Lucie Décosse

Lucie Décosse (born 6 August 1981 in Chaumont) is a retired female French judoka.

Lucie Décosse
Lucie Décosse during the French medal winners' parade 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1981-08-06) 6 August 1981
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class–63 kg, –70 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2005, 2010, 2011)
European Champ. (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Olympic Games (2012)
Medal record
Profile at external databases
IJF419
JudoInside.com351
Updated on 23 February 2022.

Career

Décosse competed in the half-middleweight (57–63 kg) category until 2008. Thereafter, she switched to the middleweight (63–70 kg) category. She was ranked number one in the world in both categories.

Décosse won a total of 13 medals (8 of them gold) at the Olympic Games, the World Judo Championships and the European Judo Championships. She won the most important medal of her career - the middleweight (63–70 kg) gold medal - at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Décosse retired from judo after losing her bronze medal match against South Korea's Kim Seong-Yeon at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

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