Sophia Bouderbane Explained
Sophia Bouderbane |
Birth Date: | 1995 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Toulon, France[1] |
Height: | 1.60 metres (2021) |
Weight: | 49 kgs (2021) |
Country: | France |
Sport: | Karate |
Weight Class: | 50 kg |
League: | Ligue Régionale Ile-de-France |
Club: | Amicale Sportive Evry |
Coach: | Adrien Gautier |
Sophia Bouderbane (born 2 August 1995) is a French karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.
Career
Bouderbane joined her neighbourhood karate club (in the village of Pignans) at the age of three, following her brother into the sport.[2] [3] At the age of nine she won her first national championship, and by the age of 14 she was training with the French national karate team.[4] At club level, Bouderbane has represented Karaté Club Cabassois and Amicale Sportive d'Evry.[5] She currently represents Amicale Sportive d'Evry, for whom she also acts as an ambassador.[6] [7]
In 2014, at the age of 18 – and while studying at INSA Lyon – she won a bronze medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2014 European Karate Championships held in Tampere, Finland. In 2016, Bouderbane underwent major surgery on her hip to correct a birth defect, but continued to train, compete, and continue her karate career. At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she won the bronze medal in the team kumite event.[8]
Bouderbane improved on this performance at the 2019 European Karate Championships in Guadalajara by winning the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event,[9] overcoming Austrian karateka (and former European Champion) Bettina Plank 5-0 in the final.[10] Later in 2019, at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, she won a bronze medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event.[11] [12] In the semi-finals she lost against Serap Özçelik of Turkey.
Bouderbane has stated that she is unable to make a living from the sport in France, in part due to the lack of exposure at the Olympic Games. In this context, she has spoken of the importance of individual sponsorships.[13] Bouderbane herself has been sponsored by FDJ and Michelin over the course of her sporting career.
Achievements
Notes and References
- Web site: Evry. Sophia Bouderbane sacrée championne d'Europe de karaté . Jérôme . Lemonnier . 2 April 2019 . . 5 September 2021 . fr.
- Ledru . Pierre-Alexis . Sophia Bouderbane . Pierre-Alexis Ledru . Sophia Bouderbane : « À cœur de montrer que le karaté a sa place aux JO » . SPORTMAG . 3 May 2019 . SPORTMAG . 5 September 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829135110/https://www.sportmag.fr/sophia-bouderbane-a-coeur-de-montrer-que-le-karate-a-sa-place-aux-jo/ . 29 August 2021.
- Philippe Perron (director) . 2016 . Sophia Bouderbane, la tête et les poings . fr . 5 September 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210905095720/https://www.reseau-canope.fr/notice/sophia-bouderbane-la-tete-et-les-poings.html . 5 September 2021 . 0:25 . France . Réseau Canopé.
- Web site: Sophia BOUDERBANE - Athlète de la Team Michelin . Team Michelin . 5 September 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829135105/https://www.team-michelin.fr/athletes/sophia-bouderbane/ . 29 August 2021 . fr.
- Web site: Sophie BOUDERBANE . France Karaté 2020 . 5 September 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829135109/https://www.francekarate2020.fr/fr/les-francais/athletes/sophia-bouderbane . 29 August 2021 . fr.
- Web site: Liste de nos adhérents Haut-Niveaux . 9 November 2020 . Amicale Sportive d'Evry . 5 September 2021. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210409222417/https://www.asevry.fr/liste-de-nos-adherents-haut-niveau/ . 9 April 2021 . fr.
- Web site: Nos nouvelles Ambassadrices ! . 27 January 2021 . Amicale Sportive d'Evry . 5 September 2021. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210406000124/https://www.asevry.fr/nos-nouvelles-ambassadrices/ . 6 April 2021 . fr.
- Web site: 2018 European Karate Championships. World Karate Federation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420004503/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/ekf-senior-resultados-53rd-ekf-senior-championships-novi-sad-serbia-may-10-13-001.pdf. 20 April 2020. 20 April 2020.
- Web site: Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200829122053/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/254/ResultBook_EKF_Seniors_2019.pdf. 29 August 2020. 29 August 2020. 2019 European Karate Championships.
- Web site: Karaté : Sophia Bouderbane en or aux Championnats d'Europe . 30 March 2019 . . 5 September 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200308141306/https://www.lequipe.fr/Karate/Actualites/Karate-sophia-bouderbane-en-or-aux-championnats-d-europe/1004014 . 8 March 2020 . fr.
- News: Italy's Maresca earns dramatic win as Ukraine take two golds in karate finale at Minsk 2019. Rowbottom. Mike. 30 June 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 1 February 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201117012926/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081429/italys-maresca-earns-dramatic-win-as-ukraine-take-two-golds-in-karate-finale-at-minsk-2019. 17 November 2020.
- Web site: Karate Medalists. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200815093537/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/281/C93%20-%20Karate%20-%20Medalists%20by%20Event%20%28Sun,%2030%20Jun%202019%20-%2018_19%29.pdf. 15 August 2020. 15 August 2020. 2019 European Games.
- Web site: Michelin soutient l’athlète Sophia Bouderbane jusqu’en 2020 . 20 March 2018 . . 5 September 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210905105423/https://www.leprogres.fr/rhone-69-edition-sud-lyonnais/2018/03/20/michelin-soutient-l-athlete-sophia-bouderbane-jusqu-en-2020 . 5 September 2021 . fr.