Léa Buet
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| Nationality | French Senegalese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1989 Léhon, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France (2005–2009) Senegal (2014–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| African Champ. | 5th (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 23365 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 38393 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 8 May 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Léa Buet (born 20 March 1989 in Léhon) is a French-born Senegalese judoka who competed in the women's 57 kg class.[1][2]
Career
France
Buet started playing judo at a young age at Dinan. She played at the Anne-de-Bretagne college in Rennes, then for clubs at Poitiers and Bordeaux. She then joins the club of Sainte Geneviève Sports club in Paris and wins the bronze medal at the French junior championships in 2007 in 52 kg category.[3]
Senegal
She stopped competing in France by 2009 and later emigrated to Senegal in 2012, eventually becoming a naturalized Senegalese citizen in 2015.[3][4] She played her first competition under the Senegal at the 2015 African Judo Championships.[2] She won the bronze medal in for the 57 kg category at the 2015 African Games at Brazzaville.
Post retirement after 2017, Buet founded the sports association Adjimé which promotes and organises MMA events in Senegal.[5]
References
- ^ "LEA BUET". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ a b "Léa Buet, une judoka au Sénégal". BBC. 2015-04-18.
- ^ a b Halliez, Isabelle (2014-08-28). "Léa Buet. Son rêve de judo au Sénégal". Le Télégramme.
- ^ "LA JUDOKA FRANÇAISE LÉA BUET VEUT DEVENIR SÉNÉGALAISE". L'Esprit du Judo. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Léa Buet: Il y a un potentiel énorme en MMA au Sénégal". RFI. 2018-12-24.
External links
- Léa Buet at the International Judo Federation
- Léa Buet at JudoInside.com
- Léa Buet at AllJudo.net (in French)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Côtes-d'Armor
- French emigrants to Senegal
- Senegalese people of French descent
- Naturalized citizens of Senegal
- French female judoka
- Senegalese female judoka
- African Games medalists in judo
- African Games bronze medalists for Senegal
- Competitors at the 2015 African Games