Amandine Buchard

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

Amandine Buchard
Buchard on August 8, 2021 at Palais de Chaillot
Personal information
Born (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995
Noisy-le-Sec, France
OccupationJudoka
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country France
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍52 kg
Rank     3rd dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2020)
World Champ. (2014, 2018, 2022,
( 2023, 2024)
European Champ. (2021, 2023)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Mixed team
2020 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg
World Championships
2022 Tashkent Mixed team
2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍48 kg
2018 Baku ‍–‍52 kg
2022 Tashkent ‍–‍52 kg
2023 Doha ‍–‍52 kg
2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍52 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk ‍–‍52 kg
European Championships
2021 Lisbon ‍–‍52 kg
2023 Montpellier ‍–‍52 kg
2014 Montpellier ‍–‍48 kg
2022 Sofia ‍–‍52 kg
World Masters
2021 Doha ‍–‍52 kg
2023 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍52 kg
2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍52 kg
2019 Qingdao ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2019 Baku ‍–‍52 kg
2019 Osaka ‍–‍52 kg
2020 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
2021 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍52 kg
2022 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
2023 Antalya ‍–‍52 kg
2024 Tashkent ‍–‍52 kg
2018 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍52 kg
2023 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍52 kg
2014 Paris ‍–‍48 kg
2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍52 kg
2017 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg
2018 Osaka ‍–‍52 kg
2023 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2013 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg
2014 Jeju ‍–‍48 kg
2017 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
2018 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍52 kg
2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍52 kg
2018 Zagreb ‍–‍52 kg
World Juniors Championships
2014 Fort Lauderdale ‍–‍52 kg
2013 Ljubljana ‍–‍48 kg
World Cadets Championships
2011 Kyiv ‍–‍48 kg
European Cadet Championships
2011 Cottonera ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF7539
JudoInside.com67320
Updated on 19 May 2024

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 52 kg event at the 2024 World Judo Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[14][15]

Personal life

She is openly lesbian.[16][17]

References
  1. Knaup, Markus (21 February 2021). "Amandine Buchard". European Judo Union. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. "Amandine Buchard". judoinside.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. IJF profile
  4. "Shirine Boukli announced in the French Olympic team". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. "Judo BUCHARD Amandine". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. "JudoInside - Amandine Buchard Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. "2014 World Junior Championship Fort Lauderdale". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  8. "2014 World Junior Championship Fort Lauderdale — Results -52". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  9. "2019 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  10. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  12. Houston, Michael (26 November 2021). "Olympic medallist Monteiro among winners on day one of IJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  13. Lloyd, Owen (5 February 2022). "Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  14. "Judo - World Championships - 2024 — Results Women — Women's Half Lightweight 52 kg - 19 May 2024". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  15. Khalatyan, Rafael (20 May 2024). "2024 Judo World Championships Day 1: Gold and silver for Italy". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  16. Buzinski, Jim (21 June 2021). "6 French athletes, including 3 Olympians, come out for Pride". Outsports. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  17. "Amandine Buchard: The Olympic medalist judokate threatened with death: she files a complaint". The News 24. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

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