Alice Schlesinger (Hebrew: אליס שלזינגר; born 26 May 1988) is an Israeli-British retired[2] judoka and sambo competitor.
[15] In July 2005, at the age of 17, Schlesinger competed in the 2005 Maccabiah Games, winning the gold medal by defeating the world champion and former Israeli Daniela Krukower.
[18] In September, Schlesinger won a silver medal at the 2006 European Junior Championships, at –63 kg, in Tallinn, Estonia.
[22][23] Schlesinger competed at the age of 20 on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, as a half-middleweight at –63 kg, and placed 13th, losing to French silver medalist Lucie Décosse.
[30] In July 2012 Schlesinger reached the quarter finals of the 2012 Summer Olympics but lost to Urška Žolnir of Slovenia.
Following the London Olympics, Schlesinger and the Israel Judo Association (IJA) became embroiled in a much publicized conflict.
[31] In December 2014 the International Judo Federation confirmed that former Israeli Olympian Alice Schlesinger will now compete for Great Britain.