Lucie Décosse

Lucie Décosse

File:Lucie Decosse.jpg Lucie Décosse during the French medal winners' parade 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1981-08-06) 6 August 1981
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–63 kg, –70 kg
Rank	6th dan black belt
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	Gold (2012)
World Champ.	Gold (2005, 2010, 2011)
European Champ.	Gold (2002, 2007, 2008, Gold( 2009)
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
Updated on 28 May 2023

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

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.

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