Israeli judoka
Timna Nelson-Levy (Hebrew : תמנע נלסון-לוי ; born 7 July 1994) is an Israeli judoka .[4] bronze medal in the 2016 European Judo Championships .[5] [6] [7] Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics .
Early life
Nelson-Levy was born to Zionist American parents Shmuel and Laura who immigrated to Israel in 1985, several years prior to her birth, and resided in the capital city of Jerusalem , Israel, where she was born.[8] Judo in her early teenage years, her first sports as a child were Jujutsu and mixed martial arts .[9] [8]
Career
On October 10, 2015, Nelson-Levy won her first significant medal in a senior competition when she won a bronze medal at the 'European Open Lisbon'.[10] [11]
On April 21, 2016, she participated in the European senior championships for the first time and won a bronze medal.[5] [6] Poland in the first round, Hedvig Karakas of Hungary in the round of 16 and lost to Nora Gjakova of Kosovo in the quarter-finals. She went on to defeat Viola Waechter of Germany in the repechage and reached the bronze medal match where she defeated Helene Receveaux of France by ippon .[7]
She represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics .[12] women's 57 kg weight category, Nelson-Levy stated at the round of 16, beating the Serbian 2020 European under-21 champion Marica Perišić after a more than 10 minutes long match.[13] 2018 World champion Tsukasa Yoshida . Next, Nelson-Levy faced Slovenian 2021 European championships silver medalist Kaja Kajzer , losing in golden score and finishing the competition in 7th place.[14] [15] [16] [17]
European Judo Championships — Women's Lightweight
1974–97: –56 kg • 1998–present : –57 kg
Israel national judo team 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed team bronze medalists
Men –73 Men –90 Men +90 Women –57 Women –70 Women +70
Israel national judo team
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Israel
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