Adam Cogat (born 10 January 2003) is a French-Algerian artistic gymnast currently representing Algeria in international competition. He was a five-time medalist at the 2026 African Championships. Representing France he was a three-time medalist at the 2019 Junior Mediterranean Championships.
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| Born | 10 January 2003 Levallois-Perret, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Algeria (2024–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Former countries represented |  France (2018–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gym Agrès Vélizy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editCogat was born in Levallois-Perret, France to a French father and an Algerian mother.[1]
Gymnastics career
edit2018–2023: Representing France
editAt the 2018 French Championships, Cogat placed fourth in the all-around in the under-16 division.[2] At the 2019 Junior Mediterranean Championships, Cogat helped France finish fourth as a team. Individually he won silver on floor exercise and bronze on vault and horizontal bar.[3] Cogat became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2021; however he never called up to compete for the French senior national team.[1]
2024–present: Representing Algeria
editIn 2024, Cogat officially decided to represent Algeria in international competition after seeing the success of fellow Franco-Algerian gymnast Kaylia Nemour.[1][4] Cogat made his debut for Algeria at the RomGym Trophy where he placed fourth in the all-around.[5] Cogat was hoping to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games; however when Algeria boycotted the 2024 African Championships, he was unable to qualify.[1]
Cogat competed at various World Cups in 2025, with his best finish being seventh on floor exercise in Cairo.[6] He made his World Championships debut in 2025, where he finished 47th during all-around qualifications and did not qualify for any event finals.[7]
At the 2026 African Championships Cogat helped Algeria win silver as a team. Individually he won bronze in the all-around and silver on floor exercise, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.[8] In winning the bronze medal in the all-around, Cogat qualified to compete at the 2026 World Championships.[9]
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| 2018 | French Championships (U16) | 4 | |||||||
| 2019 | French Championships (U16) | 11 | |||||||
| Mediterranean Championships | 4 | 9 |  | 4 | 5 |  | | ||
| 2021 | French Championships (U18) | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 2022 | French Championships | 16 | |||||||
| 2023 | French Championships | 16 | |||||||
| 2024 | French Championships | 5 |
| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| 2024 | RomGym Trophy | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2025 | Antalya World Cup | 11 | 19 | 18 | |||||
| Cairo World Cup | 7 | ||||||||
| Paris World Challenge Cup | 34 | 16 | 28 | 32 | |||||
| World Championships | 47 | ||||||||
| 2026 | Antalya World Cup | 36 | 14 | 17 | 24 | ||||
| African Championships | | | | | |
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 "Il est le nouvel espoir de la Gymnastique algérienne : Adam Cogat sur les traces de Kaylia Nemour" [He is the new hope of Algerian gymnastics: Adam Cogat following in the footsteps of Kaylia Nemour]. Le Courrier d'Algérie (in French). June 11, 2024.
- ↑ "2018 French Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. May 28, 2018.
- ↑ "4TH MEDITERRANEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Men's Artistic - Apparatus Finals" (PDF). Italian Gymnastics Federation. September 28, 2019.
- ↑ "Après Kaylia Nemour, le cas du gymnaste Adam Cogat qui quitte la France pour l'Algérie" [Following Kaylia Nemour, the case of gymnast Adam Cogat who is leaving France for Algeria]. Dispora DZ (in French). June 9, 2024.
- ↑ "2024 RomGym Trophy Men's Results". The Gymternet. July 1, 2024.
- ↑ "2025 Cairo World Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. April 29, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 World Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. October 26, 2025.
- ↑ "African Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Algeria shines in apparatus finals with new titles for Kaylia Nemour and Djenna Laroui". Radio Algeria. April 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Gymnastique – Championnats d'Afrique : L'Algérie survole la compétition" [Gymnastics – African Championships: Algeria dominates the competition]. L'Algerie Aujourdhui. (in French). April 25, 2026.