Theodore Boronovskis

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Theodore "Ted" Boronovskis (born 27 July 1943) is an Australian judoka who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] This was Australia's only Olympic medal in judo until 2000.

Theodore Boronovskis
Ted Boronovskis at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born27 July 1943 (1943-07-27) (age 80)
Latvia
OccupationJudoka
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportJudo
ClubLangridge's Health Academy of Physical Sciences, Sydney
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1964)
World Champ.R32 (1965)
OJU Champ.Silver (1965)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Open
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place 1965 Auckland Heavyweight
Profile at external databases
IJF54644
JudoInside.com4670
Updated on 25 June 2023.

Judo made its Olympic debut in 1964, and Boronovskis was Australia's only judo representative, competing in the open division (unlimited weight). He won his first two matches, but then lost to the eventual gold medalist, Anton Geesink.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ted Boronovskis. sports-reference

External links edit

  Media related to Theodore Boronovskis at Wikimedia Commons