Yvonne Bönisch

Yvonne Snir-Bönisch
Personal information
Born (1980-12-29) 29 December 1980
Ludwigsfelde, East Germany
EducationSport management
Alma materFH für Sport und Management Potsdam
OccupationJudo coach
EmployerJudo Austria
Sport
Country Germany
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
Rank     7th dan black belt[1]
Retired2009
Now coachingMichaela Polleres
Shamil Borchashvili
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2004)
World Champ.Silver (2003, 2005)
European Champ.Silver (2002, 2007)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens ‍–‍57 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Osaka ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Cairo ‍–‍57 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Maribor ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Belgrade ‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF695
JudoInside.com214
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.

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. ^ a b 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.