Edwige Gwend

Edwige Gwend (born 11 March 1990) is a Cameroonean-born Italian judoka who competes in the 63 kg division. She won an individual silver medal at the 2010 European Championships, and was eliminated in the second round at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.^[3]

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Edwige Gwend

Gwend at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	11 March 1990 (1990-03-11) (age 35) Edéa, Cameroon[1]
Occupation	Judoka
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–63 kg
Club	Fiamme Gialle[3][4]
Coached by	Massimo Sulli[3]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	R16 (2012, 2016)
World Champ.	5th (2014)
European Champ.	(2010)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Italy European Games 2015 Baku Women's team European Championships 2010 Vienna Women's team 2010 Vienna –63 kg IJF Grand Slam 2017 Abu Dhabi –63 kg 2014 Tokyo –63 kg 2014 Baku –63 kg 2018 Ekaterinburg –63 kg IJF Grand Prix 2014 Tbilisi –63 kg 2015 Tashkent –63 kg 2015 Jeju –63 kg 2017 Tbilisi –63 kg 2014 Astana –63 kg 2015 Tbilisi –63 kg 2015 Zagreb –63 kg 2016 Tbilisi –63 kg 2017 Hohhot –63 kg European U23 Championships 2010 Sarajevo –63 kg European Junior Championships 2009 Yerevan –63 kg 2008 Warsaw –63 kg Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona –63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	1452
JudoInside.com	40856
Updated on 15 November 2022

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Gwend immigrated from Cameroon to Italy when she was three years old. In November 2015 she was named Athlete of the Month by the city of Parma.^[3]