Edwige Gwend Explained

Birth Place:Edéa, Cameroon[1]
Height:163 cm[2]
Country:Italy
Weight Class:–63 kg
Club:Fiamme Gialle[3]
Coach:Massimo Sulli[4]
Worlds Rank:5
Worlds Year:2014
Worlds Weight:Women's 63 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:2
Regionals Year:2010
Regionals Weight:Women's 63 kg
Olympics Rank:R16
Olympics Year:2012
Olympics Weight:Women's 63 kg
Olympics Year2:2016
Olympics Weight2:Women's 63 kg
Updated:15 November 2022

Edwige Gwend (born 11 March 1990) is a Cameroonean-born Italian judoka who competes in the 63 kg division. She won an individual silver medal at the 2010 European Championships, and was eliminated in the second round at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[4]

Gwend immigrated from Cameroon to Italy when she was three years old. In November 2015 she was named Athlete of the Month by the city of Parma.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418014053/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gw/edwige-gwend-1.html Edwige Gwend
  2. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/edwige-gwend Edwige Gwend
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20130430191704/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/gwend-edwige-1091260/ Edwige Gwend
  4. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=gwend-edwige-1110971/index.html Edwige Gwend