Edwige Gwend (born 11 March 1990) is a

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

ean-born Italian judoka who competes in the 63 kg division. She won an individual silver medal at the 2010 European Championships, and was eliminated in the second round at the

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and

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Olympics. Gwend immigrated from Cameroon to Italy when she was three years old. In November 2015 she was named Athlete of the Month by the city of

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...

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* * * Italian female judoka Living people Olympic judoka of Italy Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cameroonian emigrants to Italy Italian sportspeople of African descent 1990 births Sportspeople from Parma People from Littoral Region (Cameroon) European Games bronze medalists for Italy European Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2015 European Games Judoka at the 2019 European Games Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in judo {{Italy-judo-bio-stub