The judoka discovered the Cadillac tatami in 1978. Became a black belt in 1987 and 3e dan in 1994, she began her career as a departmental referee in 1991. Pursuing a demanding path, Valérie Croizet Lailheugue moved up to the regional level in 1997, then to the interregional level in 2000. She was elected to the Gironde departmental committee in 2012 and became national referee the same year.
Positions on the Gironde committee
Since 2020, she has been responsible for the arbitration commission of the Gironde committee and veterans referent to the regional committee of New Aquitaine.
