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Michaela Polleres
Michaela Polleres participates in the Austrian Damen-Bundesliga 2022
Michaela Polleres participates in the Austrian Damen-Bundesliga 2022
Personal information
Born (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 27)
Neunkirchen, Austria
OccupationJudoka
EmployerAustrian Armed Forces
Websitemichipolleres.at Edit this at Wikidata
Sport
Country Austria
SportJudo
Weight class–70 kg
Rank     4th dan black belt[1]
LeagueFrauen Judo Bundesliga
ClubJC Wimpassing
Coached byYvonne Snir-Bönisch
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2020)
World Champ.Bronze (2021, 2023)
European Champ.Bronze (2018)
Highest world ranking2[2]
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Doha ‍–‍70 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Antalya ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Dushanbe ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cancún ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Zagreb ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Antalya ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Linz ‍–‍70 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Győr ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Podgorica ‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Zagreb ‍–‍70 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Maribor ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Oberwart ‍–‍70 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Athens ‍–‍63 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF13682
JudoInside.com86921
Updated on 31 July 2024

Michaela Polleres (born 15 July 1997) is an Austrian judoka.[3] In 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5] She won bronze at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Polleres is also a bronze medalist at the 2021 and 2023 World Championships and the 2018 European Championships. She is a third degree black belt.[6]

Career

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Polleres won one of the bronze medals in the girls' 63 kg event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.[7] She also competed in the mixed team event.[7]

Polleres competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2017 European Judo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. She was eliminated in her second match by Sanne van Dijke of the Netherlands. In that same year, Polleres won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2017 European U23 Judo Championships held in Podgorica, Montenegro.

In 2018, Polleres won the gold medal in the women's 70 kg event at the European U23 Judo Championships held in Győr, Hungary.[8] She represented Austria at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. She won one of the bronze medals in the mixed team event.

In 2020, Polleres was eliminated in her first match in the women's 70 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.[9] She competed in the same event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[10]

In 2021, Polleres won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[11] She won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][12]

Polleres lost her bronze medal match in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[13] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar. Two months later, she represented Austria at the 2023 European Games held in Poland without winning a medal. She also competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2023 European Judo Championships held in Montpellier, France.

Olympic Games 2024

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In the qualification period for the 2024 Olympic Games, Polleres was able to collect 6268 points in the IJF Olympic Ranking.[14] She took part in the 2024 Olympic Games both in the -70 kg weight class and in the mixed team (together with Lubjana Piovesana, Katharina Tanzer, Samuel Gaßner, Wachid Borchashvili and Aaron Fara).[15] In the individual competition, she won bronze.[16] The first encounter in the mixed team competition against Germany ended 4:1. The Austrian team therefore took 9th place.[17]

For her success at the 2024 Olympic Games, she was awarded the fourth Dan by Judo Austria.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Eichler, Wolfgang (28 September 2024). "7. Dan für Yvonne". Judo Austria (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ^ "IJF.org - International Judo Federation". www.ijf.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Michaela Polleres". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Judo POLLERES Michaela". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Judo Austria - Bundesliga Final 4". Judo Austria (in Austrian German). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Women's Results" (PDF). 2018 European U23 Judo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Results". 2020 European Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  10. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  11. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 June 2021). "Sherazadishvili regains world judo crown with brilliance in Budapest". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Judo POLLERES Michaela". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  13. ^ Lloyd, Owen (18 February 2022). "Japanese judoka Horikawa and Tanaka victorious at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  14. ^ "IJF.org - International Judo Federation". Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Das ÖOC-Team für Paris: Fünf bis zehn Medaillen als Ziel" (in Austrian German). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  16. ^ "JudoInside - Olympic Games Paris Event". Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  17. ^ "GER - Germany wins against AUT - Austria 4 - 1" (PDF). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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