{{short description|French badminton player}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Léa Palermo | image = Palermo lea (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Palermo in 2017 | nickname = | birth_name = | country = France | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Saint-Martin-d'Hères]], France | height = 1.73 m | weight = | years_active = 2008–present | handedness = Right | coach = | event = Women's & mixed doubles | highest_ranking = 27 (WD with [[Delphine Delrue]], 5 March 2019)<br />32 (XD with [[Julien Maio]], 24 March 2026)<br />33 (XD with [[Bastian Kersaudy]], 28 June 2018) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = 41 | date_of_current_ranking = XD with Julien Maio, 26 May 2026 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Women's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Badminton Championships|European Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2025 European Badminton Championships|2025 Horsens]] | Mixed doubles }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|European Women's Team Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2020 Liévin]] | Women's team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|European Mixed Team Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|2021 Vantaa]] | Mixed team }} {{MedalSilver | [[2025 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|2025 Baku]] |Mixed team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Mediterranean Games]] }} {{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2018 Mediterranean Games|2018 Tarragona]] | Women's doubles }} | bwfbadminton_id = 98329 | bwf_id = D46E1C7B-3C9B-4043-82E8-E46A18833652 }}
'''Léa Palermo''' (born 7 July 1993) is a French [[badminton]] player.<ref name="bwf">{{cite web |title=Players: Lea Palermo |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/98329/lea-palermo |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=10 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Léa Palermo |url=http://www.ffbad.org/haut-niveau/nos-collectifs-france/elite/13/lea-palermo |publisher=Fédération Française de Badminton |access-date=10 September 2016|language=fr}}</ref> She started playing badminton at aged 8, then joined the [[France national badminton team]] in 2006.<ref name="bwf" /> In 2009, she won the bronze medal at the [[2009 European U17 Badminton Championships|European U17 Badminton Championships]] in the mixed doubles event.<ref name="vendee">{{cite web | title=Quelques portraits de joueurs |url=http://edap.vendee.fr/content/download/45027/738305/version/1/file/portraits+joueurs.pdf |publisher=EDAP Vendée |access-date=10 September 2016|language=fr}}</ref> In 2010, she competed at the [[Badminton at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics|Summer Youth Olympic Games]] in [[Singapore]].<ref name="bwf" /> In 2015, she won the [[Slovenia International]] tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with [[Bastian Kersaudy]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Double joy for Ukraine |url=http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=2352013&cmsid=239&pageid=5381 |publisher=[[Badminton Europe]] |access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref> In 2016, she won [[French National Badminton Championships]] in women's doubles event.<ref name="vendee" /> She also the runner-up at the [[Orleans International]] in the women's doubles event and at the [[Estonian International]] in the mixed doubles event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Helen Olver and Lauren Smith win doubles title in Orleans |url=http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2016/04/04/helen-olver-and-lauren-smith-win-doubles-title-in-orleans/ |publisher=4 The Love Of Sport |access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Morozova doubles up in Tallinn |url=http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=3130336 |publisher=[[Badminton Europe]] |access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref> In 2017, she became the runner-up at the [[Estonian International]] partnered with [[Delphine Delrue]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Български триумф в Естония |url=http://www.blitz.bg/sport/drugi/blgarski-triumf-v-estoniya_351809.html |publisher=Информационна агенция БЛИЦ |access-date=22 January 2017 |language=bg}}</ref> She competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, clinched the women's doubles gold with Delrue.<ref>{{cite web|title=Athlete Profile: Palermo Lea Helene |url=http://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/BDM/athlete/18005332 |publisher=Tarragona 2018 |access-date=26 June 2018}}</ref>
== Achievements ==
=== European Championships === ''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[2025 European Badminton Championships#Finals 5|2025]] | align="left" | [[Forum Horsens|Forum]], [[Horsens]], Denmark | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Maio]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jesper Toft]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Amalie Magelund]] | align="left" | 14–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}
=== Mediterranean Games === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#FFAAAA" | align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2018 Mediterranean Games|2018]] | align="left" | El Morell Pavilion, [[Tarragona]], Spain | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Delphine Delrue]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Bengisu Erçetin]]<br />{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Nazlıcan İnci]] | align="left" | 21–17, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold''' |}
=== BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) === The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>
''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | [[2018 Orleans Masters#Finals 4|2018]] | align="left" | [[Orleans Masters]] | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Delphine Delrue]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Gabriela Stoeva]]<br />{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Stefani Stoeva]] | align="left" | 8–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
=== BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 8 runners-up) === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | [[Romanian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Anne Tran]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chloe Birch]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jenny Wallwork]] | align="left" | 6–11, 12–14, 11–8, 8–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Orleans International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Delphine Delrue]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Heather Olver]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lauren Smith (badminton)|Lauren Smith]] | align="left" | 19–21, 8–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | [[Estonian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Delphine Delrue | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Mariya Mitsova]]<br />{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Petya Nedelcheva]] | align="left" | 12–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Orleans International | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Delphine Delrue | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Asumi Kugo]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Megumi Yokoyama (badminton)|Megumi Yokoyama]] | align="left" | 14–21, 21–17, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | [[White Nights (badminton)|White Nights]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Delphine Delrue | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Chervyakova]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Olga Morozova (badminton)|Olga Morozova]] | align="left" | 8–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | [[Spanish International (badminton)|Spanish International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Delphine Delrue | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Maryna Ilyinskaya]]<br />{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yelyzaveta Zharka]] | align="left" | 21–6, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | [[Belgian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Delphine Delrue | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mizuki Fujii]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nao Ono]] | align="left" | 21–19, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | [[Irish Open (badminton)|Irish Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Delphine Delrue | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Amalie Magelund]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Freja Ravn]] | align="left" | 18–21, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | [[Slovenia International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bastian Kersaudy]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Marin Baumann<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Lorraine Baumann | align="left" | 21–17, 18–21, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Estonian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Bastian Kersaudy | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexandr Zinchenko]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Olga Morozova (badminton)|Olga Morozova]] | align="left" | 18–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | [[Czech International|Czech Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Bastian Kersaudy | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mathias Bay-Smidt]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Alexandra Bøje]] | align="left" | 21–12, 8–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Réunion Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Maio]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[William Villeger]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Flavie Vallet]] | align="left" | 23–21, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Mauritius International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Maio | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} William Villeger<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Flavie Vallet | align="left" | 21–11, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Turkey International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Maio | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rohan Kapoor (badminton)|Rohan Kapoor]]<br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gadde Ruthvika Shivani]] | align="left" | 21–15, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}
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== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{BWFB|98329}} * {{BWFT|D46E1C7B-3C9B-4043-82E8-E46A18833652}} * {{Olympedia}}
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