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Alice Schlesinger

Alice Schlesinger (Hebrew: אליס שלזינגר; born 26 May 1988) is an Israeli-British retired[2] judoka and sambo competitor. She is a shodan in Judo.[1]

Alice Schlesinger
Alice Schlesinger in 2012
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli, British
Born (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36)
Herzliya, Israel
OccupationJudoka
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
Country Israel (until 2013)
 Great Britain (since 2015)
SportJudo, Sambo
Weight class‍–‍63 kg
Rank     1st dan black belt[1]
Coached byPavel Musin
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2012)
World Champ.Bronze (2009)
European Champ.Silver (2019)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Israel
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍63 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍63 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Suwon ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2012 Moscow ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2011 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Samsun ‍–‍63 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Antalya ‍–‍63 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Prague ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Tallinn ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zagreb ‍–‍63 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Rotterdam ‍–‍57 kg
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Maccabiah Games
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍63 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Warsaw ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2016 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tyumen ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 The Hague ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 The Hague ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Samsun ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jeju ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Perth ‍–‍63 kg
Women's sambo
Representing  Israel
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 St. Petersburg ‍–‍64 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Narita ‍–‍64 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍72 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bucharest ‍–‍64 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Limassol ‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Haifa ‍–‍72 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan ‍–‍64 kg
Women's belt wrestling
Representing  Israel
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF850, 18044
JudoInside.com31043
Updated on 3 September 2023

Born in Israel, she competed for that country until 2014, but following a dispute with the national federation, in 2015 she started competing for Great Britain, of whom she is a citizen through her English-born mother.

She is a World Judo Championships bronze medalist (2009),[3] bronze medalist of European Judo Championships (2008, 2009, 2012),[4][5][6][7] world champion in Sambo (2013, 2014 & 2021),[8] as well as world champion in Kurash (2013).[9]

Early life

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Schlesinger [10] was born and raised in Herzliya, Israel.[11] Her father is an Israeli Jew, whereas her mother is English-born and a convert to Judaism. Her brother introduced her to the sport as a child and her parents took her to competitions on weekends.[12] She is trained by her Israeli boyfriend/coach, Pavel Musin.[13]

Judo career

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Schlesinger in 2015

For Israel

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Schlesinger has won two Israel national championships (including in 2004, at ‍–‍57 kg).[7] She also won Continental gold medals in the U17, U20, and U23 competitions.[7]

In July 2004, Schlesinger won the 2004 European Cadet Judo Championships, at ‍–‍57 kg, in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[14] In October 2004, she won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Judo Juniors Championships, at ‍–‍57 kg, in Budapest, Hungary.[15]

In July 2005, at the age of 17, Schlesinger competed in the 2005 Maccabiah Games, winning the gold medal by defeating the world champion and former Israeli Daniela Krukower.[16][17] In October 2005, she won a bronze medal at the 2005 European Junior Judo Championships, at ‍–‍63 kg, in Zagreb, Croatia.[18]

In September 2006, Schlesinger won a silver medal at the 2006 European Junior Judo Championships, at ‍–‍63 kg, in Tallinn, Estonia.[19][20][21] Despite the medal, she said: "I had a mediocre tournament. I made mistakes in the final. I plan to go over those mistakes with my coach and correct what needs to be corrected".[20]

In October 2007, Schlesinger won the 2007 European Junior Judo Championships, at ‍–‍63 kg, in Prague, Czech Republic.[22][23]

Schlesinger competed at the age of 20 on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, as a half-middleweight at ‍–‍63 kg, and placed 13th, losing to French silver medalist Lucie Décosse.[11]

In April 2008 and April 2009, Schlesinger won bronze medals at the 2008 European Judo Championships[4] and 2009 European Judo Championships,[5] at ‍–‍63 kg, in Lisbon, Portugal, and Tbilisi, Georgia.[7][24][25][26]

In August 2009, Schlesinger won a bronze medal in the 2009 World Judo Championships, at ‍–‍63 kg, in Rotterdam.[7][13][27][28] In November 2009 she won the 2009 European U23 Judo Championships, at ‍–‍63 kg, in Antalya, Turkey.[7] The Olympic Committee of Israel selected her as its 2009 co-Athlete of the Year.[27]

In August 2011, Schlesinger was ranked 6th in the world in her weight class.[29] In September 2011, she won a silver medal at the 2011 Düsseldorf Grand Prix in Germany, at ‍–‍63 kg. She lost only one match, in the finals by judges' decision to Yoshie Ueno of Japan, the world champion for the prior two years, after beating four opponents, including European champion Elisabeth Willeboordse of the Netherlands.[30]

In July 2012 Schlesinger reached the quarter finals of the 2012 Summer Olympics but lost to Urska Zolnir of Slovenia.

