Myriam Glez
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Myriam Glez in France
) is a synchronised swimmer who represented France at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
and Australia
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
.
Glez won ten synchronised swimming titles in France before moving to Australia in 2005 to take up a marketing position. Although the move wasn't meant to be permanent, she took Australian citizenship in 2007 and became eligible for selection on the Australian team in Beijing.
She competed in the duet with Erika Leal-Ramirez
, who had also represented another country in synchronised swimming, Mexico
. The pair finished 21st from a field of 24. Glez was also a member of the Australian team which finished seventh, its best Olympic performance.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a synchronised swimmer who represented France at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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...
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...
.
Glez won ten synchronised swimming titles in France before moving to Australia in 2005 to take up a marketing position. Although the move wasn't meant to be permanent, she took Australian citizenship in 2007 and became eligible for selection on the Australian team in Beijing.
She competed in the duet with Erika Leal-Ramirez
Erika Leal-Ramirez
Erika Leal-Ramirez in Mexico City) is a synchronised swimmer who represented Mexico at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games and has been selected to represent Australia at the 2008 Games....
, who had also represented another country in synchronised swimming, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The pair finished 21st from a field of 24. Glez was also a member of the Australian team which finished seventh, its best Olympic performance.