Gévrise Émane (born 27 July 1982) is a French

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. She was the European champion in the women's 63 kg weight class. Emane first gained attention at the

2005 World Judo Championships The 2005 World Judo Championships were the 24th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held in Cairo, Egypt from September 8 to September 12, 2005. Brazilian João Derly was voted as best performance of the championship. On the last da ...

in Cairo, Egypt where she won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg class. Next year, Emane won her first European title at the

2006 European Judo Championships The 2006 European Judo Championships were the 17th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Tampere, Finland between 25 and 28 May 2006. Medal overview Men Women Medals table Results overview Men 60 kg 66 kg 7 ...

in Tampere after an ippon in the final, against the German

Heide Wollert Heide Wollert (born 16 May 1982 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German judoka. She competes in the 78 kg weight-class. She competed at the Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kg, 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in 7th. At the Jud ...

. Emane became the world champion for the first time at the

2007 World Judo Championships The 2007 World Judo Championships are the 25th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held at the Rio Olympic Arena, usually called ''Arena Multiuso'', that was built for the 2007 Pan-American Games, in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, B ...

in Rio de Janeiro by defeating Ronda Rousey of United States by points in the final match. After moving down in weight to the 63 kg class in 2009, Emane claimed her second World Championship title at the

2011 World Judo Championships The 2011 World Judo Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from 23 to 28 August. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations 871 competitors from ...

in Paris, where she beat two-time world champion Yoshie Ueno of Japan by unanimous decision in the final. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, she won the bronze medal.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Emane, Gevrise Sportspeople from Yaoundé French female judoka Cameroonian emigrants to France Olympic judoka for France Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Living people 1982 births Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite European Games gold medalists for France European Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2015 European Games Universiade medalists in judo FISU World University Games gold medalists for France