Éva Csernoviczki (born 16 October 1986 in

Tatabánya Tatabánya (; ; ) is a city with county rights of 64,305 inhabitants in northwestern Hungary, in the Central Transdanubian region. It is the capital of Komárom-Esztergom County. Location The city is located in the valley between the Gerecse an ...

) is a Hungarian

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. She became the first Hungarian woman to win an Olympic medal in judo, after getting the bronze in the Woman's Judo 48 kg in the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. She also competed in the women's 48 kg event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

, where she was eliminated by Galbadrakh Otgontsetseg in the repechage. Csernoviczki also earned a bronze medal at the

2011 World Judo Championships The 2011 World Judo Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from 23 to 28 August. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations 871 competitors from ...

, and has silver medals from three consecutive

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. In 2021, she represented Hungary at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 48 kg event. Her father, Csaba Csernoviczki, coaches the female Hungarian judo team.

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* * * * 1986 births Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic judoka for Hungary Olympic medalists in judo Sportspeople from Tatabánya Hungarian female judoka Living people Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games bronze medalists for Hungary European Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2015 European Games Summer World University Games medalists in judo FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Hungary Judoka at the 2019 European Games 21st-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-judo-bio-stub