Taekwondo

Taekwondo : discover the high-level athletes from La Défense who represent France at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Taekwondo illustration © Ministry of the Armed Forces

Sergeant Althéa Laurin

Sergeant Althéa Laurin © Ministry of the armed forces

Top-level athlete from the National Gendarmerie

Taekwondo

  • World champion in 2023.
  • European champion in 2022.
  • 3rd at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, the youngest ever Olympic medallist in French taekwondo.
  • European champion in 2020.
  • French champion and 3rd at the European Championships in 2019.

Private soldier Cyrian Ravet

Private soldier Cyrian Ravet © Ministry of the armed forces

Top-level athlete from the French Army

Taekwondo

  • 9th individually at the World Championships in 2022.
  • Triple European champions in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
  • Runner-up in France in 2020.

Private soldier Souleyman Alaphilippe

Private soldier Souleyman Alaphilippe © Ministry of the armed forces

Top-level athlete from the French Army

Taekwondo

  • French champion, European runner-up and 5th in the individual category at the World Championships in 2022.

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