Gévrise Émane (born 27 July 1982) is a French judoka.^[3] She was the European champion in the women's 63 kg weight class.^[4]

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Gévrise Emane

Emane in 2012
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1982-07-27) 27 July 1982 (age 41) Yaounde, Cameroon
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–63 kg, –70 kg
Rank	6th dan black belt[1]
Club	Levallois Sporting Club Judo[2]
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 London ‍–‍63 kg World Championships 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg 2011 Paris ‍–‍63 kg 2015 Astana ‍–‍70 kg 2005 Cairo ‍–‍70 kg 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg European Championships 2006 Tampere ‍–‍70 kg 2007 Belgrade ‍–‍70 kg 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍63 kg 2012 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍63 kg 2016 Kazan ‍–‍70 kg 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍70 kg World Masters 2011 Baku ‍–‍63 kg IJF Grand Slam 2010 Paris ‍–‍63 kg 2010 Moscow ‍–‍63 kg 2011 Paris ‍–‍63 kg 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg 2016 Paris ‍–‍70 kg IJF Grand Prix 2009 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍63 kg 2013 Samsun ‍–‍63 kg 2014 Jeju ‍–‍70 kg 2009 Qingdao ‍–‍63 kg 2015 Tbilisi ‍–‍70 kg 2009 Tunis ‍–‍70 kg 2013 Miami ‍–‍63 kg European U23 Championships 2004 Ljubljana ‍–‍70 kg Summer Universiade 2003 Jeju ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	417
JudoInside.com	12721
Updated on 28 May 2023.

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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.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[5] After moving down in weight to the 63 kg class in 2009,^[7] 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.^[8]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal.^[9]