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