Cassandre Beaugrand: From Childhood Trauma to Gold Medal, Who is the Olympic Triathlon Champion ?

High-potential triathlete, Cassandre Beaugrand&nbsp ;confirmed this on Wednesday by becoming Olympic triathlon champion at the Paris Olympics.

Cassandre Beaugrand became the Olympic triathlon champion this Wednesday, July 31, 2024, by winning the women's event at the Paris Olympic Games. A major feat that also marks the first Olympic medal for French triathlon in the individual category. Often unfortunate at the Olympics, the French clan opened its counter in Tokyo in 2021 thanks to a medal in the team event.

Well placed at At the end of the swim, Cassandre Beaugrand was able to come back to the front during the cycling course before making the difference in the run to finish alone in the lead on the Alexandre-III bridge and win the most beautiful medal of her career. Cassandre Beaugrand's victory is also a great revenge on life, she who had sunk in Tokyo in 2021 to the point of giving up after the swim, on a course where she had flown over the test event a year earlier.

Above all, Cassandre Beaugrand had opened up in recent months about her childhood and the tragic death of her mother, who died in 2007 when she was 10 years old. Cassandre Beaugrand's mother had died of cancer. “A lot of people have told me, I've seen photos, “it definitely inspires me a little bit,” she told Elle magazine about her mother, also an athlete and a middle-distance specialist.

Who is Cassandre Beaugrand, Olympic triathlon champion ? Her biography

Born in Livry-Gargan on May 23, 1997, Cassandre Beaugrand comes from a family of athletes. Her father Ludovic Beaugrand is a high-level coach, passionate about athletics and triathlon. He took care of Laure Guillevin, his future partner and mother of their two children (Paul and Cassandre). The latter was a specialist in middle-distance and cross-country running. Affected by illness, she passed away in 2007 and unfortunately did not witness her daughter's exploits. With an impressive stride, Cassandre Beaugrand, trained by her father, rules the roost in cross-country. But another sport has monopolized her almost as much as athletics since her childhood: swimming. This passion is shared by her little brother.

The family moved and set sail for the Cercle des Nageurs d'Antibes in 2010. Pushed into a corner by her father, she added cycling in the middle of the same decade. To this day, it still remains her slight weak point. In 2015, affected by a feeling of weariness, she joined Montpellier and a new coach Stéphanie Deanaz with a bac ES in her pocket. Passionate about photography and shopping, Cassandre Beaugrand relies above all on her innate qualities to beat her opponents. She openly admits that she doesn't hurt herself during training, since her natural talent is enough for her to get good results.

That was before the fall. After a 2016 Olympics as a discovery (30th), the interested party aims, in view of her performances, for the top step in Tokyo. On the same course where she had triumphed in the test event, she abandoned while she was distanced from the swimming. A day without, and a period that followed where she was “at the bottom of the lap”. To get back on track, she is giving her career a new direction with the ambition of getting out of her comfort zone. In 2022, she joined England and Loughborough, where she now trains in the group of Alex Yee, Olympic vice-champion, under the orders of Gavin Smith. A beneficial change of method that has given her a taste for effort again. The Olympic dream is possible again.

How old is Cassandre Beaugrand ?

Born in May 1997, Cassandre Beaugrand is 27 years old and is competing in her 3rd Olympic Games in Paris after a 30th place in Rio in 2016 and a withdrawal in 2021 in Tokyo.

What is Cassandre Beaugrand's record ?

A genius in her discipline, Cassandre Beaugrand has won nearly 40 continental and international medals in individual and relay events. Among them, there are world titles (2020, 2022) and European titles (2018, 2022). She also won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the mixed relay (2021). She will reach the Grail on July 31, 2024 by winning the individual Olympic triathlon event at the Paris Olympics.

What is Cassandre Beaugrand's salary ?

It is difficult to make a living from triathlon. If athletes are dependent on results in competition, they need the support of private partners. Several brands (Adidas, Oakley, FDJ, Skoda) support Cassandre Beaugrand. She also receives a high-level sports scholarship at Loughborough University.

Who is Cassandre Beaugrand's partner?

Since 2022, the Frenchwoman has been in a relationship with British swimmer Hector Pardoe. The two athletes started a relationship in Montpellier. Reparti du côté from Loughborough University, to study economics and business, he was joined by his partner.