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]
Buchard 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]
Buchard 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]
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2020:  France (FRA), Clarisse Agbegnenou, Amandine Buchard, Guillaume Chaine, Axel Clerget, Sarah-Léonie Cysique, Romane Dicko, Alexandre Iddir, Kilian Le Blouch, Madeleine Malonga, Margaux Pinot, Teddy Riner 2024: France (FRA), Clarisse Agbegnenou, Shirine Boukli, Amandine Buchard, Sarah-Léonie Cysique, Romane Dicko, Aurélien Diesse, Alpha Oumar Djalo, Joan-Benjamin Gaba, Marie-Ève Gahié, Walide Khyar, Madeleine Malonga, Luka Mkheidze, Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou, Teddy Riner |
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