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
Gold medal – first place 2012 Paris Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2016 Linz Kumite 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Bremen Kumite 55 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Istanbul Kumite 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tampere Kumite 55 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Kumite 55 kg

Career

Thouy 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.[4]

In 2015, Thouy won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[5] In the final, she defeated Jelena Kovačević of Croatia. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[6][7]

In 2017, she competed in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[8] She lost her bronze medal match against Sara Cardin of Italy.[8]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2012 World Championships Paris, France 1st Team kumite
2013 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Team kumite
2014 European Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd Kumite 55 kg
World Championships Bremen, Germany 2nd Kumite 55 kg
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st Kumite 55 kg
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.
  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.
  4. "2014 World Karate Championships Results" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. Butler, Nick (13 June 2015). "Azerbaijan scoop double karate gold on opening night of European Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. Morgan, Liam (13 August 2016). "Agier lays down marker with victory over rival Buchinger at World University Karate Championship". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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