Paulette Fouillet

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Paulette Fouillet (born June 30, 1950 - July 29, 2015 ) was a French judoka . She won two silver medals at world championships and was three times European champion.

Athletic career

In 1974 French judo championships for women were held on a test basis. Paulette Fouillet won the light heavyweight division, the weight class up to 72 kilograms. In the open class she took second place behind Martine Rottier, who is ten kilograms lighter . At the end of 1974, European championships for women were also held in Genoa as a test. Paulette Fouillet competed in the middleweight division, the weight class up to 66 kilograms, and took second place behind the Italian Laura Di Toma . Fouillet also started in the open class and defeated the Briton Ellen Cobb in the final . Also in 1975 Paulette Fouillet started in the middleweight division. She won the German Open and the French championships. At the first official European Championships in Munich, she won the middleweight division against her compatriot Jocelyne Triadou , in the final of the open class she was defeated by Catherine Pierre , also from France. In 1976 she lost to Triadou in the final of the French championships. At the European Championships in 1976 in Vienna, she won the final against Triadou.

In 1978 Paulette Fouillet won the French championship title and a bronze medal at the European Championships in Cologne. In 1980 she started in the heavyweight division, the weight class over 72 kilograms. In February she won the French championship title in this weight class. In March at the European Championships in Udine she won the silver medal in the heavyweight division behind the Italian Margherita De Cal , in the open class she received a bronze medal. At the end of November 1980, New York City hosted the first World Judo Championships for women. The French women won a medal in the competitions in each of the eight weight classes. Paulette Fouillet first reached the final in the heavyweight division and received silver behind Margherita De Cal. The next day she was defeated by Belgian Ingrid Berghmans in the final of the open class .

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ French Championships in 1974 at judoinside.com
  2. ↑ European Championships 1974 at judoinside.com
  3. ↑ European Championships 1975 at judoinside.com
  4. ↑ French Championships in 1976 at judoinside.com
  5. ↑ European Championships 1976 at judoinside.com
  6. ↑ European Championships 1980 at judoinside.com
  7. ↑ World Championships 1980 at judoinside.com
personal data
SURNAME Fouillet, Paulette
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French judoka
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1950
DATE OF DEATH July 29, 2015