Alizée Agier (born 7 July 1994)[1] is a French karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany.[2] She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[3]

Alizée Agier
Agier in 2019
Personal information
Born (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 30)
Semur-en-Auxois, France
Sport
CountryFrance
SportKarate
Weight class68 kg
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  France
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 1 2
World Games 0 0 1
European Championships 2 1 6
European Games 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 0 0 1
Total 4 2 11
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bremen Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Linz Team kumite
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dubai Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dubai Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Kumite 68 kg
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Kumite 68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guadalajara Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zadar Kumite 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kocaeli Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Montpellier Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kocaeli Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Gaziantep Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Gaziantep Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zadar Team kumite
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite 68 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin Kumite 68 kg

Career

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Agier won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany.[2][4] She defeated Gitte Brunstad of Norway in her gold medal match.[4]

In 2016, Agier won a medal in the women's team kumite event at the European Karate Championships in Montpellier, France and the World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria. She won one of the bronze medals in this event at the 2016 European Karate Championships and the gold medal in this event at the 2016 World Karate Championships. Agier also won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[5][6] She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2017 European Karate Championships held in İzmit, Turkey.[7] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.[7]

Agier won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[3] In the same year, she competed in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. She won one of three matches in the elimination round and she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.

In June 2021, Agier competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] In November 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[9] She also won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event.[9][10]

Agier won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[11] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.[12] Agier won the bronze medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[13] She defeated Irina Zaretska of Azerbaijan in her bronze medal match.[13] She was also flag bearer for France during the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Games.[14]

Agier won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. She lost her bronze medal match in the women's 68 kg event. A few months later, Agier won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[15][16] In the same year, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[17] She defeated María Nieto of Spain in her bronze medal match.[17]

She won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[18] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.[18]

Personal life

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She was diagnosed at age 19 with type 1 diabetes.[19][20]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2014 World Championships Bremen, Germany 1st Kumite 68 kg
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 3rd Team kumite
World Championships Linz, Austria 1st Team kumite
2017 European Championships İzmit, Turkey 2nd Kumite 68 kg
3rd Team kumite
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 1st Kumite 68 kg
2021 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2nd Team kumite
2022 European Championships Gaziantep, Turkey 3rd Kumite 68 kg
3rd Team kumite
World Games Birmingham, United States 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rd Team kumite
2023 European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 3rd Kumite 68 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2024 European Championships Zadar, Croatia 1st Kumite 68 kg
3rd Team kumite

References

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  4. ^ a b "2014 World Karate Championships Results" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ^ Morgan, Liam (13 August 2016). "Agier lays down marker with victory over rival Buchinger at World University Karate Championship". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ^ "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "2017 European Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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  13. ^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Jeux Mondiaux 2022 : un podium pour finir !". France Karaté (in French). 12 July 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Jeux Européens 2023 : Helvétia Taily et Alizée Agier médaillées". Fédération Française de Karaté (in French). 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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  17. ^ a b "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  18. ^ a b "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Diese Sportler sind trotz Diabetes erfolgreich". RTL News (in German). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Her journey on managing diabetes while thriving to reach her goals". abbott.com. 9 December 2020.
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