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Mauritian judoka (born 1992)

Christianne Legentil

Personal information
Born (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 32)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Mauritius
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍48 kg, ‍–‍52 kg, ‍–‍57 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games 7th (2012, 2016)
World Champ. R32 (2013, 2014, 2022)
African Champ. Silver (2014, 2015, 2017,Silver( 2022)
Commonwealth Games Bronze (2022)
Medal record Women's judo Representing Mauritius African Championships Silver medal – second place 2014 Port Louis ‍–‍52 kg Silver medal – second place 2015 Libreville ‍–‍52 kg Silver medal – second place 2017 Antananarivo ‍–‍52 kg Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran ‍–‍57 kg Bronze medal – third place 2009 Mauritius ‍–‍48 kg Bronze medal – third place 2013 Maputo ‍–‍52 kg IJF Grand Prix Silver medal – second place 2014 Astana ‍–‍52 kg Bronze medal – third place 2014 Qingdao ‍–‍52 kg African Junior Championships Silver medal – second place 2011 Antananarivo ‍–‍52 kg Commonwealth Games Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 10510
JudoInside.com 57063
Updated on 9 October 2022

Marie Christianne Legentil (born 27 May 1992, in Port Mathurin) is a Mauritian judoka who competes in the women's 52 kg category.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won against later double world champion Majlinda Kelmendi and was defeated in the quarter finals.[2] In 2014 and 2015 she was runner up at the African Championships. In 2014, she was winner of the African Open Port Louis 2014 –52 kg. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she again met Majlinda Kelmendi but this time she lost to the eventual gold medalist in the quarter finals.

In 2019, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

  1. ^ "Christianne Legentil". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christianne Legentil". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Women's 52 kg". 2019 World Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.