PAPADAKIS Nefeli

United States of America
Judo
2 Oct 1998
22
Female
1.65/5'4''
CHICAGO, IL
 
United States of America
CHICAGO, IL
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
JUD Judo Women -78 kg 17

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 2
Women -78 kg Elimination Round of 32
#4
USA
PAPADAKIS NPAPADAKIS Nefeli
0
KOR
YOON HYOON Hyunji
10
IPP
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Championships
YearLocation-78 kg
2021Budapest, HUN17
2019Tokyo, JPN17

Pan American Games
YearLocation-78 kg
2019Lima, PER7

Pan American Championships
YearLocation-78 kg
2021Guadalajara, MEX3
2020Montreal, QC, CAN2
2019Lima, PER3
2018San Jose, CRC7

World Masters
YearLocation-78 kg
2021Doha, QAT9
2019Qingdao, CHN17

Grand Slam - Tally of rank achieved per season and event since 2017
YearEvent1st2nd3rd5th7th9th16th17th30th-33rd
2021-78 kg-----1x-1x-
2020-78 kg-----1x-1x-
2019-78 kg-----1x-2x-

Grand Prix - Tally of rank achieved per season and event since 2017
YearEvent1st2nd3rd5th7th8th9th10th15th-33rd
2020-78 kg------1x--
2019-78 kg---3x--2x-2x
2018-78 kg----1x-1x-1x

World Cup - Tally of rank achieved per season and event since 2017
YearEvent1st2nd3rd4rd5th7th8th9th10th15th-33rd
2019-78 kg-------1x--
2018-78 kg--1x-1x-----

Grand Slam, Grand Prix & World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
32018-78 kgWorld CupSanto Domingo, DOM
52019-78 kgGrand PrixTashkent, UZB
52019-78 kgGrand PrixMontreal, FRA
52019-78 kgGrand PrixAntalya, TUR
52018-78 kgWorld CupLima, PER
72018-78 kgGrand PrixCancun, MEX
92021-78 kgGrand SlamAntalya, TUR
92020-78 kgGrand SlamBudapest, HUN
92020-78 kgGrand PrixTel Aviv, ISR
92019-78 kgWorld CupPerth, WA, AUS
92019-78 kgGrand SlamBrasilia, BRA
92019-78 kgGrand PrixTbilisi, GEO
92019-78 kgGrand PrixTel Aviv, ISR
92018-78 kgGrand PrixZagreb, CRO

World Junior Championships
YearLocation-78 kg
2018Nassau, BAH17
2017Zagreb, CRO9
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Nef (Twitter profile, 17 Jun 2021)
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Watching basketball, spending time with friends, practising Brazilian jiu-jitsu. (teamusa.org, 01 Apr 2020)
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Athlete, Student
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Business Administration - College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL, USA
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English
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Steve Papadakis [personal, father]
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Her father Steve Papadakis has also served as her coach. (teamusa.org, 19 Jul 2020)
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She took up judo at age four. (teamusa.org, 01 Apr 2020)
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Her father had signed up her older brother to a judo class, and after pleading to try it out herself, she was allowed to join the class. "After three weeks of just watching and constantly asking my dad to let me try too, my dad talked with the coaches and they agreed to let me give it a go. I loved it! I loved learning something so cool and different and absolutely loved getting to fight. It was really fun for me and after entering and winning my first local tournament later that year, the four-year-old me officially fell in love with the sport." (teamusa.org, 01 Apr 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Shaklee Pure Performance Team Facebook page, 06 Jun 2021)
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She trains twice a day, six days a week, incorporating Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and strength and conditioning workouts into her preparations. (teamusa.org, 01 Apr 2020)
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Finishing fifth at the 2015 Cadet World Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (teamusa.org, 01 Apr 2020)
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Her father and brother. (teamusa.org, 01 Apr 2020)
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"Once I get to the venue, I like to get on the tournament mats instead of just hanging out in the warm-up area the whole time, to get a feel for the arena and to really focus and zone in." (teamusa.org, 01 Apr 2020)
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"There are no quarters or second halves for you to come back from in judo, and there are no timeouts for you to talk with your coaches and switch your game plan up in the middle of a match. You go on the tatami and fight your ass off for four minutes, or until a winner is declared. That can mean a 15-minute match that went into overtime you grind out, or just as easily, a 15-second match that was lost because of a critical mistake or miscalculation." (fight-library.com, 01 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
PARENTAL SUPPORT
She says she owes much to her father Steve Papadakis, who has served as her coach and guided her since her early days in the sport. "My dad is the one who has really been with me through it all. I never had a coach who was an Olympian or world champion, or was from some big name, high-end dojo. I grew up going to a small hometown dojo for about eight years and then my dad opened his own dojo, and this is where I trained from the age of 12 to 19. My dad may have been an average judo player, but he is a top-notch coach. He did his homework and always made it happen for me, and he and I came into the judo world as a team. I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for him working with me since day one." (teamusa.org, 01 Apr 2020)

BASEMENT DOJO
During the lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic, she was able to keep training using specialist judo equipment from her family's dojo, which had closed. "We used to own a dojo in Waukegan [IL, United States of America], and while it recently closed, all the equipment was in storage. We carried 10 tatamis into our basement and cleaned them, and my dad made a DIY squat rack. We did everything, we made like a basement gym. I'm thankful to have that at least, because a lot of my [judo] friends are older and live in apartments and not everybody has a full basement to use [to train]." (thenationalherald.com, 08 May 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
IPP:
Ippon
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