Yvonne Snir-Bönisch | |
Birth Date: | 29 December 1980 |
Birth Place: | Ludwigsfelde, East Germany |
Alma Mater: | FH für Sport und Management Potsdam |
Employer: | Judo Austria |
Occupation: | Judo coach |
Weight Class: | –57 kg |
Rank Ref: | [1] |
Dan: | 6 |
Retired: | 2009 |
Coaching: | Michaela Polleres Shamil Borchashvili |
Worlds Rank: | 2 |
Worlds Year: | 2003 |
Worlds Weight: | Women's 57 kg |
Worlds Year2: | 2005 |
Worlds Weight2: | Women's 57 kg |
Regionals Type: | EU |
Regionals Rank: | 2 |
Regionals Year: | 2002 |
Regionals Weight: | Women's 57 kg |
Regionals Year2: | 2007 |
Regionals Weight2: | Women's 57 kg |
Olympics Rank: | 1 |
Olympics Year: | 2004 |
Olympics Weight: | Women's 57 kg |
Updated: | 31 May 2023 |
Yvonne Snir-Bönisch[2] (; born 29 December 1980 in Ludwigsfelde, East Germany) is a German judo coach and former judoka. She retired in 2008.
She won a gold medal in the lightweight division (57 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and was a two-times world championship finalist (2003 and 2005).[3] Her beginnings with judo happened at JV Ludwigsfelde.[4]
Bönisch coached at UJKC Potsdam.[5] She moved to Israel in January 2017 and was a coach with the women's national team until end of 2020.[6] Since 1.1.2021 she is the head coach of the Austrian JudoTeam and responsible for men and women.[7] At the Tokyo Olympics her athletes won 2 medals. Silver for Michaela Polleres (70 kg) and Bronze for Shamil Borchashvili (81 kg).[8]
Yvonne Snir-Bönisch is married to an Israeli.[9]