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Fabienne Kocher

Fabienne Kocher

Swiss judoka (born 1993)

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.

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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

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Awards

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

References

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