Marie Muller is a German-born Luxembourgish judoka. Marie Muller's first big international achievement was the bronze medal at EM U23 tournament in Ljubljana in 2004. Since that competition Marie has participated in more than 100 tournaments including the Beijing Olympic Games in China 2008. Her best achievement besides participating in the Olympics was a silver medal at the grand slam in Rio de Janeiro in 2010. She belongs to the world top 20 in her category. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Marie narrowly missed the historic chance of winning a bronze medal for Luxembourg.

In this riveting talk, Marie Müller explains how she narrowly missed the historic chance of winning an olympic medal for her country. It's an inside look at the professional sports world with all the pain and pressure countered by hope, dedication and courage.

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