Emily Thouy

Emily Thouy (born 26 January 1993) is a French karateka. She became world champion in the women's kumite 55kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria.

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 55kg event.

In 2015, Thouy won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55kg event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. 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.

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

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