Aurelie Le Vern
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| Born | 12 July 1991 Aix en Provence, France[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Medium-heavyweight −74 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | French Guiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | BJJ black belt[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | BJJ instructor | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Aurélie Le Vern a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt practitioner[a] from France. A three-time World and IBJJF European Open Champion in colored belts, Le Vern is a 2023 IBJJF World Championship and IBJJF Pan Championship medallist.
Career[edit]
Aurélie Le Vern was born on 12 July 1991 in Aix en Provence, France.[1] After finishing a degree in physical education in 2016, Le Vern moved to French Guiana to work as a Sport teacher.[2] Le Vern started practicing judo then in 2017 Brazilian jiu-jitsu at a local Ribeiro academy under coach Tyrone Gonsalves.[1]
Le Vern earned all her belts from Gonsalves while training and competing. As a blue belt in 2019, she became IBJJF World Champion, European Champion (in Openweight)[3] and Pan Champion. In 2022 she won double gold (in her weight and in Openweight) in the brown belt division at the Pan Championship. In 2023 she quit her teaching job to focus on her career. She received her black belt in January 2023, after only 5.5 years, while standing on the podium of the 2023 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu European Championship. In her first year as black belt, Le Vern won bronze at the 2023 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship,[4] followed by bronze at the 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
Le Vern won gold medals in both the heavyweight and absolute divisions of the no gi edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu on September 24, 2023.[5] Le vern then competed in the ADCC Natal Open 2023 on October 8, winning gold medals in the under 65kg division and the absolute division.[6]
2024[edit]
Le Vern won a gold medal in the medium-heavyweight division of the IBJJF European Championship on January 27, 2024.[7]
Le Vern competed in the under 65kg division of the ADCC European, Middle-Eastern, and African Trials 2024.[8] She won a gold medal and an invite to 2024 ADCC World Championship.[9]
Le Vern is scheduled to compete against Helena Crevar at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 on May 15, 2024.[10]
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
Main Achievements (at black belt):[1]
- 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2023)
- 3rd place IBJJF Pan Championship (2023)
Main Achievements (at colored Belts):[1]
- 1st IBJJF World Champion (2019 blue, 2021 purple, 2022 brown)
- 1st IBJJF European Open Champion (2019 blue[b] / 2020 blue, 2023 brown)
- 1st IBJJF Pan Championship Champion (2019 blue, 2022[c] brown)
- 2nd place IBJJF World Championship (2021[b] purple)
- 2nd place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2022 brown[11])
- 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2022 brown)
- 3rd place IBJJF European Open (2019 blue)
Instructor lineage[edit]
Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Royler Gracie > Saulo Ribeiro > Alexandre Ribeiro > Tyrone Gonsalves > Aurélie Le Vern
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Aurelie Le Vern". BJJ Heroes - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News. 6 April 2023.
- ^ Gaëtan TRINGHAM (g.tringham@agmedias.fr) (18 February 2022). "Aurélie Le Vern : double championne du monde de Jiu-Jitsu". franceguyane.fr (in French).
- ^ Robin\/KC, Yves (5 July 2019). "Guyane la 1ère". Guyane la 1ère (in French).
- ^ "IBJJF Pan Championship 2023 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine.com. 27 March 2023.
- ^ "IBJJF No Gi Brazilian National Championship 2023 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Elite Grapplers Travel To Brazil For ADCC Natal Open 2023". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "IBJJF European Championship 2024 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "ADCC European, Middle-Eastern, And African Trials 2024 Full Preview". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "ADCC European, Middle-Eastern, And African Trials 2024 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Blackett, Todd. "Star-Studded Lineup Confirmed For UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Collège Gérard HOLDER". Collège Gérard HOLDER (in French).