Nefeli Papadakis Explained

Nefeli Papadakis
Birth Date:2 October 1998
Country:United States
Sport:Judo
Weight Class:78 kg
Updated:3 November 2021

Nefeli Papadakis (born October 2, 1998)[1] is an American judoka. In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[2] She also won a bronze medal in this event, both in 2019 and in 2021.

In 2019, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. In that same year, she also competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[3] She competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She was eliminated in her first match by Yoon Hyun-ji of South Korea.[4]

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2019 3rd –78 kg
2020 2nd –78 kg
2021 3rd –78 kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nefeli Papadakis. January 14, 2021. JudoInside.com.
  2. News: Berkeley. Geoff. November 21, 2020. Brazil rack up eight medals on day two of Pan American Judo Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. live. November 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122120150/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1101078/pan-american-judo-championships-day-two. November 22, 2020.
  3. Web site: 2021 Judo World Masters. 12 January 2021. International Judo Federation.
  4. Web site: Judo Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.