Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon
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Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon (born March 3, 1983 in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec
) is a Canadian synchronized swimmer from Montreal
. She is currently swimming on Canada's National "A" Team, where the team has been centralized to the National Training Centre – Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal
. Marie-Pier represented Canada in solo at the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal.
She first became interested in synchronized swimming at the age of seven after watching Sylvie Fréchette
on television. The sport opened a whole new world for Marie-Pier and led her to believe that determination and passion are the route to success. She has been a member of Synchro Canada’s national team since 1998.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games
she won two gold medals, in the Free routine solo and Free routine duet (with Isabelle Rampling
).
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
, she finished in sixth place with partner Isabelle Rampling
in the women's duet.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) is a Canadian synchronized swimmer from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. She is currently swimming on Canada's National "A" Team, where the team has been centralized to the National Training Centre – Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. Marie-Pier represented Canada in solo at the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal.
She first became interested in synchronized swimming at the age of seven after watching Sylvie Fréchette
Sylvie Fréchette
Sylvie Fréchette, MSC is a retired Canadian synchronized swimmer, who won a gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a silver in the 1996 Summer Olympics...
on television. The sport opened a whole new world for Marie-Pier and led her to believe that determination and passion are the route to success. She has been a member of Synchro Canada’s national team since 1998.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
she won two gold medals, in the Free routine solo and Free routine duet (with Isabelle Rampling
Isabelle Rampling
Isabelle Rampling is a Canadian synchronized swimmer. Originally from Burlington, Ontario, she currently lives in Montreal....
).
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 finished in sixth place with partner Isabelle Rampling
Isabelle Rampling
Isabelle Rampling is a Canadian synchronized swimmer. Originally from Burlington, Ontario, she currently lives in Montreal....
in the women's duet.
2010
- Commonwealth Games: 1st Solo / 1st Duet
- FINA World Cup: 2nd Duet / 3rd Solo / 3rd Team Technical / 3rd Combo
- Japan Open: 2nd Technical Duet / 2nd Free Duet / 1st Combo
- China Open: 1st Technical Solo / 1st Free solo
2009
- 4th FINA World Trophy: 1st Overall / 1st Highlight Team / 1st Thematic Team / 1st Thematic Duet / 2nd Free Solo / 3rd Combo
- FINA World Aquatic Championships: 3rd Technical Solo / 3rd Combo / 4th Free Team / 4th Technical Team / 4th Free Duet
- Barcelona Trophy: 2nd Free team / 3rd Technical team
- Japan Open: 1st Technical Solo / 1st Free duet
- Spanish Open: 2nd Free team
- German Open: 1st Technical Solo / 2nd Free duet
2008
- 3rd FINA World Trophy: 5th Overall / 4th Duet / 5th Team / 5th Combo
- Olympic Games: 4th Team / 6th Duet
- Olympic Games Qualification: 3rd Team / 4th Duet
- Spanish Open: 2nd Team
- Russian Open: 2nd Duet
2007
- FINA World Aquatic Championships: 6th Technical solo / 6th Free solo / 6th Technical duet / 6th Free Duet
- PanAmerican Games: 2nd Duet / 2nd Team
- Japan Open: 2nd Duet
2006
- Commonwealth Games: 1st Solo / 1st Duet
- FINA World Cup: 4th Combo / 5th Solo / 6th Duet / 6th Team
- Russian Open: 1st Solo / 1st Duet
- Japan Open: 3rd Duet
2000
- America ’s Cup: 1st Team / 6th Figures
- Nationals: 1st Team Nationals (15–18): 2nd Solo / 1st Figures / 2nd Duet
- Peru Cup (16–18): 1st Solo / 1st Figures
1999
- Rome Open: 5th Team
- Nationals (15–18): 3rd Solo / 4th Duet / 2nd Figures / 1st Team
- Canada Games: 1st Team / 2nd Figures
1998
- America ’s Cup: 2nd Team
- Nationals (15–18): 6th Solo / 6th Duet / 1st Team
- Loano Cup: 1st Team