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Christine Cicot
Christine Cicot (born 10 September 1964 in Libourne, Gironde) is a French judoka, Olympic medalist and world champion. She won a bronze medal in the Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's +72 kg, heavyweight (+72 kg) division at the Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She became world champion in 1997 World Judo Championships – Women's +72 kg, Paris 1997. References External links * * * 1964 births Living people People from Libourne French female judoka Olympic judoka for France Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Gironde 20th-century French women 21st-century French women {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libourne
Libourne (; oc, label= Gascon, Liborna ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Geography Libourne is located at the confluence of the Isle and Dordogne rivers. Libourne station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Bergerac, Angoulême, Périgueux, Limoges, Brive-la-Gaillarde and Sarlat-la-Canéda. History In 1270, ''Leybornia'' was founded as a bastide by Roger de Leybourne (of Leybourne, Kent), an English seneschal of Gascony, under the authority of King Edward I of England. It suffered considerably in the struggles of the French and English for the possession of Gironde in the 14th century, and joined France in the 15th century. In December 1854 John Stuart Mill passed through Libourne, remarking "I stopped at Libourne as I intended & had a walk about it this morning quite the best thing there is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |