Gévrise Émane (born 27 July 1982) is a French judoka. She was the European champion in the women's 63 kg weight class. Emane first gained attention at the

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

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after an

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in the final, against the German Heide Wollert. Emane became the world champion for the first time at the 2007 World Judo Championships in

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by defeating

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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 is a Japanese judoka. She won the gold medal in the Half-middleweight (63 kg) division at the 2009 World Judo Championships and in 2010, in 2011 she lost the final to local hero Gévrise Émane. Her elder sister is Masae Ueno, who re ...

of Japan by unanimous decision in the final. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, 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