Sofia Asvesta
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| Native name | София Асвеста | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Sonya"[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 2000 Limassol, Cyprus[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cyprus | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –52 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Black belt | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Tuapse sport school #1 (Tuapse, Russia)[2] Christodoulides judo academy (Nicosia, Cyprus)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| 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 30 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Sofia "Sonya" Asvesta (Russian: София Асвеста, born 5 June 2000) is a Cypriot judoka of Russian heritage. She has twice been national champion and was the 2020 European junior bronze medalist.[1]
Background[edit]
Sofia Asvesta was born in Limassol, Cyprus, into a Cypriot/Russian family.[1][3] She started judo under her first coach Pieros Leonida at the age of 15, then moved to Nicosia and jointed the "Christodoulides judo academy".[1][2]
Career[edit]
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.[1]
Achievements[edit]
- 2018, 2020 Junior Cypriot championships — 1st.
- 2019 Junior European cup — 1st.
- 2020 European Junior Championships — 3rd.
- 2018, 2022 Senior Cypriot championships — 1st.
- 2024 Grand Slam Dushanbe — 5th.
- 2024 European Championships — 5th.
Personal life[edit]
She lives in Tuapse, Russia and trains with world runner-up Timur Arbuzov.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "LE VOYAGE TO PARIS 2024: SOFIA ASVESTA (CYP)". eju.net. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "София Асвеста на infosport". infosport.ru. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Дзюдоистка София Асвеста будет участвовать в Олимпиаде". vkcyprus.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Sofia Asvesta at the International Judo Federation
- Sofia Asvesta at JudoInside.com
- Sofia Asvesta at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Sofia Asvesta at The-Sports.org
- Sofia Asvesta on Instagram
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