Miriam Butkereit
Miriam Butkereit (born 8 May 1994) is a German judoka.[3][4] She is an Olympic medalist, having won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's 70 kg event. Butkereit is also a two-time Grand Slam individual champion. As part of the Germany team she is a World Championships bronze medalist and a European Championships silver medalist in the mixed team category.
Career
Butkereit took part in the 2020 European Championships in the women's 70 kg category, losing in the quarter-finals.[5] In 2022 she reached the bronze medal match in the women's 70 kg category of the 2022 World Championships,[6] but missed a medal after losing the bout to Saki Niizoe of Japan.[7] In the mixed team event at the same competition Butkereit finished third with Germany.[8]
In the women's 70 kg event of the 2023 World Championships in Doha, Butkereit entered in the second round but was unable to proceed far in the tournament, losing to Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown in her second bout.[9] During the Mixed Team Judo Championships at the 2023 European Games, Butkereit was part of the Germany team which finished second.[8]
In February 2024 Butkereit took part in the 2024 Paris Grand Slam, winning her first Grand Slam gold.[10] In March 2024 she won her second Grand Slam gold at the 2024 Tashkent Grand Slam, defeating Margaux Pinot of France in the final.[11] In August 2024 Butkereit participated in the women's 70 kg category at the Paris Olympics, where she beat Austrian Michaela Polleres in the semi-finals.[12] In the final she lost to Croatian judoka Barbara Matić, world number one, therefore winning the silver medal.[12][13][14]
References
- ^ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 23 June 2025. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "World Ranking List, Women –70 kg". International Judo Federation. 23 June 2025. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Miriam Butkereit IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Miriam Butkereit JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Starke deutsche Frauen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Judo-WM: Eduard Trippel und Miriam Butkereit verpassen Medaillen - Sarah Mäkelburg scheitert ebenfalls". Eurosport (in German). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (10 October 2022). "Bobonov claims first Uzbek medal while Matić defends World Judo Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Miriam Butkereit". Olympiastützpunkt NRW/Rheinland (in German). n.d. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Judoka Scoccimarro holt WM-Silber in Doha". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 11 May 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Bodo Sievers, Sascha (4 February 2024). "Judo: Miriam Butkereit aus Glinde feiert in Paris ersten Grand-Slam-Sieg". Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Judo-Grandprix in Taschkent: Miriam Butkereit mit Ippon zu Gold". Yahoo! (in German). 2 March 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ a b Niemeier, Patrick (31 July 2024). "Judoka aus Glinde im Finale: Miriam Butkereit holt Silber bei Olympia". Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Croatian Judo Sensation Barbara Matic Stuns World with Historic Olympic Gold!". Black Belt. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Croatia's Barbara Matic, Georgia's Lasha Bekauri win Olympic judo gold". www.nbcolympics.com. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
- Miriam Butkereit at the European Judo Union
- Miriam Butkereit at the International Judo Federation
- Miriam Butkereit at JudoInside.com
- Miriam Butkereit at Olympics.com
- Miriam Butkereit at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
- Miriam Butkereit at The-Sports.org