Amandine Buchard

Amandine Buchard (born 12 July 1995) is a French judoka.[1][2] She represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics[3] and won the silver medal in the half lightweight event, and a gold medal in the mixed team event.[4]

Amandine Buchard
Buchard on August 8, 2021 at Palais de Chaillot
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995
Noisy-le-Sec, France
OccupationJudoka
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country France
SportJudo
Weight class–52 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2014, 2018)
European Champ. (2021)
Olympic Games (2020)
Profile at external databases
IJF7539
JudoInside.com67320
Updated on 1 May 2022.

Career

She won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Judo Championships in Chelyabinsk.

She was junior world champion in 2014, having won the 2014 World Judo Junior Championships.[5][6]

In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2019 Judo World Masters held in Qingdao, China.[7] In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[8][9] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won the gold medal in her event.[10]

She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.[11]

Personal life

She is openly lesbian.[12][13]

References

  1. "Amandine Buchard". judoinside.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. IJF profile
  3. "Shirine Boukli announced in the French Olympic team". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "Judo BUCHARD Amandine - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. "2014 World Junior Championship Fort Lauderdale". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. "2014 World Junior Championship Fort Lauderdale — Results -52". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. "2019 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. Houston, Michael (26 November 2021). "Olympic medallist Monteiro among winners on day one of IJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Lloyd, Owen (5 February 2022). "Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Buzinski, Jim (21 June 2021). "6 French athletes, including 3 Olympians, come out for Pride". Outsports. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  13. "Amandine Buchard: The Olympic medalist judokate threatened with death: she files a complaint". The News 24. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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