Romane Dicko Explained

Romane Dicko (born 30 September 1999)^[1] is a French judoka. In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's +78kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[2] She also won bronze at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Dicko won gold in her event at the 2022 World Judo Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and she is a four-time gold medalist at the European Judo Championships.

Career

Dicko won the gold medal in the women's +78kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.^{[3] [4]}

In 2021, Dicko won the gold medal in her event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.^{[5] [6]} A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.^[7]

Dicko represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[8] She won the bronze medal in her match against Kayra Sayit of Turkey.^[9] She also won the gold medal in the mixed team event.^[10]

Dicko won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.^[11]

Personal life

Born in France, Dicko is of Cameroonian descent.^[12]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2017		3rd	Mixed team
2018		1st	+78kg
2020		1st	+78kg
2021		3rd	+78kg
2021		1st	Mixed team
2022		1st	+78kg
2022		1st	+78kg
2022		2nd	Mixed team
2024		3rd	+78kg
2024		1st	Mixed team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Romane Dicko. 19 November 2020. JudoInside.com.
2. Web site: Judo Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
3. News: Browne. Ken. 22 November 2020. French women fantastique, Russia on a roll on final day at European Judo Championships in Prague. Olympic Channel. live. 21 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122130008/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/final-day-prague-euro-2020-judo-championships/. 22 November 2020.
4. Web site: Results – 21 November. 21 November 2020. 2020 European Judo Championships.
5. Web site: 2021 Judo World Masters. 13 January 2021. International Judo Federation.
6. News: Gillen. Nancy. 13 January 2021. Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 13 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113205515/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102983/riner-wins-gold-at-world-judo-masters. 13 January 2021.
7. Web site: 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv. 22 February 2021. International Judo Federation.
8. Web site: Shirine Boukli announced in the French Olympic team. 11 April 2021. www.judoinside.com.
9. Web site: Sone confirms and Krpalek Surprises Everyone. 2021-07-31. www.ijf.org. en.
10. News: Barker. Philip. 31 July 2021. France win first Olympic mixed team judo title with commanding display against Japan. InsideTheGames.biz. 31 July 2021.
11. News: Lloyd. Owen. 19 February 2022. Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table. InsideTheGames.biz. 20 February 2022.
12. Web site: Romane Dicko : « Mes parents m'ont laissée croire en mes rêves. ». Valérie. Domain. 29 April 2021.