CIOFANI Anne-Cecile

Date of Birth: 14 Dec 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Women FRA France	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool B #W01 FRA France 12 FIJ Fiji 5	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool B #W08 FRA France 40 BRA Brazil 5	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool B #W14 CAN Canada 0 FRA France 31	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Quarter-final #W24 FRA France 24 CHN China 10	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Semi-final #W31 GBR Great Britain 19 FRA France 26	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Gold Medal Match #W34 NZL New Zealand 26 FRA France 12	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2018
4	Women	2020
5	Women	2019

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Women	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2019	Langford, BC, CAN
4	Women	2018	Langford, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Women	2017	Dubai, UAE
7	Women	2018	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2018	Paris, FRA
6	Women	2019	Biarritz, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Japan

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2018	Kitakyushu, JPN
4	Women	2019	Kitakyushu, JPN

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2019	Glendale, CO, USA
4	Women	2018	Glendale, CO, USA

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

David Courteix [national], FRA

Sporting relatives:

Her mother Jeanne Ngo Minyemeck represented Cameroon in shot put and discus at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, while her father Walter Ciofani represented France in hammer throw at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. (ffr.fr, 20 Jul 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jul 2021)

Other sports:

She plays rugby union [15-a-side] for AC Bobigny 93 Rugby in France. (actu.fr, 05 Jul 2021)

2017 for France, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (avantgarde.fr, 17 Aug 2018)

She began playing rugby sevens at university in Bobigny, France. (avantgarde.fr, 17 Aug 2018)

"I started rugby because it was compulsory in my college. With my physical qualities, since I came from athletics, it was easier for me. Indeed, running with a ball is different but not complicated. Then what pushed me towards the [AC Bobigny 93 rugby union] club was our coach who was both at the university and in Bobigny. I didn't really want to at first, but I ended up giving it a try. It was the appeal of the high level that made me stay in the beginning and then I had the pleasure of playing on a team. I met some great girls and it was really them who made me sign from year to year." (avantgarde.fr, 17 Aug 2018)

To compete at the Olympic Games in 2020 and 2024. (lavantgarde.fr, 17 Aug 2018)

Philosophy:

"Despite the fact that this is an Olympic discipline, we are not featured as much as we would like or, in any case, as the girls and boys of the XV [rugby union] are. Our only goal is to show the media that we are worth watching. But it goes through results, it is built little by little." (leparisien.fr, 11 May 2019)

General Interest

General
OLYMPIC FOOTSTEPS
In 2021 she spoke about following in her parents footsteps by competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Her parents both previously competed at the Olympic Games, her mother Jeanne Ngo Minyemeck represented Cameroon in 1988, while her father Walter Ciofani represented France in 1984. "It is a source of pride to become an Olympian. We will integrate into the elite of sport and I will join my parents in a new family and be able to share one more thing with them. I was imbued with this Olympic history from a very young age, especially by my father. From a very young age, I was immersed in the quest for performance and high level with my sisters. We always trained more than others. Our parents explained to us that it was the consecration of years of work, of daily sacrifices between work and training. They had fought to be able to play high level sport. For my parents, the Games were the holy grail and we were brought up with this phrase, 'You have to go to the Olympics, you have to go to the Olympics'." (ffr.fr, 20 Jul 2021)

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Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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