Althéa Laurin

Althéa Laurin (born 1 September 2001) is a French taekwondo athlete.

Althéa Laurin

Althéa Laurin with the silver medal won at the 2019 European Championships for Olympic Weight Categories
Medal record
Representing  France
Women's taekwondo
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo+67 kg
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona67 kg

She is the 2021 bronze medallist in the women +67 kg at the Tokyo Olympic Games and is also decorated Knight of the National Order of Merit.

Career

She won the European Taekwondo Junior Championships in Larnaca and the Women's Light Heavyweight -68 kg at the 2018 Junior World Championship in Hammamet.[1] She made her Olympic debut representing France at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

She was selected for the Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg where she defeated Briseida Acosta in the opening round and Zheng Shuyin in the second round. She overcame Aminata Traoré in the repechage to secure a bronze Olympic medal.[3]

References
  1. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. "Taekwondo LAURIN Althea - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 27 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Taekwondo - Women +67kg Schedule | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 27 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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