Priscilla Gneto Judoka

Priscilla Gneto

Country:France
Born:3 August 1991 (29 years)
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French judoka Priscilla Gneto won bronze at the 2012 London Olympics. Gneto won the European title U57kg in 2017 in Warsaw. She won bronze at the Junior World Championships in 2010 in Agadir. She was European Open Team Champion in Istanbul in 2011 with France. Gneto won bronze at the Grand Slam Paris (2016) and bronze in Abu Dhabi and Düsseldorf (2016). She won bronze at the Grand Slam in Paris in 2017 and GP The Hague 2018. She took gold at the European Open in Luxembourg and Tallinn in 2019.

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France dominates first European Open in Luxembourg

30 Sep 2019 15:25

The French team was just amazing at the European Open in Luzembourg. At the first edition of a Euro Open in the small country close to France, the French athletes took 10 out of the 14 gold medals. Germany, Hungary, Azerbaijan and neighbor Belgium captured gold as well. Besides that the French captured 29 medals. Only five countries with a gold medal doesn’t happen so often, the last time was at the Grand Slam in Osaka in 2018 where Japan dominated. In Luxembourg it was clearly France. Read more

Nora Gjakova in the driver seat U57kg

20 Jun 2019 09:10

The weight class U57kg is always competitive and the European women have had various aces to try to win the major international titles but since 2009 not a single European woman was able to take a World or Olympic title. At the European Games in Minsk we will learn who is able to get close to the Japanese, Mongolian or Brazilian rivals. Read more

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Japanese newcomer Terumi Otsuji surprises with Grand Prix gold

16 Nov 2018 22:55

IJF World Judo Tour debutant Otsuji Terumi of Japan starred for Japan with a win over 2016 Baku Grand Slam bronze medallist Lu Tongjuan (CHN) in the U57kg final. World number 54 Lu produced a career-best result while Otsuji was the last woman standing in her first IJF outing. Read more

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Third time lucky for Kosovo as Nora Gjakova wins gold U57kg

28 Oct 2018 13:10

European champion Nora Gjakova of Kosovo started her day as the number one seed and finished it as the gold medallist in the U57kg category. The Antalya Grand Prix winner earned her first Grand Slam title with a win over European Championships bronze medallist Anastasiia Konkina (RUS) after 59 seconds by ippon. Read more

French women have lots of medal chances

10 Sep 2018 08:25

France is a powerhouse in world judo. And in Teddy Riner, they have a fixed deposit that's sure to win gold. However, this time around Riner won't be there to ensure a gold medal for France. Oon Yeoh of JudoCrazy will lead you through the team of France. Read more