Séverine Vandenhende

Séverine Vandenhende (born 12 January 1974 in Dechy) is a French judoka, world champion and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2]

Séverine Vandenhende
Personal information
Born (1974-01-12) 12 January 1974
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class–61 kg, –63 kg
Rank     7th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (1997)
European Champ.Silver (2000)
Olympic GamesGold (2000)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney ‍–‍63 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris ‍–‍61 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Wrocław ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Oostende ‍–‍61 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Buenos Aires ‍–‍61 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Jerusalem ‍–‍61 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1995 Fukuoka ‍–‍61 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF723
JudoInside.com397
Updated on 1 June 2023.

Vandenhende won a gold medal at the 1997 World Championships.

References
  1. "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Judo" Archived 26 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)


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