Philippe Quintais facts for kids
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Philippe Quintais is a very famous French pétanque player. He was born on December 30, 1967, in Chartres, France. Many people consider him one of the best pétanque players of all time, and he has won an amazing 14 world championships! He plays with his right hand.
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About Philippe Quintais
Philippe Quintais started playing pétanque when he was 12 years old, learning from his parents. He quickly became known as one of the best "shooters" of his time. In pétanque, a shooter is a player who tries to knock away the opponent's balls.
He has won many awards at the international level. He earned four gold medals in "Precision Shooting" at the World Championships in 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. He also won eight gold medals and four bronze medals in the "Triple World Championship." A "Triple" team has three players.
Philippe also helped other players succeed. He coached the French teams that won the World Championships in 2007 and 2008.
The "Dream Team"
Philippe Quintais, along with his teammates Philippe Suchaud and Henry Lacroix, became known as the "Dream Team" in the world of pétanque. They are famous for winning many championships in France and around the world. With the help of a fourth player, Eric Sirot, they won three World Championships in a row in 2001, 2002, and 2003.
Philippe has played for several pétanque clubs during his career. These include clubs in Hanches, Star Master's, Duc de Nice, and more recently, Dreux. Since 2009, he has also been a sports ambassador for the city of Dreux.
Major Achievements
Philippe Quintais has won many important titles throughout his career.
French Championships
- Single (Tête-à-Tête) French champion: 1988, 2001. (This means he won playing by himself against one other player.)
- Double (Doublette) French champion: 1999, 2007. (He won playing with one teammate against another team of two.)
- Triple (Triplette) French champion: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013. (He won playing with two teammates against another team of three.)
- Mix-Double French champion: 1993, 1994, 2008. (He won playing with one teammate, usually a mixed-gender team.)
World Championships
- Triple World Champion:
- 1991 in Andorra
- 1993 in Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 1995 in Brussels, Belgium
- 1996 in Essen, Germany
- 1998 in Maspalomas, Spain
- 2001 in Monaco
- 2002 in Grenoble, France
- 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland
- 2018 in Desbiens, Canada
- Precision Shooting World Champion:
- World Champion as Coach:
Other Important Wins
- He won the French Clubs Cup 5 times (once with Hanches and four times with D.U.C de Nice).
- He won the Mondial de Millau 12 times (5 times in triples, 2 times in doubles, and 5 times in single play).
- He won La Marseillaise à Pétanque 5 times: 1997, 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2009.
- He won the Masters de Pétanque 5 times: 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015.
- He has been chosen to play for the French Championships 61 times, winning about 150 matches.
- He holds a record in "hour-shooting," hitting 991 out of 1000 boules (pétanque balls) in one hour.
