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Sofia Asvesta

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Sofia Asvesta
Personal information
Native nameСофия Асвеста
Nickname"Sonya"[1]
Born (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 24)
Limassol, Cyprus[2]
OccupationJudoka
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)[2]
Sport
Country Cyprus
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍52 kg
Rank     1st dan black belt
ClubTuapse sport school #1 (Tuapse)[2]
Christodoulides judo academy (Nicosia)[2]
Coached byChristodoulos Christodoulides
Dzhanbolet Naguchev
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2024)
World Champ.R32 (2024)
European Champ.5th (2024)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Cyprus
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Poreč ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF28908
JudoInside.com107052
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.[1]

Background

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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 joined the "Christodoulides judo academy".[1][2]

Career

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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] 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.[4]

Achievements

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Personal life

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She lives in Tuapse, Russia and trains with senior 2024 world championships runner-up Timur Arbuzov.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "LE VOYAGE TO PARIS 2024: SOFIA ASVESTA (CYP)". eju.net. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "София Асвеста на infosport". infosport.ru. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Дзюдоистка София Асвеста будет участвовать в Олимпиаде". vkcyprus.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Judo - Olympic Games - 2024 — Results Women — Women's Half Lightweight 52 kg - 28 July 2024". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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