Amandine Buchard (born 12 July 1995) is a French judoka. [3] [4] She represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics [5] winning the silver medal in the half lightweight event and a gold medal in the mixed team event. [6] She is a third dan black belt. [1]
Buchard won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia. [7]
Buchard was junior world champion in 2014, having won the 2014 World Juniors Championships. [8] [9]
In 2019, Buchard won the silver medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2019 Judo World Masters held in Qingdao, China. [10] In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. [11] [12] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won the gold medal in her event. [13]
Buchard won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris. [14]
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. [15] [16] She also won bronze in the same category in the 2024 Summer Olympics. [17]
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. [18] [19]
Media related to Amandine Buchard at Wikimedia Commons
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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