Virginie Dedieu

Virginie Dedieu (born 25 February 1979) is a French former synchronized swimmer and Olympic medalist.

Virginie Dedieu

Virginie Dedieu at the 2013 French Open
Personal information
Nationality	France
Born	(1979-02-25) 25 February 1979 Aix-en-Provence, France
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Synchronized swimming
Club	Aix Natation
Medal record Representing  France Synchronized swimming Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 3 2 1 European Championships 2 6 2 Total 5 8 4 Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Women's duet World Aquatics Championships 2003 Barcelona Women's solo 2005 Montreal Women's solo 2007 Melbourne Women's solo 1998 Perth Women's solo 2001 Fukuoka Women's solo 1998 Perth Women's duet European Aquatics Championships 2002 Berlin Women's solo 2004 Madrid Women's solo 1997 Seville Women's solo 1997 Seville Women's duet 1999 Istanbul Women's solo 1999 Istanbul Women's duet 2000 Helsinki Women's solo 2000 Helsinki Women's duet 2002 Berlin Women's duet 2004 Madrid Women's duet

Virginie won a bronze medal in the women's duet at the 2000 Summer Olympics with Myriam Lignot.[1] She was also successful in the European and World Aquatics Championships, winning several medals.[2]

Dedieu was awarded the Legion of Honour on 1 January 2006.[3]