Anna Żemła-Krajewska

Anna Żemła-Krajewska (born 13 February 1979) is a Polish judoka, who competed in the women's extra-lightweight category.[1] She held three Polish senior titles in her own division, picked up a total of twenty-one medals in her career, and finished seventh in the 48-kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] Zemla-Krajewska also trained as a full-fledged member of the judo squad for Koka Jastrzebie Zdroj in her native Jastrzębie Zdrój under her personal coach and sensei Robert Radlak.[3][4]

Anna Żemła-Krajewska
Personal information
Full nameAnna Żemła-Krajewska
NationalityPolish
Born (1979-02-13) 13 February 1979
Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland
Height1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)48 kg
ClubKoka Jastrzebie Zdroj
Coached byRobert Radlak

Zemla-Krajewska qualified for the Polish squad in the women's extra-lightweight class (48 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second and receiving a berth from the A-Tournament in Tallinn, Estonia.[2][5] She opened her match with an astonishing victory over Russian judoka and 2000 Olympic silver medalist Lyubov Bruletova, before falling in a smashing ippon defeat and an ushiro goshi (rear throw) from Romania's Alina Dumitru in the quarterfinals. Following her opponent's progress to the semifinal, Zemla-Krajewska incurred a triple shido deduction for failing to apply pressure on Kazakhstan's Tatyana Shishkina in their repechage match, but she restored her lead on the tatami to pin her opponent at three minutes and thirteen seconds. As she gave herself a chance for a coveted spot in the bronze medal match against Germany's Julia Matijass, Zemla-Krajewska came up short with an ippon seoi nage assault from Greece's Maria Karagiannopoulou much to the boisterous cheer of the home crowd inside Ano Liossia Hall, relegating Zemla-Krajewska to the seventh position.[6][7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna Żemła-Krajewska". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. "Pełny skład reprezentacji Polski na igrzyska olimpijskie w Atenach" [Full Polish squad for the Olympic Games in Athens] (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. "Moim wzorem jest Anna Żemła" [Anna Żemła is my model] (in Polish). Jastrzębski Portal Informacyjny. 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. "U nas mistrz dostaje tylko kwiaty" [We champions got only flowers] (in Polish). Nasze Miasto Lublin. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  5. "Judo: Anna Żemła-Krajewska w półfinale kwalifikacji olimpijskich" [Judo: Anna Żemła-Krajewska reached the semifinals of the Olympic qualification] (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. 27 March 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  6. "Judo: Women's Extra-Lightweight (48kg/106 lbs) Repechage Round of 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. "Żemła bez medalu" [Żemła left without a medal] (in Polish). Rybnik Nowiny. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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