Fabienne Kocher
{{Short description|Swiss judoka (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox judoka
| name = Fabienne Kocher
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|13|df=y}}
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| country = Switzerland
| weight_class = {{nbnd}}52 kg
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| olympics_rank = 5
| olympics_year = 2020
| olympics_weight = Women's 52 kg
| worlds_rank = 3
| worlds_year = 2021
| worlds_weight = Women's 52 kg
| regionals_type = EU
| regionals_rank = 7
| regionals_year = 2020
| regionals_weight = Women's 52 kg
| regionals_year2 = 2021
| regionals_weight2 = Women's 52 kg
| regionals_year3 = 2022
| regionals_weight3 = Women's 52 kg
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{{Medal|Sport| Women's judo }}
{{Medal|Country| {{SUI}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}
{{Medal|B| 2021 Budapest | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}
{{Medal|G| 2024 Dushanbe | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|S| 2020 Budapest | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2021 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2022 Paris | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}
{{Medal|S| 2019 Budapest | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2019 Tel Aviv | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2022 Almada | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2022 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European U23 Championships }}
{{Medal|B| 2013 Samokov | {{nbnd}}57 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }}
{{Medal|B| 2011 Cape Town | {{nbnd}}57 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2013 Ljubljana | {{nbnd}}57 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Junior Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 2013 Sarajevo | {{nbnd}}57 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2010 Samokov | {{nbnd}}57 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2011 Lommel | {{nbnd}}57 kg }}
| updated = 3 May 2024
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Fabienne Kocher (born 13 June 1993) is a Swiss judoka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.{{Cite news|date=7 June 2021|title=Fabienne Kocher gewinnt an der WM Bronze|language=de|work=Bieler Tagblatt|url=https://www.bielertagblatt.ch/sport/aktuell/fabienne-kocher-gewinnt-der-wm-bronze|access-date=7 June 2021}}{{Cite news|date=7 June 2021|title=Judo: élimination précoce et mauvaise opération pour Evelyne Tschopp aux Mondiaux|language=fr|url=https://www.arcinfo.ch/articles/sports/autres-sports/judo-elimination-precoce-et-mauvaise-operation-pour-evelyne-tschopp-aux-mondiaux-1079860|work=ArcInfo|access-date=7 June 2021}}{{Cite news|last=Berkeley|first=Geoff|date=7 June 2021|title=Maruyama and Shishime triumph on golden day for Japan at IJF World Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108760/maruyama-shishime-gold-world-judo-champs|access-date=7 June 2021}} She also represented Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
Kocher previously competed at the World Judo Championships in 2014 and 2015 in the women's 57 kg event and in 2018 and 2019 in the women's 52 kg event. She also competed in the women's 52 kg event at the European Judo Championships in 2020 and 2021.
In 2019, Kocher represented Switzerland in the women's 52 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. She was eliminated in her second match by Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo.
In 2021, Kocher lost her bronze medal match in the women's 52 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite news|last=Berkeley|first=Geoff|date=25 July 2021|title=Japanese siblings enjoy magical night with two judo golds at Tokyo 2020|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1110749/hifumi-uta-abe-win-judo-gold-tokyo-2020|access-date=25 July 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Judo Results Book|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf|archive-date=1 August 2021|access-date=1 August 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games}}
Kocher won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Prix Almada held in Almada, Portugal.{{Cite news|last=Burke|first=Patrick|date=28 January 2022|title=Silva wins first title since doping ban at Portugal Grand Prix|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1118468/judo-grand-prix-portugal-2022-day-1|access-date=30 January 2022}} She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.
Achievements
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! Year !!Tournament !!Place !!Weight class | |||
2021 | World Championships | bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd | −52{{nbsp}}kg |
Awards
In March 2022, she won the Aargau Sportswoman of the Year award.{{Cite news |last=Probst |first=Martin |date=4 March 2022 |title=Judokämpferin Fabienne Kocher ist Aargauer Sportlerin des Jahres |work=Aargauer Zeitung |url=https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/auszeichnung-judokaempferin-fabienne-kocher-ist-aargauer-sportlerin-des-jahres-ld.2259027 |access-date=17 March 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}} {{In lang|de}}
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Judoka at the 2019 European Games
Category:European Games competitors for Switzerland
Category:Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics