Katelyn Bouyssou
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Katelyn Bouyssou (born June 11, 1994 in Hope, Rhode Island is an American national competitor in judo. As a senior competitor she has won three national championships at 48 kg. (in 2008, 2010, and 2015) as well as twice finishing third (in 2008 and 2011).[1] At all three of her appearances at the world judo championships (2009, 2010, and 2017), Bouyssou lost in the first round.[2][3] Katelyn took a bronze at the Pan American Championships in 2017. She was also the youngest judoka to ever qualify for the Senior National Team.[4] She would win gold at the USA Junior National Olympics.[5] Bouyssou is also an active wrestler.[6] Bouyssou would earn her place on the national team by defeating reigning champion Natalie Lafon.[6] Bouyssou is currently (December 2017) ranked 27th in the world in her weight division.[7]
References
- ↑ "Katelyn Bouyssou's results".
- ↑ "2009 world championship results" (PDF).
- ↑ "2010 world championship results".
- ↑ "Katelyn Bouyssou". Team USA. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ "Faces in the Crowd". SI.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Wrestler's run of success could go global". ESPN.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ "March, 2015 world judo rankings" (PDF).