Miriam Butkereit
German judoka

Miriam Butkereit (born 8 May 1994) is a German judoka. 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
Butkereit took part in the 2020 European Championships in the women's 70 kg category, losing in the quarter-finals. In 2022 she reached the bronze medal match in the women's 70 kg category of the 2022 World Championships, but missed a medal after losing the bout to Saki Niizoe of Japan. In the mixed team event at the same competition Butkereit finished third with Germany.
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. During the Mixed Team Judo Championships at the 2023 European Games, Butkereit was part of the Germany team which finished second.
In February 2024 Butkereit took part in the 2024 Paris Grand Slam, winning her first Grand Slam gold.
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