Yvonne_Bönisch
Yvonne Bönisch
German judo coach and former judoka
Yvonne Snir-Bönisch[2] (née Bönisch; born 29 December 1980 in Ludwigsfelde, East Germany) is a German judo coach and former judoka. She retired in 2008.
She won a gold medal in the lightweight division (57 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics[3] and was a two-times world championship finalist (2003 and 2005).[4] Her beginnings with judo happened at JV Ludwigsfelde.[5]
Bönisch coached at UJKC Potsdam.[6] She moved to Israel in January 2017 and was a coach with the women's national team until end of 2020.[7] Since 1.1.2021 she is the head coach of the Austrian JudoTeam and responsible for men and women.[8] At the Tokyo Olympics her athletes won 2 medals. Silver for Michaela Polleres (–70 kg) and Bronze for Shamil Borchashvili (–81 kg).[9]