About Clarisse Agbegnenou
Clarisse Bogdanna Agbegnenou is a French judoka. Competing in the −63 kg weight division she won the European title in 2013, the world title in 2014, an Olympic silver medal at the Rio 2016 Games, an Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games, and the bronze medal at the 2024 Games in Paris, in her home country. Togo's president Faure Gnassingbe personally congratulated her after she won the 2014 world title. In 2013, she won her first international gold medal, beating Russia's Marta Labazina at the European Judo Championships. She became Olympic vice-champion, winning the silver medal in the under 63 kg category at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, losing in the final to Slovenia's Tina Trstenjak. In the judo competitions, she won a fourth continental title, defeating Britain's Alice Schlesinger in the final.
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