Amandine Buchard Explained

Amandine Buchard
Birth Date:12 July 1995
Birth Place:Noisy-le-Sec, France
Height:1.60 m
Weight Class:52 kg
Dan:3
Olympics Rank:2
Olympics Year:2020
Olympics Weight:Women's 52 kg
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:2014
Worlds Weight:Women's 48 kg
Worlds Year2:2018
Worlds Weight2:Women's 52 kg
Worlds Year3:2022
Worlds Weight3:Women's 52 kg
Worlds Year4:2023
Worlds Weight4:Women's 52 kg
Worlds Year5:2024
Worlds Weight5:Women's 52 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2021
Regionals Weight:Women's 52 kg
Regionals Year2:2023
Regionals Weight2:Women's 52 kg
Updated:5 August 2024

Amandine Buchard (born 12 July 1995) is a French judoka.[1] [2] She represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics[3] winning the silver medal in the half lightweight event and a gold medal in the mixed team event.[4] She is a third dan black belt.[5]

Career

Buchard won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia.[6]

Buchard was junior world champion in 2014, having won the 2014 World Juniors Championships.[7] [8]

In 2019, Buchard won the silver medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2019 Judo World Masters held in Qingdao, China.[9] In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[10] [11] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won the gold medal in her event.[12]

Buchard won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris.[13]

She won a bronze medal in the women's 52kg event at the 2024 World Judo Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[14] [15] She also won bronze in the same category in the 2024 Summer Olympics. [16]

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.[17] [18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amandine Buchard . judoinside.com . 2 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Amandine BUCHARD / IJF.org. www.ijf.org.
  3. Web site: Shirine Boukli announced in the French Olympic team. 2021-04-11. www.judoinside.com.
  4. Web site: Judo BUCHARD Amandine. dead. 2021-08-06. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802232619/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/athlete-profile-n1403693-buchard-amandine.htm . 2 August 2021 .
  5. Web site: Knaup . Markus . 2021-02-21 . Amandine Buchard . 2024-03-12 . European Judo Union . en-US.
  6. Web site: JudoInside - Amandine Buchard Judoka . 2024-04-03 . www.judoinside.com.
  7. Web site: 2014 World Junior Championship Fort Lauderdale . JudoInside.com . 1 June 2021.
  8. Web site: 2014 World Junior Championship Fort Lauderdale — Results -52. . 1 June 2021.
  9. Web site: 2019 Judo World Masters. live. 6 January 2021. International Judo Federation. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204115720/https://www.ijf.org/competition/1765/results . 4 December 2020 .
  10. Web site: 2021 Judo World Masters. live. 11 January 2021. International Judo Federation. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112233234/https://www.ijf.org/competition/2180/results . 12 January 2021 .
  11. News: Gillen. Nancy. 11 January 2021. Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 11 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111192537/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102909/baul-wins-gold-at-world-judo-masters. 11 January 2021.
  12. News: Houston. Michael. 26 November 2021. Olympic medallist Monteiro among winners on day one of IJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. InsideTheGames.biz. 27 November 2021.
  13. News: Lloyd. Owen. 5 February 2022. Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day. InsideTheGames.biz. 6 February 2022.
  14. Web site: Judo - World Championships - 2024 — Results Women — Women's Half Lightweight 52 kg - 19 May 2024 . The-Sports.org . 19 May 2024.
  15. News: Khalatyan . Rafael . 20 May 2024 . 2024 Judo World Championships Day 1: Gold and silver for Italy . 20 May 2024 . InsideTheGames.biz.
  16. Amandine Buchard wins bronze in women's judo for host country France Paris Olympics NBC Sports . 2024-07-28 . NBC Sports . 2024-07-29 . YouTube.
  17. Web site: Buzinski. Jim. 2021-06-21. 6 French athletes, including 3 Olympians, come out for Pride. 2021-07-29. Outsports. en.
  18. Web site: 2021-08-04. Amandine Buchard: The Olympic medalist judokate threatened with death: she files a complaint. 2021-08-06. The News 24. en-US.

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