Anna-Maria Wagner
Anna-Maria Wagner is a German judoka. She won the gold medal in the 2021 [World Judo Championships – Women's 78 kg|women's 78kg] event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She also won one of the bronze medals in both the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kg|women's 78kg] and Judo at the 2020 [Summer Olympics – Mixed team|mixed team] events at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2018, Wagner won one of the bronze medals in European Judo Championships – Women's 78 kg|her event] at the European Judo Championships held in Tel Aviv, Israel. She also competed at the World Judo Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
In 2021, Wagner competed in the women's 78kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 [Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv] held in Tel Aviv, Israel. On 23 July 2024, Wagner was chosen as the flag bearer, together with basketball player Dennis Schröder at Paris 2024.
Wagner won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo [Grand Slam Antalya] held in Antalya, Turkey.
Career
Anna-Maria Wagner started practicing judo in the 2nd grade. After her first class, she signed up with a club immediately. Wagner won the Judo World Championship defeating the number one ranked competitor from France, Madeleine Malonga, to capture the gold medal.Upon winning the World Championship, Anna-Maria Wagner punched her ticket to The Olympic Games in Tokyo.