Leïla Heurtault
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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
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. Heurtault represented France at the
2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
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 The Karate World Championships, also known as the World Karate Championships, are the highest level of competition for karate organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF). The competition is held in a different city every two years. Championshi ...
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
2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
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
2018 World University Karate Championships The 2018 World University Karate Championships was the 11th edition of World University Karate Championships and took place in Kobe, Japan between July 19 and July 22, 2018. Participating nations Medalists Men Women Medal count tabl ...
held in Kobe, Japan.


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