Anna-Maria Wagner (born 17 May 1996) is a German judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[2] She also won one of the bronze medals in both the women's 78 kg and mixed team events at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]
In 2018, Wagner won one of the bronze medals in her event at the European Judo Championships held in Tel Aviv, Israel. She also competed at the World Judo Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
In 2021, Wagner competed in the women's 78 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[5] A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[6] On 23 July 2024 Wagner was chosen as the flag bearer, together with basketball player Dennis Schröder at Paris 2024.[7]
Wagner won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.
Career
editAnna-Maria Wagner started practicing judo in the 2nd grade. After her first class, she signed up with a club immediately.[8] Wagner won the Judo World Championship defeating the number one ranked competitor from France, Madeleine Malonga, to capture the gold medal.
Upon winning the World Championship, Anna-Maria Wagner punched her ticket to The Olympic Games in Tokyo.[8]
References
edit- ^ Markus Knaup (21 February 2021). "Anna-Maria WAGNER". European Judo Union. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Houston, Michael (11 June 2021). "Wagner claims first world gold medal at IJF World Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Barker, Philip (31 July 2021). "France win first Olympic mixed team judo title with commanding display against Japan". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Statement: Schröder and Wagner carry the flag in Paris". Aussiedlerbote.com. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b Blaine Henry (19 July 2021). "Anna-Maria Wagner: Dreaming Tokyo, Dreaming Gold". Fight-Library.com.
External links
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Media related to Anna-Maria Wagner at Wikimedia Commons
- Anna-Maria Wagner at the International Judo Federation
- Anna-Maria Wagner at JudoInside.com
- Anna-Maria Wagner at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Anna-Maria Wagner at Olympics.com
- Anna-Maria Wagner at Olympedia
- Anna-Maria Wagner at The-Sports.org
- Anna-Maria Wagner on Instagram
