Laëtitia Le Corguillé

Laëtitia Le Corguillé (born 29 July 1986 in Saint-Brieuc) is a French BMX racer and Olympic athlete who won the silver medal in BMX at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Laëtitia Le Corguillé
Personal information
Full nameLaëtitia Le Corguillé
Born (1986-07-29) 29 July 1986
Saint-Brieuc, France
Team information
DisciplineBMX racing
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's BMX racing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Women's BMX
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 São Paulo Elite Women's Cruiser
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Paris Elite Women
Supercross World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007Elite Women
Gold medal – first place 2009Elite Women
Gold medal – first place 2010Elite Women
Silver medal – second place 2008Elite Women
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Valkenswaard Junior Women

She began to cycle BMX bikes in 1991, following the example of her older brother Emeric Le Corguillé. In 2005, Le Courguillé joined the division of France BMX located in Aix-en-Provence to participate in an intensive training programme in advance of the 2008 Olympic Games. At the 2008 Games, the first time for BMX to be an Olympic sport, she took the silver medal behind her compatriot Anne-Caroline Chausson and ahead of British woman Shanaze Reade. At the 2012 Olympic Games, she finished fourth in the final.[1]

References
  1. Femmes BMX : Finale sur fr.london2012.com

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