Amandine Buchard (born 12 July 1995) is a French judoka.[2][3] She represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics[4] winning the silver medal in the half lightweight event and a gold medal in the mixed team event.[5] She is a third dan black belt.[1]
Career
editBuchard won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia.[6]
Buchard was junior world champion in 2014, having won the 2014 World Juniors Championships.[7][8]
In 2019, Buchard won the silver medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2019 Judo World Masters held in Qingdao, China.[9] In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[10][11] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won the gold medal in her event.[12]
Buchard won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris.[13]
She won a bronze medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2024 World Judo Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[14][15] She also won bronze in the same category in the 2024 Summer Olympics. [16]
Personal life
editBuchard was born in Noisy-le-Sec to a father from Metropolitan France and a mother from the French overseas department of Martinique. She is openly lesbian.[17][18]
References
edit- ^ a b Knaup, Markus (21 February 2021). "Amandine Buchard". European Judo Union. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Amandine Buchard". judoinside.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Amandine BUCHARD / IJF.org". www.ijf.org.
- ^ "Shirine Boukli announced in the French Olympic team". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Judo BUCHARD Amandine". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "JudoInside - Amandine Buchard Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "2014 World Junior Championship Fort Lauderdale". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "2014 World Junior Championship Fort Lauderdale — Results -52". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "2019 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (5 February 2022). "Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Judo - World Championships - 2024 — Results Women — Women's Half Lightweight 52 kg - 19 May 2024". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (20 May 2024). "2024 Judo World Championships Day 1: Gold and silver for Italy". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ NBC Sports (28 July 2024). Amandine Buchard wins bronze in women's judo for host country France | Paris Olympics | NBC Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Buzinski, Jim (21 June 2021). "6 French athletes, including 3 Olympians, come out for Pride". Outsports. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Amandine Buchard: The Olympic medalist judokate threatened with death: she files a complaint". The News 24. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
External links
edit Media related to Amandine Buchard at Wikimedia Commons
- Amandine Buchard at the European Judo Union
- Amandine Buchard at the International Judo Federation
- Amandine Buchard at JudoInside.com
- Amandine Buchard at Olympics.com
- Amandine Buchard at Olympedia
- Amandine Buchard at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Amandine Buchard at Team France (in French)
- Amandine Buchard at The-Sports.org
- Amandine Buchard on Instagram