Gévrise Émane
Gévrise Émane (born 27 July 1982) is a French judoka.[3] She was the European champion in the women's 63 kg weight class.[4]
Emane first gained attention at the 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo, Egypt where she won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg class.[5] Next year, Emane won her first European title at the 2006 European Judo Championships in Tampere after an ippon in the final, against the German Heide Wollert.[6]
Emane became the world champion for the first time at the 2007 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro by defeating Ronda Rousey of United States by points in the final match.[5] After moving down in weight to the 63 kg class in 2009,[7] Emane claimed her second World Championship title at the 2011 World Judo Championships in Paris, where she beat two-time world champion Yoshie Ueno of Japan by unanimous decision in the final.[8]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal.[9]
References
- ^ Knaup, Markus (21 February 2021). "Gevrise EMANE". European Judo Union. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Olympedia – Gévrise Émane". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gévrise Émane". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Larousse Gévrise Émane Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Ronda Rousey Wins Silver at Worlds, Becomes First American Woman to Medal in 12 Years". www.nyac.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Gevrise Emane FRA Heide Wollert GER". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ Vrignaud, Stephane (22 April 2011). "Emane en or, Decosse s'en sort bien". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "France crowd explodes with title for Gevrise Emane". www.eju.net. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "London 2012 Summer Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results". 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
External links
Media related to Gévrise Émane at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 January 2019) (in French)
- Gévrise Émane at the European Judo Union
- Gévrise Émane at the International Judo Federation
- Gévrise Émane at JudoInside.com
- Gévrise Émane at Olympics.com
- Gévrise Émane at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Gévrise Émane at Team France (in French)
- Gévrise Émane at Olympedia
- Gévrise Émane at The-Sports.org
- Gévrise Émane on Facebook
- L'Equipe profile