Marie Branser Explained

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]

Career

Germany

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]

DR Congo

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]

Guinea

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]

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Result Event
Representing
2020African Championships Antananarivo, Madagascar1stHalf-heavyweight (78 kg)
2021African Championships Dakar, Senegal1st Half-heavyweight (78 kg)
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan17th Half-heavyweight (78 kg)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-08-07 . en . IOC . BRANSER Marie .
  2. Web site: Marie Branser. 24 June 2021. JudoInside.com.
  3. Web site: Judo - BRANSER Marie. dead. 2021-08-08. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-07-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726071137/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/athlete-profile-n1443913-branser-marie.htm.
  4. Web site: Judo Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  5. Web site: Warum eine Leipziger Judoka für den Kongo startet. de. 24 June 2021. deutschlandfunk.de.
  6. Web site: 2020 African Judo Championships. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201226021430/https://www.africajudo.org/competition/2044/results. 26 December 2020. 26 December 2020. African Judo Union.
  7. Web site: Rouhou reclaims title on final day of African Judo Championships. 23 May 2021. 24 June 2021. Inside the Games.
  8. Web site: Judo: Marie Branser abandons Congolese nationality and opts for Guinea. 2 November 2022. Archysport.
  9. Web site: Dakar African Open 2022. 19 November 2022. IJF.