Marc Alexandre

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Marc Alexandre
Personal information
Born (1959-10-30) 30 October 1959 (age 64)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country France
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍65 kg, ‍–‍71 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg (1988)
World Champ. Silver medal world centered-2.svg (1987)
European Champ. Gold medal europe.svg (1984)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul 71 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles 65 kg
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Essen 71 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Liege 65 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Hamar 65 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Belgrade 65 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Helsinki 71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 3790
JudoInside.com 5033
Updated on 6 June 2023.

Marc Alexandre (born 30 October 1959) is a retired judoka from France, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988). He was born in Paris.

Alexandre won the bronze medal in the men's half-lightweight division (65 kg), alongside Austria's Josef Reiter, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, followed by the gold medal, four years later in Seoul, South Korea in the lightweight category (71 kg) by defeating East Germany's Sven Loll in the final.


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