[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":259},["ShallowReactive",2],{"player-en-michel-loy":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"achievements":6,"affiliate":12,"birthPlace":13,"birthYear":14,"body":15,"boules":219,"boulesModel":219,"club":91,"description":220,"extension":221,"faq":222,"flag":238,"fullName":51,"height":219,"image":239,"lastUpdated":240,"meta":241,"nationality":242,"navigation":243,"nickname":61,"path":244,"role":245,"seo":246,"socialLinks":219,"stem":247,"tags":248,"worldTitles":257,"__hash__":258},"players\u002Fplayers\u002Fen\u002Fmichel-loy.md","Michel Loy - Milieu | Petanque Player Profile",[7,8,9,10,11],"3-time World Champion Triplette (1994, 2004, 2006)","2-time European Champion Triplette (2011, 2015)","5-time French National Champion (Doublette, Triplette, Doublette Mixte, Tête à Tête, Doublette)","Winner, 2026 Mondial La Marseillaise à Pétanque","Co-holder, world record for 1,000 boules shot in one hour (2011)",false,"Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, France",1966,{"type":16,"value":17,"toc":207},"minimark",[18,23,102,106,110,114,123,131,135,153,157,176,180,193,197,200,204],[19,20,22],"h2",{"id":21},"michel-loy-quick-facts","Michel Loy - Quick Facts",[24,25,26,37],"table",{},[27,28,29],"thead",{},[30,31,32,35],"tr",{},[33,34],"th",{},[33,36],{},[38,39,40,52,62,72,82,92],"tbody",{},[30,41,42,49],{},[43,44,45],"td",{},[46,47,48],"strong",{},"Full name",[43,50,51],{},"Michel Loy",[30,53,54,59],{},[43,55,56],{},[46,57,58],{},"Nickname",[43,60,61],{},"Mimi",[30,63,64,69],{},[43,65,66],{},[46,67,68],{},"Born",[43,70,71],{},"11 September 1966, Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, France",[30,73,74,79],{},[43,75,76],{},[46,77,78],{},"Role",[43,80,81],{},"Milieu (right-handed)",[30,83,84,89],{},[43,85,86],{},[46,87,88],{},"Club",[43,90,91],{},"ESM Gonfreville-l'Orcher",[30,93,94,99],{},[43,95,96],{},[46,97,98],{},"World titles",[43,100,101],{},"3 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze (Triplette)",[19,103,105],{"id":104},"a-career-spanning-five-decades","A Career Spanning Five Decades",[107,108,109],"p",{},"Michel Loy is one of French pétanque's most durable champions, a milieu whose competitive record stretches from his first national-league result in 1984 to a Mondial La Marseillaise à Pétanque title won in 2026 at age 59. Nicknamed \"Mimi,\" Loy has represented more than a dozen clubs over his career - from the Boule d'Or Yerroise in the early 1980s through Star Master's Pétanque Club de Barbizon, where he spent his most decorated stretch, to his current club, ESM Gonfreville-l'Orcher in Seine-Maritime.",[19,111,113],{"id":112},"world-and-european-championships","World and European Championships",[107,115,116,117,122],{},"Loy's international record centers on three World Championship gold medals in Triplette, each with a different set of teammates: 1994 (with Alain Bideau and ",[118,119,121],"a",{"href":120},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fdidier-choupay","Didier Choupay","), 2004 (with Damien Hureau, Bruno Le Boursicaud and Bruno Rocher), and 2006 (with Sylvain Dubreuil, Didier Chagneau and Pascal Milei). He added two World Championship silver medals as a Triplette finalist (1993, 2003) and four bronze medals (1997, 1999, 2005, 2008), for a combined nine World Championship podiums across 15 years.",[107,124,125,126,130],{},"At the continental level, Loy won the European Championship Triplette title twice - in 2011 (with Kévin Malbec, Jean-Michel Puccinelli and Dylan Rocher) and in 2015 (with Damien Hureau, Henri Lacroix and Dylan Rocher) - plus a European bronze in 2009 (with Christophe Sarrio, Philippe Quintais and ",[118,127,129],{"href":128},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fstephane-robineau","Stéphane Robineau","). He also won the 2015 Confederations Cup with Henri Lacroix, Philippe Suchaud and Bruno Le Boursicaud, and captured the Coupe d'Europe des Clubs in 2005 with Star Master's Pétanque Club de Barbizon.",[19,132,134],{"id":133},"french-national-titles","French National Titles",[107,136,137,138,142,143,147,148,152],{},"Domestically, Loy has won five French National Championship gold medals across four different formats: Doublette (1990, with Thierry Lesage), Triplette (1996, with Didier Choupay and Patrick Milcos), Doublette Mixte (2015, with Vanessa Denaud), Tête à Tête (2022), and Doublette (2024, with Yohan Cousin, at age 57). He has also reached eight French Championship finals as runner-up, most recently in the 2026 Triplette Mixte final, where he partnered Yohan Cousin and Clarys Dumesnil but lost 5-13 to ",[118,139,141],{"href":140},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fdylan-rocher","Dylan Rocher",", ",[118,144,146],{"href":145},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fdiego-rizzi","Diego Rizzi"," and Catherine Jeanroy at Nice - see our ",[118,149,151],{"href":150},"\u002Fblog\u002Ffrench-petanque-championships-2026-results","2026 French Championships recap",".",[19,154,156],{"id":155},"masters-millau-and-other-titles","Masters, Millau and Other Titles",[107,158,159,160,142,162,142,166,170,171,175],{},"Beyond the national-team competitions, Loy has three Masters de Pétanque titles (2000, 2006, 2011), a Trophée des Villes win (2005), multiple victories at the Mondial de