Catherine Fleury (born 18 June 1966 in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

) is a French

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ka, world champion and olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the half middleweight division at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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(Retrieved on 19 June 2008) She won a gold medal at the

1989 World Judo Championships The 1989 World Judo Championships were the 16th edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in the Pionir Hall in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) from October 10–15, 1989. Medal overview Men Women Medal table References ...

, and bronze medals at the 1991 World Judo Championships and at the 1995 World Judo Championships.

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* * * 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Paris French female judoka Olympic judoka of France Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century French women 21st-century French women {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub