Maxime-Gaël
Ngayap Hambou
Judo -90kg
23 years old - INSEP - French Team
N°2
National ranking -90kg
N°23
World ranking -90kg
"What I love about my sport is the taste of victory. When I have the medal around my neck, that's the moment when I really savour it and when I finally feel a sense of satisfaction".
"What I love about my sport is the taste of victory. When I have the medal around my neck, that's the moment when I really savour it and when I finally feel a sense of satisfaction".
Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou, 23, is the epitome of determination in judo. Ranked 2nd nationally in the under 90kg class at just 21, he joined the French senior team in 2022 after winning the titles of French Junior Champion, European Junior Champion and World Junior Team Champion in 2021. A resident at INSEP for 17 years, he juggles his career as a top-level judoka with his studies in STAPS. Ranked 26th in the world, Maxime-Gaël shone at the Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam 2023 (2nd place) and the Paris Grand Slam 2023 (7th place), confirming his meteoric rise.
Results
2024
2023
2022
2021
Bronze medal – Grand Slam Paris