Millau, back-to-back EuroPétanque de Nice titles (2003, 2004), a Trophée Pétanque Canal+ win (1999), and three Bol d'Or International de Genève victories with the French delegation (1999, 2000, 2002). He is also a co-holder of the world record for shooting 1,000 boules in one hour, set on 10 May 2011 in Dreux, where a ten-man French relay team - including Loy alongside ",[118,161,141],{"href":140},[118,163,165],{"href":164},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fphilippe-quintais","Philippe Quintais",[118,167,169],{"href":168},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fphilippe-suchaud","Philippe Suchaud"," and ",[118,172,174],{"href":173},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fchristian-fazzino","Christian Fazzino"," - combined for 876 successful shots out of 1,000 attempts in 53 minutes 25 seconds.",[19,177,179],{"id":178},"_2026-a-marseillaise-title-at-59","2026: A Marseillaise Title at 59",[107,181,182,183,170,186,192],{},"Nearly three decades after his first French title, Loy showed no signs of slowing down in 2026. In July, he joined ",[46,184,185],{},"Patrick Messonnier",[46,187,188],{},[118,189,191],{"href":190},"\u002Fplayers\u002Fyohan-cousin","Yohan Cousin"," to win the 65th Mondial La Marseillaise à Pétanque, beating Patrick Laur, Sony Even and Sébastien Rousseau 13-5 in the final at Parc Borély on 8 July - a first Marseillaise title for both Loy and Cousin, and Messonnier's third. Days later, at Nice, Loy reached the French Triplette Mixte final with Cousin and Clarys Dumesnil, finishing runner-up to a Dylan Rocher-led team.",[19,194,196],{"id":195},"equipment","Equipment",[107,198,199],{},"Loy is publicly known to favor black carbon-steel boules, and he has served as an ambassador for the boules brand OZ Pétanque. Beyond that, no manufacturer has publicly confirmed the specific model he currently competes with in national-team play.",[19,201,203],{"id":202},"legacy","Legacy",[107,205,206],{},"Few players in modern French pétanque can match Loy's combination of longevity and continued competitiveness - a career that has produced three World Championship golds, two European titles, five French national titles across four different formats, and, more than four decades after he first turned heads in regional tête-à-tête competition, a Mondial La Marseillaise crown at age 59. His shooting-record teammates and championship partners over the years read like a who's who of modern French pétanque, from Didier Choupay and Éric Sirot in the 1990s and 2000s to Damien Hureau, Henri Lacroix and Dylan Rocher in the 2010s, and Yohan Cousin and Patrick Messonnier in 2026 - a career that has spanned, and connected, multiple generations of the sport's biggest names.",{"title":208,"searchDepth":209,"depth":209,"links":210},"",2,[211,212,213,214,215,216,217,218],{"id":21,"depth":209,"text":22},{"id":104,"depth":209,"text":105},{"id":112,"depth":209,"text":113},{"id":133,"depth":209,"text":134},{"id":155,"depth":209,"text":156},{"id":178,"depth":209,"text":179},{"id":195,"depth":209,"text":196},{"id":202,"depth":209,"text":203},null,"Michel Loy profile: the French milieu nicknamed 'Mimi', a 3-time World Champion (1994, 2004, 2006) and 2026 Mondial La Marseillaise winner with a five-decade competitive career.","md",[223,226,229,232,235],{"question":224,"answer":225},"How old is Michel Loy?","Michel Loy was born on 11 September 1966 in Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, France, making him 59 years old in 2026.",{"question":227,"answer":228},"What are Michel Loy's World Championship titles?","He won World Championship gold in Triplette three times: 1994 (with Alain Bideau and Didier Choupay), 2004 (with Damien Hureau, Bruno Le Boursicaud and Bruno Rocher), and 2006 (with Sylvain Dubreuil, Didier Chagneau and Pascal Milei). He also has 2 World Championship silver medals (1993, 2003) and 4 bronze medals (1997, 1999, 2005, 2008).",{"question":230,"answer":231},"Did Michel Loy win the 2026 Mondial La Marseillaise?","Yes. Loy, Patrick Messonnier and Yohan Cousin won the 65th edition of the Mondial La Marseillaise à Pétanque, beating Patrick Laur, Sony Even and Sébastien Rousseau 13-5 in the final on 8 July 2026 at Marseille's Parc Borély - Loy's and Cousin's first Marseillaise titles. Read the full recap in our [2026 Marseillaise results](\u002Fblog\u002Fmondial-la-marseillaise-a-petanque-2026-results).",{"question":233,"answer":234},"What is Michel Loy's nickname and playing position?","He is nicknamed 'Mimi' and is a right-handed milieu, the versatile position that combines pointing and shooting duties.",{"question":236,"answer":237},"Which club does Michel Loy play for?","As of the mid-2020s he competes for ESM Gonfreville-l'Orcher in Seine-Maritime, the latest stop in a club career that has also included Star Master's Pétanque Club de Barbizon, Les Canuts de Lyon, and AS Chaponnay Pétanque, among others.","🇫🇷","\u002Fimages\u002Fplayers\u002Fmichel-loy.png","2026-09-03",{},"France",true,"\u002Fplayers\u002Fen\u002Fmichel-loy","Milieu",{"title":5,"description":220},"players\u002Fen\u002Fmichel-loy",[249,250,251,252,253,254,255,256],"michel loy","mimi","french petanque","milieu","world champion","mondial la marseillaise","petanque legend","esm gonfreville l'orcher",3,"hwacdXoQqCU4vtRJ0gMqFRZEszgBcTLu3C5d-4dCVTs",1790080186123]