Solène Gicquel

Solène Gicquel

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1994-12-01) 1 December 1994 (age 30)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	High jump: Outdoors 1.90m (Sotteville-lès-Rouen, 2021) High jump: Indoors 1.92m (Aubiére, 2023)

Solène Gicquel (1 December 1994) is a French track and field athlete. She is a multiple time French national champion in the high jump.^[1]

Career

From Rennes,^[2] Gicquel cleared a personal best height of 1.92m in Aubiére in February 2023.^[3]

Making her World Championship debut in August 2023, she qualified for the high jump final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.^[4][5]

She finished eighth in the high jump at the 2024 Diamond League event 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in Rabat.^[6]

In July 2024, she was officially selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.^[7]

Personal life

Her father Jean-Charles Gicquel, is himself a former French high jump champion. Her youngster sister Lucille represents France at Volleyball. Her brother Clement Gicquel is also a high jumper.^[8]

References

1. "Solène Gicque". World athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
2. "La Rennaise Solène Gicquel en finale de la hauteur, une grande première". ouest-france. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
3. "Championnats de France : Solène Gicquel s'offre le titre et affole les compteurs". letelegramme. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
4. "Solène Gicquel qualifies for the high jump final at the world championships". euro.dayfr.com. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
5. "La Rennaise Solène Gicquel se qualifie pour la finale du saut en hauteur aux championnats du monde". Le Telegramme. August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
6. "Rabat/Marrakech Diamond League 2024 - Results". Watch Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
7. "JO 2024 - Athletics. A record selection of Breton athletes for the Paris Games". Ouest-France. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
8. Chopin, Valerie (25 August 2023). "Rennaise Solène Gicquel qualified for the "historic" high jump final". France3regions. Retrieved 25 August 2023.