Marie Branser
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| Birth name | Marie Branser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German DR Congolese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Leipzig, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany (2013-19) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2019-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 78 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marie Branser (born 15 August 1992 in Leipzig) is a German-born naturalized Congolese judoka.[1][2] She is a two-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.[3]
Career[]
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.[4]
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.[4]
In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 African Judo Championships held in Antananarivo, Madagascar.[5]
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.[6]
Achievements[]
| Year | Tournament | Place | Result | Event |
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| Representing Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| 2020 | African Championships |  Antananarivo, Madagascar
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1st | Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
| 2021 | African Championships |  Dakar, Senegal
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1st | Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
| Olympic Games |  Tokyo, Japan
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17th | Half-heavyweight (78 kg) | |
References[]
- ^ "Marie Branser". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Judo BRANSER Marie - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Warum eine Leipziger Judoka für den Kongo startet". www.deutschlandfunk.de (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "2020 African Judo Championships". African Judo Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Rouhou reclaims title on final day of African Judo Championships". Inside the Games. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
External links[]
- Marie Branser at the International Judo Federation
- Marie Branser at the International Judo Federation
- Marie Branser at JudoInside.com
- Marie Branser at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Marie Branser at Olympedia
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- Living people
- 1992 births
- Sportspeople from Leipzig
- German female judoka
- Democratic Republic of the Congo female judoka
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo people of German descent
- Naturalized citizens of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- People with acquired Democratic Republic of the Congo citizenship
- 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people
- African judo biography stubs
- German judo biography stubs