Danis Civil
French breakdancer (born 1988)
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Danis Civil (born 3 May 1988),[2] also known as Dany Dann,[3][4][5] is a French breakdancer. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in the B-Boys event.[6]
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| Born | 3 May 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Breaking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life and career
Civil was born in French Guiana.[7] In 2022, he was crowned as French breaking champion in Bordeaux,[8] placing fifth at the World Games, then won the gold medal at the 2020 WDSF European Breaking Championship in Manchester.[9]
He won the gold medal in Breaking at the 2023 European Games (team Sanofi),[10] qualifying directly for the Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[11]
On August 10, 2024, he won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, losing in the finals to Canadian Philip Kim.[12]
