| Hometown: | Leipzig, Germany |
| Alma Mater: | University of Leipzig[1] |
| Country: | (until 2019) (2019–2022) (since 2022) |
| Weight Class: | 78 kg |
| Olympics Rank: | R16 |
| Olympics Year: | 2024 |
| Olympics Weight: | Women's 78 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | R32 |
| Worlds Year: | 2021 |
| Worlds Weight: | Women's 78 kg |
| Worlds Year2: | 2023 |
| Worlds Weight2: | Women's 78 kg |
| Worlds Year3: | 2024 |
| Worlds Weight3: | Women's 78 kg |
| Regionals Type: | AF |
| Regionals Rank: | 1 |
| Regionals Year: | 2020 |
| Regionals Year2: | 2021 |
| Regionals Weight2: | Women's 78 kg |
| Regionals Year3: | 2023 |
| Regionals Year4: | 2024 |
| Updated: | 3 August 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.[2] [3] She is a four-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.[4]
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.[5]
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.
In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 African Judo Championships held in Antananarivo, Madagascar.[6]
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.[7]
In 2022, Branser decided to change nationality to Guinea, citing inactivity and negligence of the Congolese Judo Federation since the Olympics.[8] Following the switch, she went on to win the 2022 African Open at Dakar in her first outing for Guinea.[9]
| Year | Tournament | Place | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing | ||||
| 2020 | African Championships | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 1st | Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
| 2021 | African Championships |  Dakar, Senegal | 1st | Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
| Olympic Games |  Tokyo, Japan | 17th | Half-heavyweight (78 kg) | |