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emane in 2012 -- 70kg yaounde , cameroon french judo 27 july 1982 gevrise.jpg gévrise Émane
 gévrise emane
gévrise Émane

gévrise Émane -lrb- born 27 july 1982 -rrb- is a french judoka .
she is the current european champion in the women 's 63 kg weight class .
emane first gained attention at the 2005 world judo championships in cairo , egypt where she won the silver medal in the women 's 70 kg class .
next year , emane won her first european title at the 2006 european judo championships in tampere after an ippon in the final , against the german heide wollert .
emane became the world champion for the first time at the 2007 world judo championships in rio de janeiro by defeating ronda rousey of united states by points in the final match .
after moving down in weight to the 63 kg class in 2009 , at the 2012 summer olympics , she won the bronze medal .
