Catherine Fleury-Vachon
Encyclopedia
Catherine Fleury is a French
judo
ka, world champion and olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
.
She received a gold medal at the 1989 World Judo Championships
, and bronze medals at the 1991 World Judo Championships
and at the 1995 World Judo Championships
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka, world champion and olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
She received a gold medal at the 1989 World Judo Championships
1989 World Judo Championships
The 1989 World Judo Championships were the 16th edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from October 10–15, 1989.-Men:-Women:- Medals table :...
, and bronze medals at the 1991 World Judo Championships
1991 World Judo Championships
The 1991 World Judo Championships were the 17th edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Barcelona, Spain from July 25 to July 28, 1991.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:...
and at the 1995 World Judo Championships
1995 World Judo Championships
The 1995 World Judo Championships were the 19th edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Chiba, Japan in 1995.-Men:-Women:- Medals table :-60 kg:-65 kg:-71 kg:-78 kg:-86 kg:-95 kg:-+95 kg:-Open class:-48 kg:...
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