Scott Fernandis

Scott Fernandis
Personal information
Full name Scott Fernandis
Nationality  Australia
Born (1981-05-17) 17 May 1981
Canberra, Australia
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Judo
Event(s) 60 kg
Club Marist Judo Club
Coached by Arthur Moorshead

Scott Fernandis (born May 17, 1981 in Canberra) is an Australian judoka, who competed in the men's extra-lightweight category.[1] He held the 2003 Australian title in his own division, picked up eight medals in his career, including a bronze from the 2004 Oceania Championships in Noumea, New Caledonia, and represented his nation Australia in the 66-kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout his sporting career, Fernandis trained full-time for the senior team at Marist Judo Club in his native Canberra, under head coach and sensei Arthur Moorshead (later died in 2010).[2]

Fernandis qualified for the Australian squad in the men's extra-lightweight class (60 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing third and receiving a berth from the Oceania Championships in Noumea, New Caledonia.[3] He lost his opening match to British judoka and European silver medalist Craig Fallon, who scored a comfortable ippon victory and quickly subdued him on the tatami with a tai otoshi (body drop) at thirty-seven seconds.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Scott Fernandis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Throwing in heart and soul". The Age. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Athens judo team named". ABC News Australia. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Judo: Men's Extra-Lightweight (60kg/132 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Fallon's medal hopes on the mat". The Guardian. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mixed results for Aussies in table tennis, judo, rowing". ABC News Australia. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 10 December 2014.

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