Marlène Harnois
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Marlène Olivia Harnois (born 22 October 1986) is a Canadian-born French taekwondo Olympic medalist, TV personality, philanthropist and a Knight of the Order of Merit, decorated by the President of France.
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Full name | Marlène Olivia Harnois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-10-22) 22 October 1986 (age 37) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | MarleneHarnois.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She is a Champion for Peace representing the Peace and Sport Organisation under the High Patronage of H.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco. She is also a member of the Canadian Olympic Committee, the European Taekwondo Union and a board member of the French Olympian Association.
In addition she is two times European Champion, World University Champion, a World Taekwondo Championships medalist[1] and has reached the world number one ranking.
Highly involved in the development of sport in West Africa and mentoring young prodigies Cheick Cissé and Ruth Gbagbi, she contributed to the historical victory of Ivory Coast at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
In 2018, during the celebration of the International Day for Philosophy at the UNESCO, she was announced as the Ambassador of the International center for youth philosophy "PhiloJeunes".
In 2020, she earned an MBA Degree with honours from the International University of Monaco.