Gévrise Emane
Emane in 2012
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1982-07-27) 27 July 1982
Yaounde, Cameroon
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country France
SportJudo
Weight class–63 kg, –70 kg
Rank     6th dan black belt[1]
ClubLevallois Sporting Club Judo[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2012)
World Champ.Gold (2007, 2011, 2015)
European Champ.Gold (2006, 2007, 2011,
Gold( 2012, 2016)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London ‍–‍63 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Cairo ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Tampere ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2011 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2009 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Samsun ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Jeju ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Qingdao ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tbilisi ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tunis ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Miami ‍–‍63 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Ljubljana ‍–‍70 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2003 Jeju ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF417
JudoInside.com12721
Updated on 28 May 2023.

Gévrise Émane (born 27 July 1982) is a French judoka. She was the European champion in the women's 63 kg weight class.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[4] After moving down in weight to the 63 kg class in 2009,[6] 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.[7]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Knaup, Markus (21 February 2021). "Gevrise EMANE". European Judo Union. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Olympedia – Gévrise Émane". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Larousse Gévrise Émane Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. ↑ "Gevrise Emane FRA Heide Wollert GER". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "France crowd explodes with title for Gevrise Emane". www.eju.net. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "London 2012 Summer Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results". 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

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