Gisèle Mendy (born 19 December 1979) is a Senegalese judoka, who played for the middleweight category.[1] She won three medals for her division at the African Judo Championships (2005, 2006, and 2008).[2][3][4] She also captured a silver medal in the same division at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, losing out to Algeria's Rachida Ouerdane.[5][6]
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| Nationality |  Senegal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 70 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mendy represented Senegal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 70 kg class. She lost the first preliminary round match, by an ippon (full point) and a te gatame (hand armlock), to German judoka and Olympic bronze medalist Annett Böhm.[7] Because her opponent advanced further into the semi-finals, Mendy offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage rounds. Unfortunately, she was defeated in her first match by Ukraine's Nataliya Smal, who successfully scored a waza-ari-awasete-ippon (full point) and a kuchiki taoshi (single leg takedown), at fifty-two seconds.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Gisèle Mendy". 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ^ "2005 African Championships – Port Elizabeth, South Africa". Judo Inside. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "2006 African Championships – Port Louis, Mauritius". Judo Inside. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "2008 African Championships – Agadir, Morocco". Judo Inside. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Algeria wins first gold on its way to dare African mighty nations". People's Daily Online (China). 13 July 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Aflou, Lyes (13 July 2007). "First medals claimed in All Africa Games". Magharebia. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's Middleweight (70kg/154 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's Middleweight (70kg/154 lbs) Repechage". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
External links edit
- Gisèle Mendy at JudoInside.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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