Lea Moutoussamy

Lea Melissa Moutoussamy (ليا ميليسا موتوسامي) is a right-handed Algerian sabre fencer.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's sabre, losing in the first round to Russian Sofiya Velikaya by a score of 15–6.[1] When she competed in 2012, she was the youngest fencer to ever have participated in the Olympics; she was 14 years and 288 days old.[3][4]

Moutoussamy was born on October 18, 1997, in Paris, France.[1] She fences with the club US Metro, in Paris.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lea Moutoussamy Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Lea Melissa Moutoussamy – Fencing – Olympic Athlete". London 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Fencing | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Fahad, Syed (23 July 2012). "Algerian Lea Moutoussamy youngest fencer at London Games". Brecorder.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.


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