Elina Nasaudrodro

Elina Nasaudrodro
Personal information
Full nameElina Vavailagi Nasaudrodro
Nationality Fiji
Born (1985-12-22) 22 December 1985 (age 39)
Suva, Fiji
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event57 kg

Elina Vavailagi Nasaudrodro (born 22 December 1985) is a Fijian judoka who competed in the women's lightweight category.[1] She won a bronze medal in the 57-kg division at the 2004 Oceania Judo Championships in Nouméa, New Caledonia,[2] and represented her nation Fiji at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens at the age of eighteen.

Early life and education

Originally from Dakuni village on Beqa island, Nasaudrodro attended Lomary School,[3] and later moved to Pacific Harbour.[4] She trained with Sensei Yukiko Honda,[3] as well as the national women's head coach, Takahiko Hasegawa of the Fiji Judo Association.[5][6] According to Hasegawa, Nasaudrodro was "randomly picked" out of a group of candidates to train as a judoka.[6]

Career

She qualified for the two-member Fijian judo squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, after placing third in the women's lightweight class (57 kg) at the 2004 Oceania Judo Championships in New Caledonia, and accumulating the highest number of points.[3][7] At the Olympics, Nasaudrodro immediately lost her opening match to highly credentialed British judoka Sophie Cox, who pinned and duly wrapped her on the tatami in a broken scarf hold (kuzure kesa gatame) within a minute.[8][9] According to Radio Australia, Nasaudrodro was suffering from a knee injury.[10]

In 2005, Nasaudrodro led the Oceania girls judo team, including three Fijians and one New Caledonian, to the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney.[11] Competing in the 63 kg weight class, she won a bronze medal after beating Chinese Taipei in the first round, and losing to Australia in the second.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elina Nasaudrodro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Judoka – Elina Nasudrodro". JudoInside. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Judokas secure Olympic ticket". Fiji Times. 22 April 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2022 – via EBSCOHost.
  4. ^ a b "Judokas win bronze". Fiji Times. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2022 – via EBSCOHost.
  5. ^ "Mr. Hasegawa Takahiko 1933–2007". Fiji Judo Association. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b Prasad, Jeetendra (24 July 2004). "Judokas to build facility". Fiji Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022 – via EBSCOHost.
  7. ^ 本田勝義 (November 2004). "特集 ギリシャの"熱い"夏 – アテネオリンピック柔道競技出場選手指導報告" (PDF). 健康と競技の心理 – Psychology of Health & Sport (in Japanese) (6): 3–4. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ Soames, Nicolas (16 August 2004). "Brave Cox fails to grip chance". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Judo: Women's Lightweight (57kg/126 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Top Tongan archer struggles with windy Athens conditions". Radio Australia. 17 August 2004. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  11. ^ Bolaitamana, Maciu (20 January 2005). "Elina leads youth team". Fiji Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022 – via EBSCOHost.