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. "Lea Moutoussamy Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. "Lea Melissa Moutoussamy – Fencing – Olympic Athlete". London 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. "Fencing | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. 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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