Althea Laurin – French Taekwondo Champion and International Competitor

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Althea Laurin

Fighters | Taekwondo

Full Name: Althea Laurin

Born: Paris, France

Date of Birth: 01 Sep 2001

Age: 24

Nicknames: Laurin

Height/Weight: 67kg, 1.80 m

Althéa Laurin is a prominent French taekwondo athlete known for her agility, precision, and powerful techniques in the –67kg weight category. She is the 2024 Olympic gold medalist and 2023 World Champion, showcasing her dominance on the international stage. Laurin has also secured multiple national titles and European medals, establishing herself as one of France’s top taekwondo competitors.

Althéa Laurin (born September 1, 2001, in Épinay-sur-Seine, France) is a French taekwondo athlete competing in the +67 kg weight class. She made history by winning France’s first Olympic gold medal in taekwondo at the 2024 Paris Games, defeating Uzbekistan’s Svetlana Osipova in the final. Laurin began practicing taekwondo at age 7 and quickly rose through the ranks. She secured a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and gold at the 2023 World Championships in Baku. Additionally, she won gold at the 2022 European Championships in Manchester and the 2024 European Championships in Belgrade