Lucie Décosse

Lucie Décosse
Lucie Décosse during the French medal winners' parade 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1981-08-06) 6 August 1981
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
–63 kg, –70 kg
     6th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2012)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2005, 2010, 2011)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2002, 2007, 2008,
2009)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing‍–‍63 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Cairo‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Tokyo‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Paris‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍63 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Maribor‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place2007 Belgrade‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place2008 Lisbon‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Tbilisi‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2006 Tampere‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2005 Rotterdam‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Istanbul‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place2011 Baku‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 Almaty‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Suwon‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Tyumen‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2008 Tokyo‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Paris‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Paris‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Paris‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2012 Paris‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Paris‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 Nabeul‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF419
JudoInside.com351
Updated on 28 May 2023

Lucie Décosse (born 6 August 1981 in Chaumont) is a female French retired judoka.[2]

Career

Décosse competed in the half-middleweight (57–63 kg) category until 2008. Thereafter, she switched to the middleweight (63–70 kg) category. She was ranked number one in the world in both categories.

Décosse won a total of 13 medals (8 of them gold) at the Olympic Games, the World Judo Championships and the European Judo Championships. She won the most important medal of her career – the middleweight (63–70 kg) gold medal – at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Décosse retired from judo after losing her bronze medal match against South Korea's Kim Seong-Yeon at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lucie Décosse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Décosse prend sa retraite sur un échec". 30 August 2013.

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Lucie Décosse at Wikimedia Commons