Marie Branser

Marie Branser (born 15 August 1992 in Leipzig) is a German-born naturalized Congolese judoka.[1][2] She is a two-time African Judo Championships gold medalist. In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

Marie Branser
Personal information
Birth nameMarie Branser
NationalityGerman
DR Congolese
Born (1992-08-15) 15 August 1992
Home townLeipzig, Germany
Sport
Country Germany (2013-19)
 Democratic Republic of the Congo (2019-present)
SportJudo
Weight class78 kg
Medal record
Women's Judo
Representing  Germany
European Open
2014 Glasgow -78 kg
Representing  Democratic Republic of the Congo
African Judo Championships
2020 Antananarivo 78 kg
2021 Dakar 78 kg
African Open
2019 Dakar -78 kg
2020 Yaounde -78 kg
Pan American Open
2020 Bariloche -78 kg

Career

Branser won one silver and three bronze medals at the German National Judo Championships, but she never represented Germany on the senior major international tournament.[4]

In 2019, she changed her nationality to Congolese, to try to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. She still lives and trains in Leipzig, but represents Democratic Republic of the Congo in international competitions.[4]

In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 African Judo Championships held in Antananarivo, Madagascar.[5]

In May 2021, she retained her championship title, after winning the women's 78 kg event at the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal.[6]

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceResultEvent
Representing  Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020 African Championships Antananarivo, Madagascar 1st Half-heavyweight (78 kg)
2021 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 1st Half-heavyweight (78 kg)
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 17th Half-heavyweight (78 kg)

References
  1. "Marie Branser". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Judo BRANSER Marie - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. "Warum eine Leipziger Judoka für den Kongo startet". www.deutschlandfunk.de (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. "2020 African Judo Championships". African Judo Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. "Rouhou reclaims title on final day of African Judo Championships". Inside the Games. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.


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