Gévrise Émane

Gévrise Émane (born 27 July 1982) is a French judoka. She is the current European champion in the women's 63 kg weight class.[1]

Gévrise Emane
Emane in 2012
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1982-07-27) 27 July 1982
Yaounde, Cameroon
Websitehttps://www.gevrise-emane.com/
Sport
Country France
SportJudo
Event(s)–70kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2012 London–63 kg
World Championships
2007 Rio de Janeiro–70 kg
2011 Paris–63 kg
2015 Astana–70 kg
2005 Cairo–70 kg
2013 Rio de Janeiro–63 kg
European Championships
2006 Tampere–70 kg
2007 Belgrade–70 kg
2011 Istanbul–63 kg
2012 Chelyabinsk–63 kg
2016 Kazan–70 kg
2008 Lisbon–70 kg

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[2] After moving down in weight to the 63 kg class in 2009,[4] 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.[5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal.[6]

References
  1. Larousse Gévrise Émane
  2. "Ronda Rousey Wins Silver at Worlds, Becomes First American Woman to Medal in 12 Years". www.nyac.org. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  3. "Gevrise Emane FRA Heide Wollert GER". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  4. Vrignaud, Stephane (2011-04-22). "Emane en or, Decosse s'en sort bien". Eurosport. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  5. "France crowd explodes with title for Gevrise Emane". www.eju.net. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  6. http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/judo/57-63kg-half-middleweight-w
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