Sandrine Martinet

Sandrine Martinet (born 10 November 1982,^[1]^[2] in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis), born Sandrine Aurières and also known as Sandrine Aurières-Martinet,^[2]^[3] is a Paralympic judoka who won a gold medal for France at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She has also won four silver medals for France at Paralympic games.

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Martinet competed in her first para judo competition in Germany when she was 16, competing in the junior category.^[4] She joined the French national team in 2002.^[6]

Martinet made her Paralympic debut at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, the first Paralympic games to include women's para judo.^[7] She won a silver medal at the 2004 games and then again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in women's -52 kg.^[8] She placed fifth place at the 2012 Summer Paralympics after an ankle injury forced her to drop out of the bronze medal match.^[9]

Martinet won bronze in judo at the 2015 IBSA World Games.^[10] She won gold at the 2016 Visually Impaired Grand Prix^[11] and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in women's -52 kg.^[12] The Paralympic medal was France's first gold medal at a Paralympic games.^[13]

In 2021, Martinet was designated France's flag bearer for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, alongside Stéphane Houdet.^[14] She won a silver medal in women's -48 kg, having moved down a weight category from -52 kg which she had competed in at the previous games.^[15] She had announced that the 2020 Summer Paralympics would be her last, but came out of retirement in 2022 with the intent to compete at the 2024 Paralympics.^[16]

She won silver at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in women's -48 kg J2.^[17]

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