Catherine Fleury-Vachon
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 June 1966 |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | France |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –61 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (1992) |
| World Champ. | 
(1989) |
| European Champ. | 
(1989) |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 713 |
| JudoInside.com | 2480 |
| Updated on 5 June 2023 | |
Catherine Fleury (born 18 June 1966 in Paris) is a French judoka, world and Olympic champion. She won the gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1][2][3]
She won a gold medal at the 1989 World Judo Championships and bronze medals at the 1991 and at the 1995 World Judo Championships.
She was the first french woman in history winning the gold medal at the Olympics
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Catherine Fleury-Vachon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Judo" Archived 2 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)
- ^ Nauright, John (6 April 2012). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9.
External links
[edit]- Catherine Fleury-Vachon at the International Judo Federation
- Catherine Fleury-Vachon at JudoInside.com
- Catherine Fleury-Vachon at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Catherine Fleury-Vachon at Olympics.com
- Catherine Fleury-Vachon at Olympedia
- Catherine Fleury-Vachon at The-Sports.org
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