Edwige Gwend

Edwige Gwend
Gwend at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born11 March 1990 (1990-03-11) (age 34)
Edéa, Cameroon[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Sport
CountryItaly
SportJudo
Weight class–63 kg
ClubFiamme Gialle[3][4]
Coached byMassimo Sulli[3]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2012, 2016)
World Champ.5th (2014)
European Champ.Silver (2010)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Italy
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vienna Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vienna –63 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2017 Abu Dhabi –63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tokyo –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Baku –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Ekaterinburg –63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tbilisi –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tashkent –63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jeju –63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tbilisi –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Astana –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tbilisi –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Zagreb –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tbilisi –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hohhot –63 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Sarajevo –63 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Yerevan –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Warsaw –63 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona –63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1452
JudoInside.com40856
Updated on 15 November 2022

Edwige Gwend (born 11 March 1990) is a Cameroonean-born Italian judoka who competes in the 63 kg division. She won an individual silver medal at the 2010 European Championships, and was eliminated in the second round at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[3]

Gwend immigrated from Cameroon to Italy when she was three years old. In November 2015 she was named Athlete of the Month by the city of Parma.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Edwige Gwend. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Edwige Gwend Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ a b c d Edwige Gwend. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ Edwige Gwend. london2012.com
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