Leïla Heurtault
{{Short description|French karateka (born 1995)}}
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{{Medal|Sport| Women's karate }}
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{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}
{{Medal|Gold| 2016 Linz | Team kumite }}
{{Medal|Gold| 2018 Madrid | Team kumite }}
{{Medal|Silver| 2014 Bremen | Team kumite }}
{{MedalCompetition |European Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 İzmit|Team kumite}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Poreč|Kumite 61 kg}}
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Leïla Heurtault (born 4 January 1995){{Cite web|title=Entry list by event|url=https://tarragona2018-reports.s3.amazonaws.com/KTE/MED18_KTE-------------------------------_C32C_v1..pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704185932/https://tarragona2018-reports.s3.amazonaws.com/KTE/MED18_KTE-------------------------------_C32C_v1..pdf|archive-date=4 July 2018|access-date=22 June 2021|website=2018 Mediterranean Games}} is a French karateka. 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 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 61{{nbsp}}kg event.{{Cite web|title=Karate Results Book|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf|archive-date=10 August 2021|access-date=10 August 2021|website=2020 Summer Olympics}}
Career
In 2016, Heurtault won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event at the World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria.{{Cite web|title=2016 World Karate Championships Medalists|url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/74/Results.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831202740/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/74/Results.pdf|archive-date=31 August 2020|access-date=23 June 2021|website=Sportdata}} Two years later, she also won the gold medal in the same event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.{{Cite web|title=Results Book|url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/188/ResultBook_188_20190309_072813-compressed.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126042620/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/188/ResultBook_188_20190309_072813-compressed.pdf|archive-date=26 November 2020|access-date=30 December 2020|website=2018 World Karate Championships}}
In 2021, Heurtault competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|title=2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115613/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf|archive-date=14 June 2021|access-date=14 June 2021|website=World Karate Federation}} She did not qualify at this tournament but she qualified after reassignment of the last qualifying spots.{{Cite news|date=21 June 2021|title=Last Olympians for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 confirmed|work=Around the Rings|url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__103757/Title__Last-Olympians-for-Karate-Olympic-debut-at-Tokyo-2020-confirmed/292/Articles|access-date=22 June 2021}} She finished in fifth place in her pool during the pool stage in the women's 61{{nbsp}}kg 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 held in Kobe, Japan.
Achievements
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2014
|Bremen, Germany |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Team kumite | ||||
| 2016
|Linz, Austria |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Team kumite | ||||
| 2017
|İzmit, Turkey |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team kumite | ||||
| 2018
|Madrid, Spain |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | ||||
| 2021
|Poreč, Croatia |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 61{{nbsp}}kg |
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:French female karateka
Category:Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Category:Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics