Sonya Chervonsky
Personal information
Full nameSonya Chervonsky
Nationality Australia
Born (1983-06-15) 15 June 1983
Moscow, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event48 kg
ClubUniversity of New South Wales
Coached byWarren Rosser

Sonya Chervonsky (born 15 June 1983 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is an Australian judoka, who competed in the women's extra-lightweight category.[1] 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 Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] Until her retirement from the sport in 2012, Chervonsky remained a member of the University of New South Wales' judo squad under head coach and sensei Warren Rosser and high performance coach John Buckley.[3]

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 volunteered 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] She has since pursued further tertiary studies and works in health.

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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