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Laëtitia Le Corguillé (born 29 July 1986 in Saint-Brieuc) is a French BMX racer and Olympic athlete who won the silver medal in BMX at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

FullnameLaëtitia Le Corguillé
Born (1986-07-29) 29 July 1986 (age 40)
Saint-Brieuc, France
DisciplineBMX racing
RoleRider
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Laëtitia Le Corguillé
Personal information
Full nameLaëtitia Le Corguillé
Born (1986-07-29) 29 July 1986 (age 40)
Saint-Brieuc, France
Team information
DisciplineBMX racing
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's BMX racing
Representing  France
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 1 0 1
World Junior Championships 0 1 0
World Cup 3 1 0
World Cup rounds 7 4 2
Total 11 7 3
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingBMX racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 São PauloBMX cruiser
Bronze medal – third place2005 ParisBMX racing
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2007BMX racing
Gold medal – first place2009BMX racing
Gold medal – first place2010BMX racing
Silver medal – second place2008BMX racing
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2004 ValkenswaardBMX racing
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She began to cycle BMX bikes in 1991, following the example of her older brother Emeric Le Corguillé. In 2005, Le Courguillé joined the division of France BMX located in Aix-en-Provence to participate in an intensive training programme in advance of the 2008 Olympic Games. At the 2008 Games, the first time for BMX to be an Olympic sport, she took the silver medal behind her compatriot Anne-Caroline Chausson and ahead of British woman Shanaze Reade. At the 2012 Olympic Games, she finished fourth in the final.[1]

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