Marie Branser
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 1992 |
| Home town | Leipzig, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Leipzig[1] |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Website | www |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany (until 2019) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2019–2022) Guinea (since 2022) |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –78 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games | R16 (2024) |
| World Champ. | R32 (2021, 2023, 2024) |
| African Champ. | 
(2020, 2021, 2023,2024) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 55527, 12310, 71294 |
| JudoInside.com | 74793 |
| Updated on 3 August 2024 | |
Marie Branser (born 15 August 1992 in Leipzig) is a German-born Guinean judoka, who formerly also represented the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the Olympics.[2][3] She is a four-time African Judo Championships gold medalist. In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
Career
[edit]Germany
[edit]Branser won one silver and three bronze medals at the German National Judo Championships, but she never represented Germany on the senior major international tournament.[5]
DR Congo
[edit]In 2019, she changed her nationality to Congolese to try to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. She still lives and trains in Leipzig but represents Democratic Republic of the Congo in international competitions.[5]
In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 African Judo Championships held in Antananarivo, Madagascar.[6]
In May 2021, she retained her championship title after winning the women's 78 kg event at the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal.[7]
Guinea
[edit]In 2022, Branser decided to change nationality to Guinea, citing inactivity and negligence of the Congolese Judo Federation since the Olympics.[8] Following the switch, she went on to win the 2022 African Open at Dakar in her first outing for Guinea.[9]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Place | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Democratic Republic of the Congo
| ||||
| 2020 | African Championships |  Antananarivo, Madagascar
|
1st | Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
| 2021 | African Championships |  Dakar, Senegal
|
1st | Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
| Olympic Games |  Tokyo, Japan
|
17th | Half-heavyweight (78 kg) | |
References
[edit]- ^ "BRANSER Marie". IOC. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Marie Branser". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Judo - BRANSER Marie". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Warum eine Leipziger Judoka für den Kongo startet". deutschlandfunk.de (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "2020 African Judo Championships". African Judo Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Rouhou reclaims title on final day of African Judo Championships". Inside the Games. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Judo: Marie Branser abandons Congolese nationality and opts for Guinea". Archysport. 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Dakar African Open 2022". IJF. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Marie Branser at the International Judo Federation
- Marie Branser at the International Judo Federation
- Marie Branser at the International Judo Federation
- Marie Branser at JudoInside.com
- Marie Branser at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Marie Branser at The-Sports.org
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- Living people
- 1992 births
- Sportspeople from Leipzig
- German female judoka
- Democratic Republic of the Congo female judoka
- Guinean female judoka
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Olympic judoka for Guinea
- Naturalised citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Naturalized citizens of Guinea
- Democratic Republic of the Congo people of German descent
- Guinean people of German descent
- African Games medalists in judo
- African Games gold medalists for Guinea
- Competitors at the 2023 African Games
- 21st-century German sportswomen
- African judo biography stubs
- German judo biography stubs