Lucie Décosse

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Lucie Décosse
Lucie Décosse during the French medal winners' parade 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1981-08-06) 6 August 1981 (age 43)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class–63 kg, –70 kg
Rank     6th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2012)
World Champ.Gold (2005, 2010, 2011)
European Champ.Gold (2002, 2007, 2008,
2009)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing ‍–‍63 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Cairo ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Maribor ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Tampere ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Rotterdam ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2011 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Almaty ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Suwon ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Nabeul ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF419
JudoInside.com351
Updated on 28 May 2023

Lucie Décosse (born 6 August 1981 in Chaumont) is a female French retired judoka.[2]

Career

Décosse competed in the half-middleweight (57–63 kg) category until 2008. Thereafter, she switched to the middleweight (63–70 kg) category. She was ranked number one in the world in both categories.

Décosse won a total of 13 medals (8 of them gold) at the Olympic Games, the World Judo Championships and the European Judo Championships. She won the most important medal of her career – the middleweight (63–70 kg) gold medal – at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Décosse retired from judo after losing her bronze medal match against South Korea's Kim Seong-Yeon at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

References

  1. ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lucie Décosse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Décosse prend sa retraite sur un échec". 30 August 2013.

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