Sophia Bouderbane (born 2 August 1995) is a French karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.
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| Born | 2 August 1995 Toulon, France[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) (2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) (2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 50 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Ligue Régionale Ile-de-France[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Amicale Sportive Evry[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Adrien Gautier[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBouderbane joined her neighbourhood karate club (in the village of Pignans) at the age of three, following her brother into the sport.[3][4] At the age of nine she won her first national championship, and by the age of 14 she was training with the French national karate team.[4][5] At club level, Bouderbane has represented Karaté Club Cabassois and Amicale Sportive d'Evry.[2] She currently represents Amicale Sportive d'Evry, for whom she also acts as an ambassador.[6][7]
In 2014, at the age of 18 – and while studying at INSA Lyon – she won a bronze medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2014 European Karate Championships held in Tampere, Finland.[3] In 2016, Bouderbane underwent major surgery on her hip to correct a birth defect, but continued to train, compete, and continue her karate career.[3] At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she won the bronze medal in the team kumite event.[8]
Bouderbane improved on this performance at the 2019 European Karate Championships in Guadalajara by winning the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event,[9] overcoming Austrian karateka (and former European Champion) Bettina Plank 5-0 in the final.[10] Later in 2019, at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, she won a bronze medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event.[11][12] In the semi-finals she lost against Serap Özçelik of Turkey.
Bouderbane has stated that she is unable to make a living from the sport in France, in part due to the lack of exposure at the Olympic Games.[3][note 1] In this context, she has spoken of the importance of individual sponsorships.[13] Bouderbane herself has been sponsored by FDJ and Michelin over the course of her sporting career.[3]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2014 | European Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | Kumite 50 kg |
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 1st | Kumite 50 kg |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 3rd | Kumite 50 kg |
Notes
edit- ^ Subsequent to her statement in this interview, karate made its Summer Olympic Games debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
References
edit- ^ Lemonnier, Jérôme (2 April 2019). "Evry. Sophia Bouderbane sacrée championne d'Europe de karaté". Actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sophie BOUDERBANE". France Karaté 2020 (in French). Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Ledru, Pierre-Alexis (3 May 2019). "Sophia Bouderbane : « À cœur de montrer que le karaté a sa place aux JO »". SPORTMAG (Interview). Interviewed by Pierre-Alexis Ledru. SPORTMAG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b Philippe Perron (director) (2016). Sophia Bouderbane, la tête et les poings (in French). France: Réseau Canopé. Event occurs at 0:25. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Sophia BOUDERBANE - Athlète de la Team Michelin". Team Michelin (in French). Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Liste de nos adhérents Haut-Niveaux". Amicale Sportive d'Evry (in French). 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Nos nouvelles Ambassadrices !". Amicale Sportive d'Evry (in French). 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "2018 European Karate Championships" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Karaté : Sophia Bouderbane en or aux Championnats d'Europe". L'Équipe (in French). 30 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (30 June 2019). "Italy's Maresca earns dramatic win as Ukraine take two golds in karate finale at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Michelin soutient l'athlète Sophia Bouderbane jusqu'en 2020". Le Progrès (in French). 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
External links
edit- Sophia Bouderbane at KarateRec.com
- Sophia Bouderbane at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
