Marie Branser
Marie Branser is a German-born Guinean judoka, who formerly also represented the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the Olympics. She is a four-time African Judo Championships gold medalist. In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
Germany
Branser won one silver and three bronze medals at the German National Judo Championships, but she never represented Germany on the senior major international tournament.DR Congo
In 2019, she changed her nationality to Congolese to try to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. She still lives and trains in Leipzig but represents Democratic Republic of the Congo in international competitions.In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 African Judo Championships held in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
In May 2021, she retained her championship title after winning the women's 78 kg event at the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal.