Marie-Ève Marleau
Encyclopedia
Marie-Ève Marleau is a Canadian
Olympic
diver from Laval, Quebec
. She was born Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador
, Canada
.
The 10M synchro diving team of Marie-Ève and Émilie Heymans
have won 4 international medals, including gold at the Pan American games
in 2007. They also won the silver medal at the 2008 FINA World Cup in Beijing
.
She finished in 7th place for Canada in the Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
. She has said that she may retire after the Olympics.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
diver from Laval, Quebec
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
. She was born Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Bio
Marleau started as a gymnast, until switching over to diving.The 10M synchro diving team of Marie-Ève and Émilie Heymans
Émilie Heymans
Émilie-Joane Heymans is a Canadian diver. Born in Brussels, Belgium and raised in Greenfield Park , a suburb of Montreal, she started diving in 1993, at age 11...
have won 4 international medals, including gold at the Pan American games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
in 2007. They also won the silver medal at the 2008 FINA World Cup in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
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She finished in 7th place for Canada in the Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. She has said that she may retire after the Olympics.