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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]

Wagner won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.

Career

Anna-Maria Wagner started practicing judo in the 2nd grade. After her first class, she signed up with a club immediately.[7] 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.[7]

References

  1. ^ Markus Knaup (21 February 2021). "Anna-Maria WAGNER". European Judo Union. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ Houston, Michael (11 June 2021). "Wagner claims first world gold medal at IJF World Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ Barker, Philip (31 July 2021). "France win first Olympic mixed team judo title with commanding display against Japan". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b Blaine Henry (19 July 2021). "Anna-Maria Wagner: Dreaming Tokyo, Dreaming Gold". Fight-Library.com.

External links

Media related to Anna-Maria Wagner at Wikimedia Commons

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