Alice Schlesinger

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Alice Schlesinger Judo Sambo
nation IsraelIsrael Israel United KingdomUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom 
birthday May 26, 1988
place of birth Herzliya,  IsraelIsraelIsrael 
size 165 cm
Weight 63 kg
Career
discipline Judo
Sambo
Trainer Pavel Musin
Medal table
Country: IsraelIsraelIsrael 
Judo
World Judo Championships
bronze 2009 Rotterdam -63 kg
European Judo Championships
bronze 2008 Lisbon -63 kg
bronze 2009 Tbilisi -63 kg
bronze 2012 Chelyabinsk -63 kg
Sambo
Sambo World Championships
gold 2013 St. Petersburg -64 kg
gold 2014 Narita -64 kg
European Sambo Championships
gold 2014 Bucharest -64 kg
Universiade
gold 2013 Kazan -64 kg
Wrestling
Universiade
gold 2013 Kazan -66 kg
Country: United KingdomUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Judo
European Judo Championships
bronze 2017 Warsaw -63 kg
silver 2019 Minsk -63 kg
 

Alice Schlesinger ( Hebrew אליס שלזינגר; * May 26, 1988 in Herzliya , Israel ) is an Israeli-British judoka and sambo fighter . She was born in Israel and competed for that country until 2014. After a dispute with the national association, she moved to the United Kingdom . She has citizenship due to her mother, who was born in England.

She won a bronze medal at the Judo World Championships (2009), at the Judo European Championships three times bronze (2008, 2009, 2012), at the Sambo World Championships twice gold (2013, 2014) and at the Kurash World Championships (2013).

Life

Schlesinger was born in Herzlia , Israel , and grew up there. Her brother introduced her to the sport. She is trained by her Israeli friend Pavel Musin.

Judo career

For Israel

Schlesinger won two national championships in Israel. She won the U17, U20 and U23 continental championships.

In July 2004 she won the U17 European Judo Championship under 57 kg in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In October 2004 she won the bronze medal (under 57 kg) at the U20 World Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary .

In July 2005 she won the gold medal at the Maccabiah Games 2005, defeating the world champion Daniela Krukower . In October 2005 she won the bronze medal at the U20 European Judo Championships under 63 kg in Zagreb , Croatia.

In September 2006 she won the silver medal at the U20 European Judo Championships under 53 kg in Tallinn , Estonia. Despite the medal, she said it was just a mediocre tournament as she made some mistakes in the final.

In October 2007 she won the U20 European Judo Championships under 63 kg in Prague , Czech Republic.

At the age of 20 she competed for Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and took 13th place in the light middleweight division under 63 kg.

In April 2008 and April 2009 she won the bronze medal at the European Judo Championships in 2008 and 2009 , each weighing less than 63 kg, in Lisbon , Portugal, and Tbilisi , Georgia.

In August 2009 she won a bronze medal at the 2009 Judo World Championships under 63 kg in Rotterdam. In November 2009 she won the U23 European Judo Championship under 63 kg in Antalya , Turkey. The National Olympic Committee of Israel selected her as co-athlete of the year 2009.

In August 2011 she reached rank 6 at the Judo World Championships 2011 in the class under 63 kg. In September 2011 she won the silver medal at the Grand Prix in Düsseldorf , Germany in the class under 63 kg. She only lost the final due to the jury's decision against Yoshie Ueno from Japan, who had been world champion in the previous two years.

In July 2012, Schlesinger reached the quarter-finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics . There she lost to Urška Žolnir from Slovenia .

After the Olympic Games in London, Schlesinger and the Israel Judo Association (IJA) got into a conflict. Schlesinger claimed the IJA had ordered that she should move up to a higher weight class in the weight class under 63 kg to make way for Yarden Gerbi . In addition, her coach's salary was cut. The IJA denied that they asked Schlesinger to change weight class and justified the cut in salary with a change in the training system. As a result of the conflict, Schlesinger decided to run for Great Britain.

