Koumba Larroque was born on 22 August 1998 and is a French freestyle wrestler.
22 Facts About Koumba Larroque
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Koumba Larroque is a four-time medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a four-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships.
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Koumba Larroque represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China, Larroque won the bronze medal in the girls' 60kg event.
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Koumba Larroque won the gold medal in her event at both the 2016 European Juniors Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania and the 2016 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Macon, France.
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Koumba Larroque competed at the first and second World Olympic Qualification tournaments hoping to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Koumba Larroque won the gold medal in her event at the European Juniors Wrestling Championships held in Dortmund, Germany.
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Koumba Larroque won the silver medal in the 68kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships as well as the silver medal in the 68 kg event at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Russia.
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In 2019, Koumba Larroque competed in the 68kg event at the World Championships without winning a medal; she lost her second match, against Jenny Fransson of Sweden, and she was then eliminated in the repechage.
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Koumba Larroque defeated Khanum Velieva of Russia in the final.
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Koumba Larroque competed in the women's 68kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she was eliminated in her first match by Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg of Mongolia.
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Koumba Larroque won one of the bronze medals in the 65kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Koumba Larroque won the gold medal in the women's 68kg event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 held in Nice, France.
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Koumba Larroque won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Koumba Larroque won the silver medal in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Koumba Larroque won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Koumba Larroque won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Koumba Larroque defeated Emma Bruntil of the United States in her bronze medal match.
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In 2024, Koumba Larroque competed in the women's 68kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.
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Koumba Larroque won her first match and she was then eliminated by eventual bronze medalist Mimi Hristova of Bulgaria.
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Koumba Larroque was eliminated in her second match by Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria.
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Koumba Larroque's mother is from Mali and her father is from France.