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Amandine Buchard
French judoka (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Career
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]
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Personal life
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]
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