Nadia Guimendego
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nadia Matchiko Guimendego |
| Born | 27 April 1997[1] Nantes, France[1] |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –63 kg |
| Club | Dojo Nantais |
| Coached by | Mathieu Pelerin[2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games | R32 (2024) |
| World Champ. | R32 (2024) |
| African Champ. | 
(2024) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 65445 |
| JudoInside.com | 42773 |
| Updated on 30 July 2024 | |
Nadia Matchiko Guimendego (born 27 April 1997) is a judoka. Born in France, she represented the Central African Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Life
[edit]Guimendego was born in Nantes on 27 April 1997 to Central African parents.[3][4] She is currently working as a coordinator of community life at Maison des Confluences in Nantes.[5]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Guimendego started practicing judo at the age of 4 by joining the Batignolles club. She then joined Pôle Espoirs and then moved to Pôle, France, in Orléans when she was 14 years old.[6] In October 2013, she suffered from a knee injury during training, causing her absent from any judo competition until July 2014. However, she endured a knee injury during the competition in October 2014 that kept her out from judo until November 2015. In March 2016, she partook in the France 1st Division Judo Championship, representing Dojo Nantais.[7][8]
Central African Republic
[edit]In 2020, Guimendego decided to represent the Central African Republic in international judo competitions, although at first, she wanted to play for France.[4][6] She participated in the first international competition representing the Central African Republic in 2021.[9] In 2022, she obtained a gold medal at the Senior African Judo Championship in Oran and a bronze medal at the 2022 Dakar Open.[10][11] She won a gold medal and silver medal for women's 63 kg category at the 2023 Tunis Open and Algiers Open, respectively. Furthermore, she also participated in the 2023 World Judo Championships and won a silver medal at the 2023 Montreal Open.[11][12]
During the 2023 African Games in Accra, she earned a bronze medal.[13] In the 2024 African Judo Championships final, she was defeated by Amina Belkadi and gained a silver medal.[8] Other than that, she also won the gold medal in the 2024 Luanda Open.[14] Guimendego qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics after securing enough points.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GUIMENDEGO Nadia Matchiko".
- ^ aBangui, aBangui. "Championnat du Monde de Judo : Nadia Guimendego en quête de financement". news.abangui.com. aBangui.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Olympics, Olympics. "GUIMENDEGO Nadia Matchiko". olympics.com. Olympics. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b Kalfa, David (13 March 2024). "Judo: Nadia Guimendego, espoir de la Centrafrique pour Paris 2024". rfi.fr. Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Nantes Metropole, Nantes Metropole. "Nadia Guimendego, agente à la Ville de Nantes, vise les JO 2024". metropole.nantes.fr. Nantes Metropole. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b Magnin, Pauline (2 February 2024). "Nadia Guimendego, agente à la ville de Nantes, en route pour les JO de Paris 2024". actu.fr. ACTU. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Gibouin, Maxime (8 May 2024). "Judo. La Nantaise Nadia Guimendego à un pas des Jeux". ouest-france.fr. Ouest France. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b Optisport, Optisport. "Judo : Nadia Guimendego de retour au plus haut niveau". optisport.fr. Optisport. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Dojo Nantais, Dojo Nantais. "Portrait de la judokate Nadia Matchiko Guimendego". dojonantais.com. Dojo Nantais. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Bandiba, Joel (7 April 2024). "Open Africain de Judo en Angola : la Centrafrique repart avec une médaille remportée par Nadia Guimendego". afrique-sur7.ci. Afrique-Sur7. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b Pekemsi, Jacques (6 April 2023). "Afrique Centrale: Nadia Guimendego - La Centrafricaine qualifiée aux championnats du monde de Judo". Africa Top Sports. Africa Top Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Bissidi, Milka; Ngoulou, Fridolin (3 January 2024). "Centrafrique : 12 femmes qui ont marqué l'année 2023". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Radio Ndeke Luka, Radio Ndeke Luka (21 March 2024). "JO Paris 2024 : Nadia Guimendego garde espoir pour une prochaine qualification". radiondekeluka.org. Radio Ndeke Luka. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Wambobo, Fridolin. "Centrafrique: Nadia Guimendego très satisfaite de sa médaille d'or gagnée à l'Open de Luanda en Angola". radioguira.org. Radio Guira. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Wambobo, Fridolin. "Centrafrique: la judokate Nadia Guimendego qualifiée pour les Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024". radioguira.org. Radio Guira. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nadia Guimendego at the International Judo Federation
- Nadia Guimendego at JudoInside.com
- Nadia Guimendego at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Nadia Guimendego at The-Sports.org
- Nadia Guimendego on Facebook
