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.
![]() Ted Boronovskis at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 27 July 1943 Latvia | (age 81)||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Langridge's Health Academy of Physical Sciences, Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | R32 (1965) | ||||||||||||||||||||
OJU Champ. | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||
IJF | 54644 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 4670 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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- ^ a b Ted Boronovskis. sports-reference
External links
editMedia related to Theodore Boronovskis at Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Boronovskis at the International Judo Federation
- Theodore Boronovskis at JudoInside.com
- Theodore Boronovskis at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Theodore Boronovskis at Olympedia
- Theodore Boronovskis at the Latvian Olympic Committee (archived) (in Latvian)
- Theodore Boronovskis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Theodore Boronovskis at The-Sports.org