About Manu...

Emmanuel Durand

Bio

I started trampolining at 7. As I began in a really small club near Paris, I follow a long and diversified path to the French national team:

• Club ->
• District Team ->
• Regional Team ->
• National Youth Centre ->
• New Club (and new District Team) ->
• National Youth Team ->
• National Centre ->
• National Team.

I spent almost 10 years in the National Centre and entered more than 50 international competitions:

• 1 World Games
• 4 World Championships
• 4 World Cup Finals
• 4 European Championships
• 18 World Cup Events (CAT A & CAT B Tournaments)
• 23 International Tournaments (including 3 World Age Group Games & 2 European Youth Championships)

I was involved in more than 250 galas (including the three exhibitions whose success helped Trampoline to become an Olympic sport) and the following institutions:

• 2 years in the French Trampoline Federation (Athlete Representative)
• 0.5 years in the International Trampoline Federation (Athlete Rep. in the TC)
• 2.5 years in the French Gymnastics Federation (Athlete Rep.)
• 6 years in the International Gymnastics Federation (Athlete Rep. in the TC and AC)

Between 1996 and 2001, I have been involved in the training of visiting Junior Elite, Senior Elite and Olympians from the following countries: Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Great-Britain, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA.

I have been coaching freelance since 1996. I have been involved in beginner to intermediate and elite levels clinics in Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Great-Britain, Japan, Portugal, Switzerland and the USA.

Between 2001 and 2004, I was a FIG International judge Level IV and a French national judge Level V.

Portfolio

2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games Jury of Appeal Member
1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games FIG Galas Performer

Holder of:

• The first and only perfect 10 as well as the best ever former compulsory routines in individual and synchro
• World Games Silver medal
• 6 World Championships medals (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze)
• 4 World Cup Finals medals (3 Gold, 1 Silver)
• 6 European Championships medals (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze)
• 20 World Cup Events medals (8 Gold, 7 Silver, 5 Bronze)
• 10 International Tournaments titles
• 7 National Championships titles (4 in individual and 3 in synchro)

Personal Best

Check:

• my best scores (according to a prior code of points - i.e. until 2000)
• my best combinations in training.
• my best skills.