Fabienne Kocher

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.[1][2][3] She also represented Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Fabienne Kocher
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportJudo
Weight class–52 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2021)
European Champ.7th (2020, 2021, 2022)
Olympic Games5th (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing   Switzerland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tel Aviv ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Almada ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Zagreb ‍–‍52 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Samokov ‍–‍57 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Cape Town ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ljubljana ‍–‍57 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sarajevo ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Samokov ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lommel ‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3352
JudoInside.com51478
Updated on 21 May 2023.

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.[4][5]

Kocher won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Prix Almada held in Almada, Portugal.[6] She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2021World Championships3rd−52 kg

Awards

In March 2022, she won the Aargau Sportswoman of the Year award.[7]

References
  1. "Fabienne Kocher gewinnt an der WM Bronze". Bieler Tagblatt (in German). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. "Judo: élimination précoce et mauvaise opération pour Evelyne Tschopp aux Mondiaux". Arcinfo (in French). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. Berkeley, Geoff (7 June 2021). "Maruyama and Shishime triumph on golden day for Japan at IJF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. Berkeley, Geoff (25 July 2021). "Japanese siblings enjoy magical night with two judo golds at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. Burke, Patrick (28 January 2022). "Silva wins first title since doping ban at Portugal Grand Prix". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. Probst, Martin (4 March 2022). "Judokämpferin Fabienne Kocher ist Aargauer Sportlerin des Jahres". Aargauer Zeitung. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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