Sonya Chervonsky

Sonya Chervonsky (born 15 June 1983 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is an Australian judoka, who competed in the women's extra-lightweight category.[1] Holding a dual citizenship to compete internationally, Chervonsky captured two Australian titles in her own division, picked up a total of eighteen medals in her career, including two golds from the Oceania Championships, and represented her naturalized nation Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] Before her retirement from the sport came in 2012, Chervonsky also became a member of the University of New South Wales' judo squad under head coach and sensei Warren Rosser.[3]

Sonya Chervonsky
Personal information
Full nameSonya Chervonsky
Nationality Australia
Born (1983-06-15) 15 June 1983
Moscow, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
ResidenceSydney, Australia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)48 kg
ClubUniversity of New South Wales
Coached byWarren Rosser

Chervonsky qualified for the Australian squad, as a 21-year-old, in the women's extra-lightweight class (48 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by topping the field of judoka and receiving a berth from the Oceania Championships in Noumea, New Caledonia.[4][5][6] She lost her opening match to French judoka and eventual silver medalist Frédérique Jossinet, who successfully scored a waza-ari awasete ippon and clutched her on the tatami with a kata gatame (shoulder hold) at one minute and thirty-four seconds.[7] In the repechage, Chervonsky gave herself a chance for an Olympic bronze medal, but slipped it away in a defeat to two-time Olympic judoka Tatiana Moskvina of Belarus by an ippon and a tomoe nage (circle throw) within a minute into their first playoff of the draft.[8]

Chervonsky sought her bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but failed to forge a slot to the Australian team upon losing the final to Kristie-Anne Ryder in the 52-kg division at the Oceania Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand.[9] Following her retirement from judo in 2012, Chervonsky currently works as a mentor and public speaker and has been selected as a "big sister" for the Life Changing Experiences Foundation (LCEF), an organization that aims to help hundreds of young women facing devastating issues occurred in the contemporary society.[10]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sonya Chervonsky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. "The 2004 Olympics Jewish Athletes to Compete in Athens for Argentina and Australia". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. "Sonya Graduates" (PDF). University of New South Wales. 28–29 December 2007. p. 2. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. "Athens judo team named". ABC News Australia. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  5. "The 2004 Olympics Jewish Athletes to Compete in Athens for Argentina and AustraliaI". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  6. "Semir and Sonya Take Gold at Oceania". University of New South Wales. 3 August 2004. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  7. "Mixed results for Aussies in table tennis, judo, rowing". ABC News Australia. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  8. "Judo: Women's Extra-Lightweight (48kg/106 lbs) Repechage Round 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  9. "NZ fails to forge Oceania gold". Stuff.co.nz. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  10. Sieger, Sandi (18 March 2014). "Australian Olympian Sonya Chervonsky; Empowering Young Women". Onya Magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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