Lyudmila Yuryevna Bogdanova (russian: Людмила Юрьевна Богданова; born 12 August 1983 in
Chişinău,
Moldavian SSR) is a Russian
judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
, who played for the extra lightweight category. She is a multiple-time Russian judo champion, and a two-time gold medalist for the 52 kg division at the European Junior Judo Championships (2003 in
Yerevan, Armenia and 2005 in
Kiev, Ukraine). She also achieved three top-five finishes in the women's 48 kg class at the
European Judo Championships
The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union. The 2015 and 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. This is also expected for future editions of the European Games.
...
(
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
in
Lisbon, Portugal,
2010
File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
in
Vienna, Austria, and
2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
in
Istanbul, Turkey).
Career
Bogdanova represented
Russia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in
Beijing, where she competed for the
women's 48 kg class. She received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out by a
yuko and a non-combativity (P29) to Cuba's
Yanet Bermoy
Yanet Bermoy Acosta (born 29 May 1987, in Cienfuegos) is a Cuban judo
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全 ...
. Because her opponent advanced further into the final, Bogdanova offered another shot for the bronze medal by defeating Ecuador's
Glenda Miranda, Germany's
Michaela Baschin, and Portugal's
Ana Hormigo
Ana Cristina Teles Meneses Hormigo (born 13 April 1981) is a Portuguese judoka, who played for the extra-lightweight category. She won a bronze medal for her division at the 2008 European Judo Championships, and eventually defeated Italy's Valen ...
in the repechage rounds. She progressed to the bronze medal match, but narrowly lost the medal to Japanese judoka and five-time Olympian
Ryoko Tani
is a retired Japanese female judoka and a politician.
Competing in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) class, she won a record seven world titles and five Olympic medals including two golds at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. After her retirement, ...
, who successfully scored an
ippon and an
uchi mata (inner thigh throw), at two minutes and twenty-seven seconds.
References
External links
*
*
*
NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Russian female judoka
Living people
Olympic judoka for Russia
Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Chișinău
1983 births
{{Russia-judo-bio-stub