Elvire Teza
Country represented France
Born (1981-03-29) March 29, 1981
La Réunion
ResidenceMarseille
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics

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.[1]

ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficulty[lower-alpha 1]
Uneven barsTezaCircle swing to straight salto backwards between barsE
Balance beamTezaYang Bo (split jump with arched back and head back) from side standE
Balance beamTezaBack handspring from side stand with full twist to back hip circleE
  1. ↑ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
1994
European Championships673rd place, bronze medalist(s)6
Senior
1995 China Cup6
French National Championships4
French International546
Massilia Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pre-Olympics9
World Championships618
1996 French International2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships4
European Championships (Juniors)41st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Massilia Cup10
Atlanta Olympic Games816
1997 Visa American Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
French National Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Massilia Cup642nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)6
World Championships5196
1998 Visa American Cup7
China Cup762nd place, silver medalist(s)7
European Championships788
FRA-UKR-ESP Tri-Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)
French International3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3-on-3 International3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1999 Coupe Nationales5
ESP-FRA Dual Meet5
FRA-AUS Dual Meet2nd place, silver medalist(s)
French National Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
French International9
Massilia Cup9
Pre-Olympics16
2000 Coupe Nationales1st place, gold medalist(s)
FRA-GBR-CAN-GER Quad-Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gymnastics Challenge4
Zenith Tournament5
Olympic Games88

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 208–210. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Elvire Teza (FRA)". Gymn Forum. 16 January 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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