Marie Branser

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Marie Branser
Personal information
Born (1992-08-15) 15 August 1992 (age 31)
Home town Leipzig, Germany
Occupation Judoka
Website www.mariebranser.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (until 2019)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo (2019–2022)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea (since 2022)
Sport Judo
Weight class 78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R32 (2020)
World Champ. R32 (2021, 2023, 2024)
African Champ. Gold medal africa.svg (2020, 2021, 2023,
Gold medal africa.svg( 2024)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Accra 78 kg
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Casablanca 78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Cairo 78 kg
Representing Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Antananarivo 78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Dakar 78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 55527 , 12310 , 71294
JudoInside.com 74793
Updated on 22 May 2024

Marie Branser (born 15 August 1992 in Leipzig) is a German-born Guinean judoka, who formerly also represented the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the Olympics. [1] [2] She is a three-time African Judo Championships gold medalist. In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [3]

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Career

Germany

Branser won one silver and three bronze medals at the German National Judo Championships, but she never represented Germany on the senior major international tournament. [4]

DR Congo

In 2019, she changed her nationality to Congolese to try to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. She still lives and trains in Leipzig but represents Democratic Republic of the Congo in international competitions. [4]

In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 African Judo Championships held in Antananarivo, Madagascar. [5]

In May 2021, she retained her championship title after winning the women's 78 kg event at the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal. [6]

Guinea

In 2022, Branser decided to change nationality to Guinea, citing inactivity and negligence of the Congolese Judo Federation since the Olympics. [7] Following the switch, she went on to win the 2022 African Open at Dakar in her first outing for Guinea. [8]

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceResultEvent
Representing Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020 African Championships Flag of Madagascar.svg Antananarivo, Madagascar 1stHalf-heavyweight (78 kg)
2021 African Championships Flag of Senegal.svg Dakar, Senegal 1st Half-heavyweight (78 kg)
Olympic Games Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 17th Half-heavyweight (78 kg)

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References

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