Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon

Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon (born March 3, 1983 in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec) is a Canadian synchronized swimmer and four times Commonwealth Games gold medalist.

Career

She first became interested in synchronized swimming at the age of seven after watching Sylvie Fréchette on television, and has been a member of Synchro Canada's national team since 1998.

Marie-Pier represented Canada in the women's solo event at the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games Gagnon won two gold medals in the women's solo and women's duet (with Isabelle Rampling). She repeated this feat at the following Commonwealth Games with a further two golds.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Marie-Pier finished in sixth place with partner Isabelle Rampling in the women's duet. She returned to 2012 Summer Olympics where an improved performance in the women's duet saw her finish in fourth place with Élise Marcotte.

Shortly after the London Olympics, Boudreau Gagnon announced her retirement from competitive sports.

References

External links

Synchro Canada Official website

1983 births

Canadian synchronized swimmers

Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada

French Quebecers

Living people

Olympic synchronized swimmers for Canada

People from Rivière-du-Loup

Sportspeople from Quebec

Synchronised swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Synchronised swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Synchronized swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games

Synchronized swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Synchronized swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games

Synchronized swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming

Synchronized swimmers at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Synchronized swimmers at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships

Synchronized swimmers at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships

Synchronized swimmers at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships

Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada

Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada

Commonwealth Games medallists in synchronised swimming

Pan American Games medalists in synchronized swimming

Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games

Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games