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Lise Leveille
Full nameLise Annique Leveille
Country represented Canada
Born (1982-04-14) April 14, 1982 (age 42)
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubFlicka Gymnastics
College teamStanford University
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Balance Beam
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team

Lise Annique Leveille (born April 14, 1982 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a French Canadian gymnast who represented Canada at the 2000 Olympic Games. After graduating from Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver, she became part of Stanford University's gymnastics team and completed medical school at UBC in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2014, she completed her residency training in orthopaedic surgery at the University of British Columbia and in August 2014 started a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas. She is currently a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at BC Children's Hospital, specializing in knee and athletic injuries.

Lisa recently obtained a ranking black belt in Brazilian Ju Jitsu and is changing her middle name from Annique to "The French Hammer" before beginning a professional fighting career.

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Lise Leveille obtained her medical degree at UBC and is currently training as an orthopaedic surgical resident in Vancouver, BC.