Romane Dicko

Romane Dicko (born 30 September 1999) is a French judoka. In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's +78kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also won bronze at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Dicko won gold in her event at the 2022 World Judo Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and she is a four-time gold medalist at the European Judo Championships.

Career Dicko won the gold medal in the women's +78kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.

In 2021, Dicko won the gold medal in her event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Dicko represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won the bronze medal in her match against Kayra Sayit of Turkey. She also won the gold medal in the mixed team event.

Dicko won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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In 2025, Dicko competed on the seventh season of Mask Singer, the French version of the global franchise Masked Singer, disguised as a red panda named Panda Roux.

Personal life Born in France, Dicko is of Cameroonian descent.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class 2017 World Championships 3rd Mixed team 2018 European Championships 1st +78kg 2020 European Championships 1st +78kg 2021 Summer Olympics 3rd +78kg 2021 Summer Olympics 1st Mixed team 2022 European Championships 1st +78kg 2022 World Championships 1st +78kg 2022 World Championships 2nd Mixed team 2024 Summer Olympics 3rd +78kg 2024 Summer Olympics 1st Mixed team