Gevrise Emane

Medal record
Competitor for  France
Women's Judo
World Championships
Gold 2011 Paris -63 kg
Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro -70 kg
Silver 2005 Cairo -70 kg
European Championships
Gold 2011 Istanbul -63 kg
Gold 2007 Belgrade -70 kg
Gold 2006 Tampere -70 kg
Bronze 2008 Lisbon -70 kg

Gévrise Émane (born July 27, 1982 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a French judoka. She is the current World and European champion in the women's 63 kg weight class.

Emane first gained attention at the 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo, Egypt where she won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg class.[1] Next year, Emane won her first European title at the 2006 European Judo Championships in Tampere after a ippon in the final, against the German Heide Wollert.[2]

Emane became the world champion for the first time at the 2007 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro by defeating Ronda Rousey of United States by points in the final match.[1] After moving down in weight to the 63 kg class in 2009,[3] Emane claimed her second World Championship title at the 2011 World Judo Championships in Paris, where she beat two-time world champion Yoshie Ueno of Japan by unanimous decision in the final.[4]

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