Lucie Décosse

Lucie Décosse (born 6 August 1981 in Chaumont) is a retired female French judoka.

Lucie Décosse
Lucie Décosse during the French medal winners' parade 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1981-08-06) 6 August 1981
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class–63 kg, –70 kg
Rank     6th dan black belt in Judo[1]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2005, 2010, 2011)
European Champ.Gold (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Olympic GamesGold (2012)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London –70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing –63 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Cairo –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tokyo –70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris –70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro –63 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Maribor –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lisbon –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tbilisi –70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Tampere –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Rotterdam –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul –70 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2011 Baku –70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Almaty –70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Suwon –70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tyumen –70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tokyo –70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Paris –70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro –70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris –70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rio de Janeiro –70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris –70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Paris –70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Paris –70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Nabeul –63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF419
JudoInside.com351
Updated on 17 November 2022.

Career

Décosse competed in the half-middleweight (57–63 kg) category until 2008. Thereafter, she switched to the middleweight (63–70 kg) category. She was ranked number one in the world in both categories.

Décosse won a total of 13 medals (8 of them gold) at the Olympic Games, the World Judo Championships and the European Judo Championships. She won the most important medal of her career – the middleweight (63–70 kg) gold medal – at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Décosse retired from judo after losing her bronze medal match against South Korea's Kim Seong-Yeon at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[2]

Video

References
  1. "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. "Décosse prend sa retraite sur un échec". 30 August 2013.

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