Emily Thouy

Emily Thouy (born 26 January 1993)[1] is a French karateka. She became world champion in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria.[2][3]

Emily Thouy
Personal information
Born (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993
Sport
CountryFrance
SportKarate
Weight class55 kg
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  France
World Championships
2012 Paris Team kumite
2016 Linz Kumite 55 kg
2014 Bremen Kumite 55 kg
European Championships
2015 Istanbul Kumite 55 kg
2013 Budapest Team kumite
2014 Tampere Kumite 55 kg
European Games
2015 Baku Kumite 55 kg

Career

She won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event at the 2012 World Karate Championships held in Paris, France. Two years later, at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event.

In 2015, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4] In the final, she defeated Jelena Kovačević of Croatia. In 2017, she competed in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[5] She lost her bronze medal match against Sara Cardin of Italy.[5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2012 World Championships Paris, France 1st Team kumite
2014 World Championships Bremen, Germany 2nd Kumite 55 kg
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Kumite 55 kg
2016 World Championships Linz, Austria 1st Kumite 55 kg

References
  1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. "L'Orléanaise Emily Thouy est sacrée championne du monde de karaté". Europe1 (in French). 29 October 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Etchells, Daniel (29 October 2016). "Four gold medals for Japan on opening day of finals at 2016 Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Butler, Nick (13 June 2015). "Azerbaijan scoop double karate gold on opening night of European Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 May 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.


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