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| Native name | София Асвеста | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Sonya" | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 24) Limassol, Cyprus | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Cyprus | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –52 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 1st dan black belt | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Tuapse sport school #1 (Tuapse) Christodoulides judo academy (Nicosia) | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Christodoulos Christodoulides Dzhanbolet Naguchev | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | R16 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 5th (2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||
| IJF | 28908 | ||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 107052 | ||||||||||||||
| Updated on 28 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Sofia "Sonya" Asvesta (Russian: София Асвеста, born 5 June 2000) is a Cypriot judoka of Russian heritage. She participated at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has twice been national champion, and was the 2020 European junior bronze medalist.
Background
Sofia Asvesta was born in Limassol, Cyprus, into a Cypriot/Russian family. She started judo under her first coach Pieros Leonida at the age of 15, then moved to Nicosia and joined the "Christodoulides judo academy".
Career
She has twice been junior Cypriot national champion. As a senior athlete, she won national titles in 2018 and 2022. In 2020, Asvesta received a bronze medal at the European junior championships in Poreč, Croatia. In 2021, she came in third place at the senior European cup in Dubrovnik, Croatia. In January 2024, she earned a quota place for Cyprus for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won her first bout against Morocco's Soumiya Iraoui, but in the next round she was eliminated by Amandine Buchard of France and finished in the 9th place.
Achievements
- 2018, 2020 Junior Cypriot championships — 1st.
- 2019 Junior European cup — 1st.
- 2020 European Junior Judo Championships — 3rd.
- 2018, 2022 Senior Cypriot championships — 1st.
- 2024 Judo Grand Slam Dushanbe — 5th.
- 2024 European Judo Championships — 5th.
- 2024 Summer Olympics — 9th.
Personal life
She lives in Tuapse, Russia and trains with senior 2024 world championships runner-up Timur Arbuzov.
References
- ^ "LE VOYAGE TO PARIS 2024: SOFIA ASVESTA (CYP)". eju.net. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "София Асвеста на infosport". infosport.ru. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- "Дзюдоистка София Асвеста будет участвовать в Олимпиаде". vkcyprus.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- "Judo - Olympic Games - 2024 — Results Women — Women's Half Lightweight 52 kg - 28 July 2024". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
External links
- Sofia Asvesta at the European Judo Union
- Sofia Asvesta at the International Judo Federation
- Sofia Asvesta at JudoInside.com
- Sofia Asvesta at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Sofia Asvesta at Olympics.com
- Sofia Asvesta at The-Sports.org
- Sofia Asvesta on Instagram
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