Marie Branser
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 1992 |
| Home town | 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 | R32 (2020) |
| World Champ. | R32 (2021, 2023) |
| African Champ. | 
(2020, 2021, 2023,2024) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 55527, 12310, 71294 |
| JudoInside.com | 74793 |
| Updated on 28 April 2024. | |
Marie Branser (born 15 August 1992 in
Career
Germany
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.[4]
DR Congo
In 2019, she changed her nationality to Congolese to try to qualify for the
In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 African Judo Championships held in Antananarivo, Madagascar.[5]
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.[6]
Guinea
In 2022, Branser decided to change nationality to Guinea, citing inactivity and negligence of the Congolese Judo Federation since the Olympics.[7] Following the switch, she went on to win the 2022 African Open at Dakar in her first outing for Guinea.[8]
Achievements
| 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
- ^ "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
- 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 Olympics.com
- Marie Branser at Olympedia
- Marie Branser at The-Sports.org
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