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Miriam Butkereit

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Miriam Butkereit
Personal information
Born (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994 (age 31)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Germany
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2024)
World Champ.Bronze (2025)
European Champ.5th (2020, 2024)
Highest world ranking2nd[1][2]
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Budapest Mixed team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków Mixed team
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tbilisi ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Perth ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Zagreb ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Perth ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 The Hague ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 The Hague ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Odivelas ‍–‍70 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Teplice ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
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JudoInside.com47759
Updated on 24 June 2025

Miriam Butkereit (born 8 May 1994) is a German judoka.[3][4] She is an Olympic medalist, having won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's 70 kg event. Butkereit is also a two-time Grand Slam individual champion. As part of the Germany team she is a World Championships bronze medalist and a European Championships silver medalist in the mixed team category.

Career

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Butkereit took part in the 2020 European Championships in the women's 70 kg category, losing in the quarter-finals.[5] In 2022 she reached the bronze medal match in the women's 70 kg category of the 2022 World Championships,[6] but missed a medal after losing the bout to Saki Niizoe of Japan.[7] In the mixed team event at the same competition Butkereit finished third with Germany.[8]

In the women's 70 kg event of the 2023 World Championships in Doha, Butkereit entered in the second round but was unable to proceed far in the tournament, losing to Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown in her second bout.[9] During the Mixed Team Judo Championships at the 2023 European Games, Butkereit was part of the Germany team which finished second.[8]

In February 2024 Butkereit took part in the 2024 Paris Grand Slam, winning her first Grand Slam gold.[10] In March 2024 she won her second Grand Slam gold at the 2024 Tashkent Grand Slam, defeating Margaux Pinot of France in the final.[11] In August 2024 Butkereit participated in the women's 70 kg category at the Paris Olympics, where she beat Austrian Michaela Polleres in the semi-finals.[12] In the final she lost to Croatian judoka Barbara Matić, world number one, therefore winning the silver medal.[12][13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 23 June 2025. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  2. ^ "World Ranking List, Women –70 kg". International Judo Federation. 23 June 2025. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Miriam Butkereit IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Miriam Butkereit JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Starke deutsche Frauen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Judo-WM: Eduard Trippel und Miriam Butkereit verpassen Medaillen - Sarah Mäkelburg scheitert ebenfalls". Eurosport (in German). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  7. ^ Lloyd, Owen (10 October 2022). "Bobonov claims first Uzbek medal while Matić defends World Judo Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Miriam Butkereit". Olympiastützpunkt NRW/Rheinland (in German). n.d. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Judoka Scoccimarro holt WM-Silber in Doha". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 11 May 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  10. ^ Bodo Sievers, Sascha (4 February 2024). "Judo: Miriam Butkereit aus Glinde feiert in Paris ersten Grand-Slam-Sieg". Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Judo-Grandprix in Taschkent: Miriam Butkereit mit Ippon zu Gold". Yahoo! (in German). 2 March 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  12. ^ a b Niemeier, Patrick (31 July 2024). "Judoka aus Glinde im Finale: Miriam Butkereit holt Silber bei Olympia". Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Croatian Judo Sensation Barbara Matic Stuns World with Historic Olympic Gold!". Black Belt. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Croatia's Barbara Matic, Georgia's Lasha Bekauri win Olympic judo gold". www.nbcolympics.com. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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