Leïla Heurtault (born 4 January 1995) is a French

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ka. She is a three-time medalist, including two golds, in the women's team kumite event at the World Karate Championships. Heurtault represented France at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 61kg event.

Career

In 2016, Heurtault won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event at the World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria. Two years later, she also won the gold medal in the same event at the

2018 World Karate Championships The 2018 World Karate Championships were the 24th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain from November 6 to November 11, 2018. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 1117 athletes from ...

held in Madrid, Spain. In 2021, Heurtault competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the

in Tokyo, Japan. She did not qualify at this tournament but she qualified after reassignment of the last qualifying spots. She finished in fifth place in her pool during the pool stage in the women's 61kg event and she did not advance to compete in the semifinals.

Personal life

Her younger sister Sara Heurtault also competes in karate and she won two medals at the

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held in Kobe, Japan.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heurtault, Leila Living people 1995 births Place of birth missing (living people) French female karateka Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic karateka for France 21st-century French sportswomen