For the UK

In December 2014, the International Judo Federation confirmed that former Israeli Olympian Alice Schlesinger will now compete for Great Britain .

She won the silver medal at the European Judo Open in Sofia, Bulgaria, the gold medal at the 2015 Grand Prix in Düsseldorf and the silver medal at the European Women's Judo Open in Prague.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics , she beat Bak Ji-yun in the first round. Then she was eliminated in the second round against Anicka van Emden .

She won the bronze medal at the European Judo Championships 2017 in Warsaw.

She won a silver medal at the 2019 European Games in Minsk , Belarus .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ [1] Rotterdam 2009
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Alice Schlesinger . JudoInside.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ The 2nd day of the World Sambo Championship fondsambo.ru. November 2013
  4. ^ IX World Championships day one results Istanbul, Turkey, December 14, 2013
  5. ^ Judokas Alice Schlesinger and Arik Ze'evi power Israel's medal hopes
  6. ↑ a b Uri Talshir: Judo / Killer instinct brings Schlesinger the bronze , Haaretz. February 16, 2011. Accessed July 31, 2019. 
  7. ^ Maccabiah day 1: Swimming records set . Ynetnews. June 20, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  8. ↑ Aaron Kaplowitz: Ze'evi cruises to judo gold. Schlesinger topples former women world champion , The Jerusalem Post. July 14, 2005. Accessed July 31, 2019. 
  9. ↑ a b Sports Shorts , Haaretz. February 16, 2011. Accessed July 31, 2019. 
  10. ^ Allon Sinai: Sports in brief , The Jerusalem Post. September 11, 2006. Accessed July 31, 2019. 
  11. ↑ Allon Sinai: Israeli Judoka wins gold , The Jerusalem Post. Accessed July 31, 2019. 
  12. ↑ Rami Hipsh: Schlesinger wins bronze medal and a spot in Beijing . Haaretz. February 16, 2011. Accessed July 31, 2019.
  13. ↑ Rami Hipsh: Israel finds its newest judo champion , Haaretz. February 16, 2011. Accessed July 31, 2019. 
  14. ↑ Jeremy Last: The Magnificent Seven of 2009. Who is your choice for this year's 'Post' Israeli Sports Personality award? , The Jerusalem Post. December 18, 2018. Accessed July 31, 2019. 
  15. ↑ a b David Marouani: Sports Shorts . In: Haaretz , August 12, 2009. Accessed July 31, 2019. 
  16. ^ Allon Sinai: Shlesinger wins bronze at worlds , The Jerusalem Post. Accessed July 31, 2019. 
  17. ^ Judo / World Championships / Schlesinger and Gerbi fail against their nemeses , Haaretz. February 16, 2011. Accessed July 31, 2019. 
  18. ↑ Sports Shorts , Haaretz. February 16, 2011. Accessed July 31, 2019. 
  19. ^ Sinai Says: Everyone is a loser in row between Schlesinger and judo association. In: jpost.com. August 1, 2019, accessed August 1, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Alice Schlesinger , Official page. December 24, 2014. 
  21. ^ Gemma Gibbons and Alice Schlesinger medal in Europe , British Judo. February 8, 2015. 
  22. ↑ SCHLESINGER REMAINS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH , European Judo Union. July 31, 2019. 
  23. ↑ European Open Prague 2015 , European Judo Union. July 31, 2019. 
  24. ↑ Women -63 kg . August 20, 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved on August 8, 2017.
  25. ↑ [2]
  26. ↑ European Championships 2017: GB's Natalie Powell wins bronze - BBC Sport
  27. ^ Team GB squad announcement for the European Games . In: Team GB . May 21, 2019. Accessed July 31, 2019.
  28. ↑ Minsk 2019 European Games: Day Three Review. Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Schlesinger, Alice
ALTERNATIVE NAMES אליס שלזינגר (Hebrew)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli-British judoka and sambo fighter
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Herzliya , Israel