Born on August 3, 1991 in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Priscilla magneto is the daughter of a footballer, Constant Gnéto Kpassagnon, former player of the Africa Sports of Abidjan and Ivorian international. Her mother is a handballer, also in the national team of Côte d’Ivoire. Priscilla Gneto is a French judoka
Career
Priscilla Gnéto grew up in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica. Trained by Christian Chaumont, she is a member of Levallois Sporting Judo Club. On 29 July 2012, she won the bronze medal at the London Olympics in the -52 kg category.
Palmarès
– 2012: Bronze Medal at the Olympic Games at London.
World Championships
– 2011: Gold medalist at the World Championships in Paris. (Teams)
– 2010: Bronze Medalist at the World Junior Championships.
European Championships
– 2012: Silver Medalist at the European Championships (Teams).
– 2011: Gold Medalist at the European Championships (Teams).
France championships
– 2011: Gold Medalist at the Championship of France.
– 2009: Bronze Medalist at the Junior Championships of France
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