François Petitdemange

François Petitdemange
Personal information
Born(1945-01-12)12 January 1945
Vosges, France
Died16 November 2025(2025-11-16) (aged 80)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportKarate
Achievements and titles
Representing  France
Karate World Championships
1970 Tokyo Team
1972 Paris Team
European Karate Championships
1969 London Team
1970 Hamburg Team
1971 Paris Team
1972 Brussels Team
1973 Valencia Individual Kumite -80 kg
1974 London Team
1975 Ostend Team

François Petitdemange (French: [fʁɑ̃swa pətidəmɑ̃ʒ]; 12 January 1945 – 16 November 2025) was a French karateka.[1]

Petitdemange won the Karate World Championships with the French team in 1972 and won the team European Karate Championships in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975, as well as an individual kumite -80kg championship in 1973.[2]

Petitdemange died on 16 November 2025, at the age of 80.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Karaté : légende de son sport, le Vosgien François Petitdemange n'est plus". Vosges Matin (in French). 18 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Petitdemange". Karaté-Do.fr (in French).
  3. ^ "Monsieur François PETITDEMANGE". Simplifia (in French).
  4. ^ Monsieur François Petitdemange (in French)