Julia Tolofua

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Julia Tolofua
Personal information
Born (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 26)
Nice, France [1]
Occupation Judoka
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Sport Judo
Weight class +78 kg
ClubACS Peugeot Mulhouse
Achievements and titles
World Champ. Silver medal world centered-2.svg (2023)
European Champ. Silver medal europe.svg (2024)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Budapest Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Tashkent Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Doha +78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tashkent +78 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Mulhouse Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Zagreb +78 kg
World Masters
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Budapest +78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Tbilisi +78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Antalya +78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Brasilia +78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Paris +78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Paris +78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tel Aviv +78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Antalya +78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Paris +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Tbilisi +78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Zagreb +78 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Málaga +78 kg
Military World Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Wuhan Women's team
Profile at external databases
IJF 22293
JudoInside.com 57052
Updated on 27 April 2024.

Julia Tolofua (born 1 June 1997) is a French judoka.

She won a medal at the 2021 World Judo Championships. [2] [3]

She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France. She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel. [4] She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.

She lived in several different places as a child as her father served in the French Foreign Legion. Two of her cousins and an uncle played rugby union at the highest level. [1]

On 12 November 2022 she won a gold medal at the 2022 European Mixed Team Judo Championships as part of team France. [5] [6]

In May 2023, she won the silver medal at the 2023 World Judo Championships. [7]

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References

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  2. "Japan win mixed team gold as World Judo Championships come to a close". insidethegames.biz. 13 June 2021.
  3. 2021 World Judo Championships results
  4. Lloyd, Owen (19 February 2022). "Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. "European Judo Championships Senior Mixed Team Mulhouse 2022 — Draw". International Judo Federation . Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. "European Judo Championships Senior Mixed Team Mulhouse 2022 — Nations — France". International Judo Federation . Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. "+78kg: Sone Secures Superb Second Title". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 15 May 2023.