Catherine Fleury-Vachon

Catherine Fleury (born 18 June 1966 in Paris) is a French judoka, world and Olympic champion. She won the gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1][2]

Catherine Fleury-Vachon
Personal information
Born (1966-06-18) 18 June 1966
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class–61 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (1989)
European Champ.Gold (1989)
Olympic GamesGold (1992)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍61 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Chiba ‍–‍61 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Helsinki ‍–‍61 kg
Silver medal – second place 1996 The Hague ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Athens ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Birmingham ‍–‍61 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF713
JudoInside.com2480
Updated on 5 June 2023.

Fleury-Vachon won a gold medal at the 1989 World Judo Championships and bronze medals at the 1991 and at the 1995 World Judo Championships.

References
  1. "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Judo" Archived 2 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)
  2. Nauright, John (6 April 2012). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9.


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