Amy Meyer
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Amy Meyer (born 19 September 1991) is an Australian judoka. She won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the women's 48 kg division. She has also earned a bronze medal in World Cup Competition.
Biography
[edit]Meyer started training with Warren Rosser, a University of New South Wales (UNSW) judo coach, at age seven.[1] She is also a former Emanuel School student.[2] In 2013, she graduated from Sydney University.[3]
Meyer moved into the Senior Competitive ranks in 2009 and has participated in numerous continental and regional matches.[4] In 2013, she won a bronze medal in the World Cup Competition in Apia, Samoa, which she had also done the previous year.[5] In 2014, Meyer won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the women's 48 kg division.[6] The Commonwealth Games were a possible stepping stone for Meyer to go on to the 2016 Olympic Games.[2] Meyer has called the experience of being considered for the 2016 Olympics "surreal."[1] Her current coach, Kylie Koenig, is also part of UNSW.[2]
Meyer describes her training schedule as normally twice a day, six to seven days a week.[7] She combines judo training with weights and conditioning.[7] In order to pursue judo and her dream of the Olympics, she has put her career on hold.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chen, Torin (16 June 2014). "UNSW judo club's Amy Meyer selected in Australian Commonwealth Games team". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "The Agony and the Ecstasy". The Australian Jewish News. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Grappling for Games Gold". The Australian Jewish News. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Amy Meyer - Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "2013 OJU Open, Samoa" (PDF). UNSW Judo News. December 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Paull, Nathan. "Aussies claim two opening day judo bronze". The Age. No. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ a b Shelton, Leanne (23 July 2014). "Amy Meyer tackles Judo at the Commonwealth Games". Maccabi New South Wales. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
External links
[edit]- Amy Meyer at JudoInside.com
- Amy Meyer at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- Australian female judoka
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games