{{Short description|French karateka (born 1993)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Emily Thouy | honorific_suffix = | image = <!-- name.jpg --> | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = <!-- if different than name/birth_name --> | nickname = | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|1|26}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = France | sport = Karate | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = 55 kg | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = {{Plainlist| * Kumite * Team kumite }} | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Women's karate }} {{Medal|Country| {{FRA}} }} {{Medal|Competition| World Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2012 Paris | Team kumite }} {{Medal|Gold| 2016 Linz | Kumite 55 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2014 Bremen | Kumite 55 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| European Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2015 Istanbul | Kumite 55 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2013 Budapest | Team kumite }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2014 Tampere | Kumite 55 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| European Games }} {{Medal|Gold| 2015 Baku | Kumite 55 kg }} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }}
'''Emily Thouy''' (born 26 January 1993)<ref name="entry_list_by_noc_karate_world_games_2017">{{Cite web|title=Entry List by NOC|url=https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/nh/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C32A_1.0.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106215132/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/nh/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C32A_1.0.pdf|archive-date=6 January 2021|access-date=6 January 2021|website=2017 World Games}}</ref> is a French karateka. She became world champion in the women's kumite 55{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria.<ref name="thouy_est_sacree_monde_2016">{{Cite news|date=29 October 2016|title=L'Orléanaise Emily Thouy est sacrée championne du monde de karaté|work=Europe1|url=https://www.europe1.fr/sport/lorleanaise-emily-thouy-est-sacree-championne-du-monde-de-karate-2885825|access-date=9 May 2020|language=fr}}</ref><ref name="four_gold_medals_opening_day_2016">{{Cite news|last=Etchells|first=Daniel|date=29 October 2016|title=Four gold medals for Japan on opening day of finals at 2016 Karate World Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1043154/four-gold-medals-for-japan-on-opening-day-of-finals-at-2016-karate-world-championships|access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>
== 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 55{{nbsp}}kg event.<ref name="world_karate_championships_results_2014">{{Cite web |title=2014 World Karate Championships Results |url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/5/Results.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124045916/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/5/Results.pdf |archive-date=24 November 2021 |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=sportdata.org}}</ref>
In 2015, Thouy won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55{{nbsp}}kg event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.<ref name="azerbaijan_scoop_double_gold_2015">{{Cite news|last=Butler|first=Nick|date=13 June 2015|title=Azerbaijan scoop double karate gold on opening night of European Games|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1027965/azerbaijan-scoop-double-karate-gold-on-opening-night-of-european-games|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morgan |first=Liam |date=13 August 2016 |title=Agier lays down marker with victory over rival Buchinger at World University Karate Championship |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1040585/agier-lays-down-marker-with-victory-over-rival-buchinger-at-world-university-karate-championship |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="results_book_world_university_karate_championships_2016">{{Cite web|title=2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book|url=https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2016_WUC_Karate_results.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015224326/https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2016_WUC_Karate_results.pdf|archive-date=15 October 2020|access-date=16 November 2021|website=Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire}}</ref>
In 2017, Thouy competed in the women's kumite 55{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.<ref name="karate_results_world_games_2017">{{Cite web|url=https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf|title=Karate Results|website=2017 World Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424114313/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2020|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> She lost her bronze medal match against Sara Cardin of Italy.<ref name="karate_results_world_games_2017"/>
== Achievements ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=45% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Rank!!Event |- |2012 |World Championships |Paris, France |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Team kumite |- |2013 |European Championships |Budapest, Hungary |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Team kumite |- |rowspan=2 | 2014 |European Championships |Tampere, Finland |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 55{{nbsp}}kg |- |World Championships |Bremen, Germany |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite 55{{nbsp}}kg |- |rowspan=2 | 2015 |European Championships |Istanbul, Turkey |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 55{{nbsp}}kg |- |European Games |Baku, Azerbaijan |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 55{{nbsp}}kg |- |2016 |World Championships |Linz, Austria |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 55{{nbsp}}kg |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thouy, Emily}} Category:Living people Category:1993 births Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:French female karateka Category:Karateka at the 2015 European Games Category:Medalists at the 2015 European Games Category:European Games medalists in karate Category:European Games gold medalists for France Category:Competitors at the 2017 World Games Category:21st-century French sportswomen