Romane Dicko

Romane Dicko

Personal information
Born	(1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 25) Clamart, France^[citation needed]
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Judo
Weight class	+78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2020, 2024)
World Champ.	(2022)
European Champ.	(2018, 2020, 2022, ( 2023)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  France Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Mixed team 2024 Paris Mixed team 2020 Tokyo +78 kg 2024 Paris +78 kg World Championships 2022 Tashkent +78 kg 2022 Tashkent Mixed team 2023 Doha Mixed team 2017 Budapest Mixed team European Championships 2018 Tel Aviv +78 kg 2020 Prague +78 kg 2022 Sofia +78 kg 2023 Montpellier +78 kg World Masters 2021 Doha +78 kg 2022 Jerusalem +78 kg 2023 Budapest +78 kg IJF Grand Slam 2020 Paris +78 kg 2021 Tel Aviv +78 kg 2021 Kazan +78 kg 2022 Tel Aviv +78 kg 2024 Paris +78 kg 2024 Baku +78 kg 2024 Astana +78 kg 2022 Paris +78 kg 2023 Paris +78 kg 2023 Antalya +78 kg IJF Grand Prix 2018 Tbilisi +78 kg 2020 Tel Aviv +78 kg European Junior Championships 2017 Maribor +78 kg 2017 Maribor Women's team European Cadet Championships 2016 Vantaa +70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	30629
JudoInside.com	93035
Updated on 3 August 2024

Romane Dicko (born 30 September 1999)[1] is a French judoka. In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's +78 kg 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 +78 kg 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	World Championships	3rd	Mixed team
2018	European Championships	1st	+78 kg
2020	European Championships	1st	+78 kg
2021	Summer Olympics	3rd	+78 kg
2021	Summer Olympics	1st	Mixed team
2022	European Championships	1st	+78 kg
2022	World Championships	1st	+78 kg
2022	World Championships	2nd	Mixed team
2024	Summer Olympics	3rd	+78 kg
2024	Summer Olympics	1st	Mixed team

References

1. "Romane Dicko". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
2. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
3. Browne, Ken (22 November 2020). "French women fantastique, Russia on a roll on final day at European Judo Championships in Prague". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
4. "Results – 21 November". 2020 European Judo Championships. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
5. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
6. Gillen, Nancy (13 January 2021). "Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
7. "2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
8. "Shirine Boukli announced in the French Olympic team". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
9. "Sone confirms and Krpalek Surprises Everyone". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
10. Barker, Philip (31 July 2021). "France win first Olympic mixed team judo title with commanding display against Japan". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
11. Lloyd, Owen (19 February 2022). "Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
12. Domain, Valérie (29 April 2021). "Romane Dicko : « Mes parents m'ont laissée croire en mes rêves. »".

External links

Media related to Romane Dicko at Wikimedia Commons

• Romane Dicko at the International Judo Federation
• Romane Dicko at JudoInside.com
• Romane Dicko at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Romane Dicko at Olympics.com
• Romane Dicko at Team France (in French)
• Romane Dicko at The-Sports.org
• Romane Dicko on Instagram