Timna Nelson-Levy

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Timna Nelson-Levy
Personal information
Native nameתמנע נלסון-לוי‎
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 27)
Jerusalem, Israel
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
Rank     Black belt in Judo
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2018, 2019)
European Champ.Bronze (2016)
Olympic Games7th (2020)
Highest world ranking4th [1]
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Israel
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan –57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tel Aviv –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Abu Dhabi –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest –57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Agadir –57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tel Aviv –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Antalya –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tashkent –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tbilisi –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cancún –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Marrakesh –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Montreal –57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF14858
JudoInside.com85093
Updated on 27 October 2021 (2021-10-27).

Timna Nelson-Levy (Hebrew: תמנע נלסון-לוי; born 7 July 1994) is an Israeli judoka.[2] She competes in the under 57 kg weight category, and won a bronze medal in the 2016 European Judo Championships.[3][4][5] She competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life[]

Nelson-Levy was born to American Zionist parents Shmuel and Laura who immigrated to Israel in 1985, and resided in the capital city of Jerusalem.[6] Her denomination is Reform Judaism.[7] Prior to Judo, her first sports as a child was Jujutsu and mixed martial arts.[6]

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'.[8][9]

On April 21, 2016, she participated in the European senior championships for the first time and won a bronze medal.[3][4] She defeated Anna Borowska of 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.[5]

She represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10] Competing in the 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.[11] In the quarter finals, she lost to Japanese 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.[12][13][14][15]

Titles[]

Sources:[16][2]

Year Tournament Place Ref.
2016 European Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [3][4][5]
2017 Grand Slam Baku 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [17][18]
Grand Prix Antalya 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [19][20]
Grand Prix Tashkent 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [21][22]
2018 Grand Prix Agadir 1st place, gold medalist(s) [23][24]
Grand Prix Tbilisi 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [25][26]
Grand Prix Cancún 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [27][28]
Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [29][30]
2019 Grand Prix Tel Aviv 1st place, gold medalist(s) [31][32]
Grand Prix Marrakesh 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [33][34][35]
Grand Prix Montreal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [36][37]
2020 Grand Slam Hungary 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [38][39][40]
2021 Grand Slam Tel Aviv 1st place, gold medalist(s) [41][42]

References[]

  1. ^ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 30 August 2021. p. 37. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Timna Nelson-Levy". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "2016 European Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "2016 European Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Sinai, Allon (22 April 2016). "Nelson Levy medals for Israel at Euros". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Tel Aviv Grand Slam gold medalist Timna Nelson-Levy living her best life".
  7. ^ "התנועה ליהדות מתקדמת בישראל | כתבות".
  8. ^ "2015 European Open Lisbon". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  9. ^ Sinai, Allon (11 April 2018). "New wave of Israeli judokas set to make mark on the mat". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Israel's pursuit for Olympic judo gold". Olympics.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Judo - Nelson Levy Timna vs Perisic Marica - Elimination round Of 16 Results". 2020 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  12. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  13. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Individual". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  14. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". European Judo Union. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  15. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Women 57 kg Schedule". 2020 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Timna Nelson-Levy — Tournament results". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  17. ^ "2017 Grand Slam Baku". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  18. ^ "2017 Grand Slam Baku". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  19. ^ "2017 Grand Prix Antalya". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  20. ^ "2017 Grand Prix Antalya". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  21. ^ "2017 Grand Prix Tashkent". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  22. ^ "2017 Grand Prix Tashkent". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  23. ^ "2018 Grand Prix Agadir". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  24. ^ "2018 Grand Prix Agadir". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  25. ^ "2018 Grand Prix Tbilisi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  26. ^ "2018 Grand Prix Tbilisi". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  27. ^ "2018 Grand Prix Cancún". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  28. ^ "2018 Grand Prix Cancún". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  29. ^ "2018 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  30. ^ "2018 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  31. ^ "2019 Grand Prix Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  32. ^ "2019 Grand Slam Tel Aviv". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  33. ^ "2019 Grand Prix Marrakesh". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  34. ^ "2019 Grand Prix Marrakesh". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  35. ^ "2019 Grand Prix Marrakesh" (PDF). European Judo Union. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  36. ^ "2019 Grand Prix Montreal". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  37. ^ "2019 Grand Prix Montreal". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  38. ^ "2020 Grand Slam Hungary". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  39. ^ "2020 Grand Slam Budapest". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  40. ^ "2020 Grand Slam Budapest" (PDF). European Judo Union. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  41. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  42. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Tel Aviv". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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