Gévrise Émane

Gévrise Emane
Emane in 2012
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1982-07-27) 27 July 1982
Yaounde, Cameroon
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country France
SportJudo
Weight class–63 kg, –70 kg
Rank     6th dan black belt
ClubLevallois Sporting Club Judo
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2012)
World Champ. (2007, 2011, 2015)
European Champ. (2006, 2007, 2011,
2012, 2016)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2012 London63 kg
World Championships
2007 Rio de Janeiro70 kg
2011 Paris63 kg
2015 Astana70 kg
2005 Cairo70 kg
2013 Rio de Janeiro63 kg
European Championships
2006 Tampere70 kg
2007 Belgrade70 kg
2011 Istanbul63 kg
2012 Chelyabinsk63 kg
2016 Kazan70 kg
2008 Lisbon70 kg
World Masters
2011 Baku63 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2010 Paris63 kg
2010 Moscow63 kg
2011 Paris63 kg
2014 Tokyo70 kg
2010 Tokyo63 kg
2011 Rio de Janeiro63 kg
2009 Rio de Janeiro63 kg
2016 Paris70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2009 Abu Dhabi63 kg
2013 Samsun63 kg
2014 Jeju70 kg
2009 Qingdao63 kg
2015 Tbilisi70 kg
2009 Tunis70 kg
2013 Miami63 kg
European U23 Championships
2004 Ljubljana70 kg
Summer Universiade
2003 Jeju70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF417
JudoInside.com12721
Updated on 28 May 2023

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

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. 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 in Paris, where she beat two-time world champion Yoshie Ueno of Japan by unanimous decision in the final.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal.