Anne-Sophie Mondière

Anne-Sophie Mondière (born February 1, 1979 in Roanne ) is a former French judoka . She was five times European champion and won three bronze medals at world championships.

Athletic career

In 1997, Mondière was third in the European Junior Championships in heavyweight over 72 kilograms. The 1.74 m tall athlete started in 1998 and 1999 in the light heavyweight division up to 78 kilograms and was again third in the Junior European Championships in 1998. In 2000 she switched to the heavyweight division, the weight class over 78 kilograms. In 2000 she was third at the World Student Championships.

In 2001 she won her first French championship, more followed in 2002 and from 2005 to 2007. At the 2001 European Championships in Paris, she reached the final in the open class and was awarded the silver medal behind the German Sandra Köppen . She also won a bronze medal in the open class at the Universiade in Beijing. The following year she reached the heavyweight final at the European Championships in Maribor and was again subject to Sandra Köppen. At the end of 2002 she won bronze again at the world championships for students. At the European Championships in 2003, she lost again to Sandra Köppen, this time in the fight for a bronze medal. In 2004 she won her first European title in the open class.

At the European Championships in 2005, Anne-Sophie Mondière finished fifth in the heavyweight division, as in 2003. At the World Championships in Cairo, she was defeated in the semi-finals of the heavyweight division of the British Karina Bryant , but won the battle for bronze against the Dutch Carola Uilenhoed . Three days later she also lost in the semi-finals of the open class against Bryant, with a win over the Slovenian Lucija Polavder she won her second bronze medal. At the end of 2005 she defeated the Russian Tea Dongusashvili in the final of the European Championships in the open class in Moscow . In 2006, Mondière won the Super World Cup in Paris for the first time. At the 2006 European Championships in Tampere, she won the heavyweight final against Carola Uilenhoed, after she had defeated Karina Bryant in the quarterfinals and Tea Dongusashvili in the semifinals. In September 2006, the French women's team won the World Team Championship. In 2007 Mondière won the European Championships in Belgrade again in the final against Carola Uilenhoed. At the 2007 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, she defeated the heavyweight Carola Uilenhoed in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals she was defeated by the Chinese Tong Wen and in the battle for bronze she lost to Sandra Köppen. Three days later she was defeated in the semi-finals of the open class Lucija Polavder, with a victory over the Cuban Idalys Ortíz , the French won a bronze medal.

In April 2008 the European Championships were held in Lisbon . After her semi-final victory over Lucija Polavder, Mondière won the final against Tea Dongusashvili and was European heavyweight champion for the third time in a row. At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, she was already defeated by the Japanese Maki Tsukada in the round of 16 and ultimately finished in seventh place. In 2009 and 2010 Anne-Sophie Mondière was second in the French championships behind Eva Bisseni . At the European Championships in Istanbul in 2011 , she won another international medal when she only lost to the Russian Yelena Ivashchenko in the final . The next day, the French won the team title. In July 2011, Mondière won the military world championships. At the French championships in 2011 she was defeated in the final Émilie Andéol . After Mondière had won fifth place in the individual competition and silver in the team competition at the European Championships in 2012 , she was also nominated for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. There she was eliminated in her first fight against the Brazilian Maria Suelen Altheman .

Web links

• Tournament results at judoinside.com
• Anne-Sophie Mondière in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Footnotes

1. ↑ Career overview at judoinside.com
2. ↑ Match balance at judoinside.com
3. ↑ French Championships in 2009 at judoinside.com
4. ↑ French Championships in 2010 at judoinside.com
5. ↑ French Championships 2011 at judoinside.com