Laurent Landi

Laurent Landi
Laurent Landi in 2024.
Personal information
Born (1977-10-18) 18 October 1977
Antibes, France
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
RelativesJuliette Landi (daughter)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
France France
Medal record
Representing  France
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1994 PragueHorizontal bar
Coaching career
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
TeamGeorgia Bulldogs
ConferenceSEC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2027–presentGeorgia (Associate head coach)

Laurent Landi (born 18 October 1977) is a French artistic gymnastics coach and retired gymnast. He is currently the associate head coach for the Georgia GymDogs NCAA gymnastics team. He was formerly a coach at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (2007–2017) and at World Champions Centre, serving as the head coach to Simone Biles (2017–2025).[1][2] Landi has previously coached world and Olympic champion Madison Kocian[3] and world champion Alyssa Baumann.[4]

Career

Landi was a member of the French national team in gymnastics. He trained at the Olympic Antibes Juan-les-Pins Club in Antibes, France.[5] He placed 12th in the all-around and won the bronze medal on high bar at the 1994 Junior European Championships.[6]

Coaching career

Following his competitive career, in 1999, Landi started coaching at his club in Antibes. Landi coached there until 2002, when he began working at the French National Gymnastics training center in Marseille, France. In 2004, he moved to Norman, Oklahoma, with his future wife, Cecile.[7] In Oklahoma, Landi was a coach at the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy.[5] In 2007, he and his wife began working at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy, where they coached gymnasts such as Alyssa Baumann, Madison Kocian, Briley Casanova, Samantha Ogden, and Sophia Lee. In 2017, Landi moved from WOGA to the World Champions Centre, where he is was head coach to Simone Biles through the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.[1]

In May 2026, Landi was named Associate Head Coach of the Georgia Bulldogs women's gymnastics team.[8]

Personal life

Landi married Cécile Canqueteau, a gymnastics coach and 1996 Olympian, in 2005. In 2007, they welcomed their daughter, Juliette Landi, who would go on to become a competitive diver and 2024 Olympian.

References

  1. 1 2 Pang, Becca (17 October 2017). "Simone Biles Returns To Gymnastics Training With New Coach Laurent Landi". FloGymnastics. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Coach Laurent Landi :: WOGA Gymnastics". Woga.net. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Gymnastics coaches face their own grueling journey to the Olympics". Associated Press. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Baumann Withdraws From U.S. Olympic Trials". 30 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Ces entraîneurs français qui brillent à l'étranger". L'Equipe (in French). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gymn Forum: 1994 Jr. European Champs., Men's EF". gymn-forum.net. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  7. ↑ ""Une question d'expérience"". L'Equipe (in French). 4 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Laurent Landi Named Georgia Gymnastics Associate Head Coach". Georgia Bulldogs. 12 May 2026.
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