| Athlete Biography
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Photo Credit: Leo DiGesare / www.realjudo.net |
Name: Marina Shafir
Weight Category: 78kg
Date of Birth: April 14, 1988
Current Residence: Latham, N.Y.
Club Name: Jason Morris Judo Center
Coach: Jason Morris
Pan American Junior Championship Teams: 2006 (silver) |
Personal: At 17-years-old, Shafir, now the top junior in her division, won her first Senior National Championship medal, claiming bronze at the 2005 Nationals in Virginia Beach. Shafir, who immigrated to the United States from Moldova at the age of five, is one of the top eight seniors in the nation and will be competing in her first Junior Worlds, Oct. 12-15 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Recent Career Highlights
2006:
- Gold – National High School Championships (78kg)
- Gold – U.S. Judo Federation Junior National Championships (78kg)
- Silver – Pan American Junior Championships (Junior, 78kg)
- Silver – Junior U.S. Open (IJF-Junior, 78kg)
- Bronze – Fall Classic National Championships (Senior, 78kg)
2005:
- Gold – USA Judo Junior Olympic National Championships (IJF Junior, 78kg)
- Gold - Junior U.S. Open (Youth, 78kg)
- Gold – Ontario Open (Senior, 78kg)
- Gold – Ontario Open (Junior, 78kg)
- Gold – Quebec Open (Junior, 78kg)
- Silver - Fall Classic National Championships (Senior, 78kg)
- Silver - National High School Championships (78kg)
- Bronze - Junior British Open (78kg)
- Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships (Senior, 78g)
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