Following the London Olympics, Schlesinger and the Israel Judo Association (IJA) became embroiled in a much publicized conflict. Schlesinger says that the IJA ordered her to put on weight so she could move up a weight class, to make room for Yarden Gerbi in the ‍–‍63 kg class. Her personal trainer's salary was also cut by the IJA. The IJA denies she was asked to change weight classes, and says it moved to a different, team-oriented coaching program which required Schlesinger to change coaches. As a result of the conflict, Schlesinger decided to stop competing for the Israeli national team, and to compete instead for Great Britain.[31]

For Great Britain

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In December 2014 the International Judo Federation confirmed that former Israeli Olympian Alice Schlesinger will now compete for Great Britain.[32]

Since then, Schlesinger's accomplishments include a silver medal at the European Judo Open in Sofia, Bulgaria,[33] a gold medal at the 2015 Düsseldorf Grand Prix[34] and a silver medal at the European Women's Judo Open in Prague.[35]

At the 2016 Olympics, Schlesinger beat Bak Ji-yun in the first round before losing to Anicka van Emden in the second round.[36]

At the April 2017 European Judo Championships in Warsaw, Poland, Schlesinger won a bronze medal in the ‍–‍63 kg.[37][38]

In May 2019, Schlesinger was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus, where she won silver.[39]

Medals

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Sources:[40]

Year Tournament Place Rep. Ref.
2005 Maccabiah Games     ISR [17]
2008 European Championships   [4]
2009 European Championships   [5]
World Championships   [3]
2010 World Masters   [41]
2011 Grand Prix Düsseldorf   [42]
Grand Prix Baku   [43]
Grand Prix Qingdao   [44]
2012 Grand Slam Paris   [45]
European Championships   [6]
Grand Slam Moscow   [46]
2013 Grand Prix Samsun   [47]
2015 Grand Prix Düsseldorf     GBR [48]
Grand Prix Samsun   [49]
Grand Slam Baku   [50]
Grand Slam Tyumen   [51]
Grand Prix Jeju   [52]
2016 Grand Prix Düsseldorf   [53]
Grand Slam Baku   [54]
2017 Grand Slam Baku   [55]
European Championships   [56]
Grand Prix The Hague   [57]
2018 Grand Prix The Hague   [58]
2019 Grand Prix Antalya   [59]
European Games   [60]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Alice Schlesinger". European Judo Union. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ Zenziper, Nadav (19 January 2021). "Alice Schlesinger retires: "I've lost Judo, Gained my life"". ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2009 World Championship". alljudo.net. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "2008 European Championships". judoinside.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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  8. ^ The 2nd day of the World Sambo Championshipfondsambo.ru. November 2013
  9. ^ IX World Championships day one results Archived 16 November 2021 at the Wayback MachineIstanbul, Turkey, 14 December 2013
  10. ^ Ramati, Stan (September–October 2013). "Israeli Sports". Jewish Sports Review. 9 (99): 9.
  11. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alice Schlesinger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
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  13. ^ a b Talshir, Uri (16 February 2011). "Judo / Killer instinct brings Schlesinger the bronze". Haaretz. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
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  33. ^ "Gemma Gibbons and Alice Schlesinger medal in Europe". British Judo. 8 February 2015.
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  45. ^ "2012 Grand Slam Paris". ijf.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  46. ^ "2012 Grand Slam Moscow". ijf.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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  49. ^ "2015 Grand Prix Samsun". ijf.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  50. ^ "2015 Grand Slam Baku". ijf.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  51. ^ "2015 Grand Slam Tyumen". ijf.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  52. ^ "2015 Grand Prix Jeju". ijf.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  53. ^ "2016 Grand Prix Düsseldorf". ijf.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  54. ^ "2016 Grand Slam Baku". ijf.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  55. ^ "2017 Grand Slam Baku". ijf.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  56. ^ "2017 European Championships". ijf.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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