Yvonne Bönisch

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Yvonne Snir-Bönisch
Yvonne Bonisch gibt Interview bei European Judo Championships Sofia 2022.jpg
Personal information
Born (1980-12-29) 29 December 1980 (age 44)
Ludwigsfelde, East Germany
Education Sport management
Alma mater FH für Sport und Management Potsdam
OccupationJudo coach
Employer Judo Austria
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Judo
Weight class –57 kg
Rank      7th dan black belt [1]
Retired2009
Now coaching Michaela Polleres
Shamil Borchashvili
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg (2004)
World Champ. Silver medal world centered-2.svg (2003, 2005)
European Champ. Silver medal europe.svg (2002, 2007)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens 57 kg
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Osaka 57 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Cairo 57 kg
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Maribor 57 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Belgrade 57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 695
JudoInside.com 214
Updated on 31 May 2023

Yvonne Snir-Bönisch [2] ( née  Bönisch; born 29 December 1980 in Ludwigsfelde, East Germany) is a German judo coach and former judoka.

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Judo career

Her beginnings with judo happened at JV Ludwigsfelde. [3] She won a gold medal in the lightweight division (57 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics [4] and was a two-times world championship finalist (2003 and 2005). [5] She retired in 2008.

Bönisch coached at UJKC Potsdam. [6] She moved to Israel in January 2017 and was a coach with the women's national team until end of 2020. [7] Since 1.1.2021 she is the head coach of the Austrian Judo national team and responsible for men and women. [8] At the Tokyo Olympics her athletes won 2 medals. Silver for Michaela Polleres (70 kg) and Bronze for Shamil Borchashvili (81 kg). [9] At the Paris Olympics her athlete, Michaela Polleres (70 kg) won Bronze.

For her success at the 2024 Olympic Games, she was awarded the seventh Dan by Judo Austria. [1]

Private life

Yvonne Snir-Bönisch is married to an Israeli woman. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Eichler, Wolfgang (28 September 2024). "7. Dan für Yvonne". Judo Austria (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. "SNIR-BÖNISCH Yvonne". Judo Austria (in Austrian German). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. "SNIR-BÖNISCH Yvonne". Judo Austria (in Austrian German). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yvonne Bönisch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  5. "JudoInside - Yvonne Boenisch Judoka".
  6. "Aktuelles – Düsseldorf 2017: Judo Grand-Prix". Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. "שתי מאמנות זרות יחברו להרשקו בנבחרת הנשים - ספורט 5". 10 November 2016.
  8. "Yvonne ante portas". Judo Austria (in Austrian German). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  9. "Sie macht den Unterschied". Judo Austria (in Austrian German). 16 January 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  10. "Kann man einen Athleten zu Olympia zwingen?". nachrichten.at (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2024.