Angélique Berthenet-Hidalgo (born September 18, 1976) is a retired amateur French freestyle wrestler, who competed in the women's flyweight category.[1] Considering one of the world's top female freestyle wrestlers in her decade, Berthenet has claimed a silver medal in the 47-kg division at the 1996 World Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, produced a staggering tally of five medals (one gold and four bronze) at the European Championships, and offered a chance to represent her country France at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout her sporting career, Berthenet trained full-time for Dammarie Sport Wrestling Club (French: l'Entente Sportive de Lutte), under her personal coach Ryszard Chelmowski.[2]
Berthenet made sporting headlines at the 1996 World Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she picked up a silver medal in the women's 47-kg division, losing out to U.S. wrestler Tricia Saunders. On that same year, she took home her first European championship title in the same category, and continued to produce four more medals (1997, 1998, 2002, and 2003) in her career hardware.[3] Eventually, she entered the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in New York City, New York, United States, and came strong as a top medal contender in her category. Though she finished sixth in the women's flyweight, Berthenet granted a ticket to her first Olympics and was officially selected to the French Olympic team.[4]
When women's wrestling made its debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Berthenet seized her opportunity to compete in the inaugural 48 kg class.[4][5] In the prelim pool, Berthenet opened her match by dismantling Mongolia's Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal with a 7–4 decision, and then easily pinned Guinea-Bissau's Leopoldina Ross within the first minute to secure a spot in the semifinals. She lost the next day's semifinal match 12–0 in superb fashion to Japan's Chiharu Icho, and could not hold an early lead to throw U.S. wrestler Patricia Miranda off the mat with a tough, 4–12 decision for the bronze medal, dropping her position to fourth.[6][7]
References
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^"Les femmes libres de lutter à Athènes" [Women's freestyle wrestling in Athens] (in French). Libération. 26 July 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^"Angélique Berthenet bronzée" [Angélique Berthenet wins the bronze] (in French). Le Parisien. 16 April 2002. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^ abAbbott, Gary (14 July 2004). . USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
^"Angélique Berthenet monte en puissance" [Angélique Berthenet has gained her momentum] (in French). Le Parisien. 30 June 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^"Wrestling: Women's Freestyle 48kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
^Abbott, Gary (23 August 2004). . USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
angélique, berthenet, hidalgo, born, september, 1976, retired, amateur, french, freestyle, wrestler, competed, women, flyweight, category, considering, world, female, freestyle, wrestlers, decade, berthenet, claimed, silver, medal, division, 1996, world, wrest. Angelique Berthenet Hidalgo born September 18 1976 is a retired amateur French freestyle wrestler who competed in the women s flyweight category 1 Considering one of the world s top female freestyle wrestlers in her decade Berthenet has claimed a silver medal in the 47 kg division at the 1996 World Wrestling Championships in Sofia Bulgaria produced a staggering tally of five medals one gold and four bronze at the European Championships and offered a chance to represent her country France at the 2004 Summer Olympics Throughout her sporting career Berthenet trained full time for Dammarie Sport Wrestling Club French l Entente Sportive de Lutte under her personal coach Ryszard Chelmowski 2 Angelique BerthenetPersonal informationFull nameAngelique Berthenet HidalgoNationality FranceBorn 1976 09 18 18 September 1976 age 46 Melun FranceHeight1 57 m 5 ft 2 in Weight48 kg 106 lb SportSportWrestlingStyleFreestyleClubESL DammarieCoachRyszard ChelmowskiMedal record Women s freestyle wrestlingRepresenting FranceWorld Championships1996 Sofia 47 kgEuropean Championships1996 Oslo 47 kg1997 Warsaw 47 kg1998 Bratislava 51 kg2002 Seinajoki 48 kg2003 Riga 48 kgBerthenet made sporting headlines at the 1996 World Wrestling Championships in Sofia Bulgaria where she picked up a silver medal in the women s 47 kg division losing out to U S wrestler Tricia Saunders On that same year she took home her first European championship title in the same category and continued to produce four more medals 1997 1998 2002 and 2003 in her career hardware 3 Eventually she entered the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in New York City New York United States and came strong as a top medal contender in her category Though she finished sixth in the women s flyweight Berthenet granted a ticket to her first Olympics and was officially selected to the French Olympic team 4 When women s wrestling made its debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Berthenet seized her opportunity to compete in the inaugural 48 kg class 4 5 In the prelim pool Berthenet opened her match by dismantling Mongolia s Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal with a 7 4 decision and then easily pinned Guinea Bissau s Leopoldina Ross within the first minute to secure a spot in the semifinals She lost the next day s semifinal match 12 0 in superb fashion to Japan s Chiharu Icho and could not hold an early lead to throw U S wrestler Patricia Miranda off the mat with a tough 4 12 decision for the bronze medal dropping her position to fourth 6 7 References Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Angelique Berthenet Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 22 June 2014 Les femmes libres de lutter a Athenes Women s freestyle wrestling in Athens in French Liberation 26 July 2004 Retrieved 22 June 2014 Angelique Berthenet bronzee Angelique Berthenet wins the bronze in French Le Parisien 16 April 2002 Retrieved 22 June 2014 a b Abbott Gary 14 July 2004 Olympic Games preview at 48 kg 105 5 lbs in women s freestyle USA Wrestling The Mat Archived from the original on 28 July 2014 Retrieved 29 September 2013 Angelique Berthenet monte en puissance Angelique Berthenet has gained her momentum in French Le Parisien 30 June 2004 Retrieved 22 June 2014 Wrestling Women s Freestyle 48kg Athens 2004 BBC Sport 15 August 2004 Retrieved 30 September 2013 Abbott Gary 23 August 2004 McMann wins silver medal and Miranda wins bronze medal for United States in Olympic women s wrestling USA Wrestling The Mat Archived from the original on 28 July 2014 Retrieved 29 September 2013 External links EditProfile International Wrestling Database Angelique Berthenet at the International Olympic Committee This biographical article relating to a French sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angelique Berthenet amp oldid 1104204830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
