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Birth name | Paulette Madeleine Georgette Louise Fouillet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Grand Dame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Angers, France | 30 June 1950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 July 2015 65) Saint-Jean-de-Linières, France | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Chambellay, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paulette Madeleine Georgette Louise Fouillet (30 June 1950 - 29 July 2015) was a French judoka who competed in international elite events. She was a double World silver medalist, triple European champion and four-time French national champion. [1]
Fouillet died of a short illness aged 65 on 29 July 2015. [2] [3]
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