Alice Schlesinger

Alice Schlesinger
Born	אליס שלזינגר May 6, 1988 (1988-05-06) (age 23) Herzliya, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	139 lb (63.0 kg; 9.9 st)
Division	U63 kg
Trainer	Pavel Musin
Occupation	Judoka

Alice Schlesinger (born May 26, 1988) is an Israeli Olympic judoka.^[1] She is a former World Judo Championships bronze medalist, and European junior champion.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Judo career 2 References 3 External links

Biography

Schlesinger is Jewish, and was born in Herzliya, Israel.^[2] She is trained by her boyfriend-coach, Pavel Musin.^[3]

Judo career

Schlesinger has won two Israel national championships (including in 2004, at U57).^[1] She also won Continental gold medals in the U17, U20, and U23 competitions.^[1]

In July 2004, she won the European U17 Judo Championships, at U57, in Rotterdam, Netherlands.^[1] In October 2004, she won a bronze medal at the U20 World Judo Championships, at U57, in Budapest, Hungary.^[1]

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 Daniella Krakower.^[4][5] In October 2005, she won a bronze medal at the European U20 Judo Championships, at U63, in Zagreb, Croatia.^[1]

In September 2006, she won a silver medal at the European U20 Judo Championships, at U63, in Tallinn, Estonia.^[1][6][7] 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".^[6]

In October 2007, she won the European U20 Judo Championship, at U63, in Prague, Czech Republic.^[1][8]

She competed at the age of 20 on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, as a half-middleweight at U63, and placed 13th, losing to French silver medalist Lucie Décosse.^[2]

In April 2008 and April 2009, she won bronze medals at the 2008 European Judo Championships and 2009 European Judo Championships, at U63, in Lisbon, Portugal, and Tbilisi, Georgia.^{[1][9][10][11]}

In August 2009, she won a bronze medal in the 2009 World Judo Championships, at U63, in Rotterdam.^{[1][3][12][13]} In November 2009 she won the European U23 Judo Championship, at U63, in Antalya, Turkey.^[1] The Olympic Committee of Israel selected her as its 2009 co-Athlete of the Year.^[12]

In August 2011, Schlesinger was ranked 6th in the world in her weight class.^[14] In September 2011, she won a silver medal at a Grand Prix in Dusseldorf, Germany, at U63. 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.^[15]

References

External links

• Judoinside bio
• Sports reference bio

Persondata
Name	Schlesinger, Alice
Alternative names
Short description	Israeli judoka
Date of birth	May 26, 1988
Place of birth	Herzliya, Israel
Date of death
Place of death