Amandine Buchard

{{Infobox judoka

| name = Amandine Buchard

| image = Amandine Buchard (FRA) 2021.jpg

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| caption = Buchard on August 8, 2021 at Palais de Chaillot

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|7|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Noisy-le-Sec, France

| height = 1.60 m

| country = {{FRA}}

| weight_class = {{nbnd}}52 kg

| rank =

| rank_ref =

| dan = 3

| club =

| olympics_rank = 2

| olympics_year = 2020

| olympics_weight = Women's 52 kg

| worlds_rank = 3

| worlds_year = 2014

| worlds_weight = Women's 48 kg

| worlds_year2 = 2018

| worlds_weight2 = Women's 52 kg

| worlds_year3 = 2022

| worlds_weight3 = Women's 52 kg

| worlds_year4 = 2023

| worlds_weight4 = Women's 52 kg

| worlds_year5 = 2024

| worlds_weight5 = Women's 52 kg

| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 2021

| regionals_weight = Women's 52 kg

| regionals_year2 = 2023

| regionals_weight2 = Women's 52 kg

| nationals =

| show-medals =

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country| {{FRA}} }}

{{Medal|S| 2020 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2024 Paris | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2014 Chelyabinsk | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2018 Baku | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2022 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2023 Doha | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2024 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2019 Minsk | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2021 Lisbon | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Montpellier | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2014 Montpellier | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2022 Sofia | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2021 Doha | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Budapest | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2017 Saint Petersburg | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Guangzhou | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2019 Qingdao | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Baku | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Osaka | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2020 Budapest | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2021 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2022 Paris | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Antalya | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2024 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2025 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Paris | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2020 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2023 Ulaanbaatar | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2014 Paris | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2017 Ekaterinburg | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2017 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2018 Osaka | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2023 Paris | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2013 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2014 Jeju | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2017 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2018 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Marrakesh | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2017 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2014 Fort Lauderdale | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Ljubljana | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Kyiv | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2011 Cottonera | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

| updated = 22 March 2025

}}

Amandine Buchard (born 12 July 1995) is a French judoka.{{cite web|url=http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/67320/Amandine_Buchard |title=Amandine Buchard |website=judoinside.com |accessdate=2 September 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/judoka/7539|title=Amandine BUCHARD / IJF.org|website=www.ijf.org}} She represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics{{Cite web|title=Shirine Boukli announced in the French Olympic team|url=https://www.judoinside.com/news/4439/Shirine_Boukli_announced_in_the_French_Olympic_team|access-date=2021-04-11|website=www.judoinside.com}} winning the silver medal in the half lightweight event and a gold medal in the mixed team event.{{Cite web|title=Judo BUCHARD Amandine|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/athlete-profile-n1403693-buchard-amandine.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-06|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802232619/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/athlete-profile-n1403693-buchard-amandine.htm |archive-date=2 August 2021 }} She is a third dan black belt.{{Cite web |last=Knaup |first=Markus |date=2021-02-21 |title=Amandine Buchard |url=https://www.eju.net/eju/judoka/?judokaId=7539 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=European Judo Union |language=en-US}}

Career

Buchard won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia.{{Cite web |title=JudoInside - Amandine Buchard Judoka |url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/67320/Amandine_Buchard/judo-career |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=www.judoinside.com}}

Buchard was junior world champion in 2014, having won the 2014 World Juniors Championships.{{cite web |title=2014 World Junior Championship Fort Lauderdale |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/9610 |website=JudoInside.com |access-date=1 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2014 World Junior Championship Fort Lauderdale — Results -52|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1179/results?id_weight=53 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=1 June 2021}}

In 2019, Buchard won the silver medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2019 Judo World Masters held in Qingdao, China.{{Cite web|title=2019 Judo World Masters|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1765/results|url-status=live|access-date=6 January 2021|website=International Judo Federation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204115720/https://www.ijf.org/competition/1765/results |archive-date=4 December 2020 }} In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.{{Cite web|title=2021 Judo World Masters|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2180/results|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2021|website=International Judo Federation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112233234/https://www.ijf.org/competition/2180/results |archive-date=12 January 2021 }}{{Cite news|last=Gillen|first=Nancy|date=11 January 2021|title=Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102909/baul-wins-gold-at-world-judo-masters|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111192537/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102909/baul-wins-gold-at-world-judo-masters|archive-date=11 January 2021}} At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won the gold medal in her event.{{Cite news|last=Houston|first=Michael|date=26 November 2021|title=Olympic medallist Monteiro among winners on day one of IJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116009/ijf-abu-dhabi-grand-slam|access-date=27 November 2021}}

Buchard won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris.{{Cite news|last=Lloyd|first=Owen|date=5 February 2022|title=Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1118857/ijf-judo-paris-grand-slam|access-date=6 February 2022}}

She won a bronze medal in the women's 52{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2024 World Judo Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.{{cite web |title=Judo - World Championships - 2024 — Results Women — Women's Half Lightweight 52 kg - 19 May 2024 |url=https://www.the-sports.org/judo-world-championships-results-2024-judo-world-championships-results-2024-women-epf133245.html2133245.html#606851 |website=The-Sports.org |access-date=19 May 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Khalatyan |first=Rafael |date=20 May 2024 |title=2024 Judo World Championships Day 1: Gold and silver for Italy |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1145440/judo-2024-world-championships-day1 |access-date=20 May 2024 |work=InsideTheGames.biz}} She also won bronze in the same category in the 2024 Summer Olympics. {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMF6_AMe8MY |title=Amandine Buchard wins bronze in women's judo for host country France {{!}} Paris Olympics {{!}} NBC Sports |date=2024-07-28 |last=NBC Sports |access-date=2024-07-29 |via=YouTube}}

Personal life

Buchard was born in Noisy-le-Sec to a father from Metropolitan France and a mother from the French overseas department of Martinique. She is openly lesbian.{{Cite web|last=Buzinski|first=Jim|date=2021-06-21|title=6 French athletes, including 3 Olympians, come out for Pride|url=https://www.outsports.com/olympics/2021/6/21/22543207/french-lgbtq-athletes-coming-out-olympics|access-date=2021-07-29|website=Outsports|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-08-04|title=Amandine Buchard: The Olympic medalist judokate threatened with death: she files a complaint|url=https://then24.com/2021/08/04/amandine-buchard-the-olympic-medalist-judokate-threatened-with-death-she-files-a-complaint/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=The News 24|language=en-US}}