Sandrine Martinet
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Sandrine Martinet (born 10 November 1982,[1][2] in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis), born Sandrine Aurières and also known as Sandrine Aurières-Martinet,[2][3] is a Paralympic judoka who won a gold medal for France at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She has also won four silver medals for France at Paralympic games.
Early life
Sandrine Aurières was born in 1982 in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis. She was born visually impaired with achromatopsia.[4] She started judo when she was nine years old.[5][6]
Career
Martinet competed in her first para judo competition in Germany when she was 16, competing in the junior category.[4] She joined the French national team in 2002.[6]
Martinet made her Paralympic debut at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, the first Paralympic games to include women's para judo.[7] She won a silver medal at the 2004 games and then again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in women's -52 kg.[8] She placed fifth place at the 2012 Summer Paralympics after an ankle injury forced her to drop out of the bronze medal match.[9]
Martinet won bronze in judo at the 2015 IBSA World Games.[10] She won gold at the 2016 Visually Impaired Grand Prix[11] and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in women's -52 kg.[12] The Paralympic medal was France's first gold medal at a Paralympic games.[13]
In 2021, Martinet was designated France's flag bearer for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, alongside Stéphane Houdet.[14] She won a silver medal in women's -48 kg, having moved down a weight category from -52 kg which she had competed in at the previous games.[15] She had announced that the 2020 Summer Paralympics would be her last, but came out of retirement in 2022 with the intent to compete at the 2024 Paralympics.[16]
She won silver at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in women's -48 kg J2.[17]
Personal life
She met her husband, Nicholas, in 2002 through judo. They have two children.[18] Martinet works as a physiotherapist.[6]
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- French female judoka
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- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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- Sportspeople from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
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