

Personal life

Landi lives in McKinney, Texas, with his wife, and daughter, Juliette Elvire Landi (born 2007), a competitive gymnast.

References

  1. ^ "Coach Laurent Landi :: WOGA Gymnastics". Woga.net. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Gymnastics coaches face their own grueling journey to the Olympics". Associated Press. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Baumann Withdraws From U.S. Olympic Trials". 30 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Ces entraîneurs français qui brillent à l'étranger". L'Equipe (in French). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Gymn Forum: 1994 Jr. European Champs., Men's EF". gymn-forum.net. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. ^ "«Une question d'expérience»". L'Equipe (in French). 4 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.