Ariel "Arik" Ze'evi is a retired Israeli dan 6 black belt in judo. He had a long and successful career competing in half-heavyweight judo competitions. He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 kg judo competition.
Anatoly Laryukov is a Russian and Belarusian judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight (–73 kg) category, together with Vsevolods Zeļonijs of Latvia. This was Belarus' first-ever Olympic medal in the sport.
Shay-Oren Smadja is an Israeli judo coach and former competitive judoka. Smadja won an Olympic bronze medal in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics, making him the first Israeli male to win an Olympic medal, and the second Israeli overall after Yael Arad who won silver in judo the day before.
Vitaly Valeryevich Makarov is a Russian judoka who competed in the men's lightweight category. He was a 2004 Olympic silver medalist, 2001 World Champion, and earned medals in several other international tournaments. He was a 1994 World Junior Champion and has been a coach on the Russian national judo team.
Tamerlan Ruslanovich Tmenov is a Russian judoka. He is a 2004 Olympic silver medalist, 2000 Olympic bronze medalist, and seven-time European Champion from 1998 to 2008. Tmenov is the vice president of the Russian Judo Federation.
Jevgeņijs Borodavko is a Latvian judoka.
Israel has competed at the Olympic Games as a nation since 1952. Its National Olympic Committee was formed in 1933, during the British Mandate of Palestine. Israel has sent a team to each Summer Olympic Games since 1952, and to each Winter Olympic Games since 1994. Israel became a member of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in 1994. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Israel won seven Olympic medals, the most up until this point, breaking Israel's record for Olympic medals per Olympics.
The 18th Maccabiah Games, were held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, World Police and Fire Games, and Universiade. On the 13 July, more than 6,000 Jewish athletes from all over the world joined Team Israel's 3,000 participants at the Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv District, Israel, for the opening ceremony. American swimmer Jason Lezak was given the honor of lighting the Maccabiah torch at the Opening Ceremony.
Robert "Bobby" Berland is an American Olympic judoka.
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Nevzorov is a Russian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Sergey Petrovich Novikov was a Russian Soviet Olympic champion judoka. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division. He also competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the open category.
Aleksandrs Jackēvičs is a Latvian judoka. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the middleweight class.
Grigory Vladimirovich Verichev was a Russian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight class.
Bogolyubov or Boholyubov is a surname in Russia and Ukraine, meaning "he who loves God". It is of Old Russian origin. Spellings Bogoljubov and Bogoliubov are also used. The feminine form is Bogolyubova. The following persons have this surname:
Theodore "Ted" Boronovskis is an Australian judoka who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. This was Australia's only Olympic medal in judo until 2000.
Mark Berger is a Ukrainian-born Canadian judoka. He won the gold medal in the men's heavyweight judo event at the 1983 Pan American Games and a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also competed in sambo, winning silver at the 1988 World Championships.
Mansur Mustafaevich Isaev is a Russian judoka. He won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -73 kg class against Japanese judoka Riki Nakaya. This was Russia's second gold medal at the Games, after judoka Arsen Galstyan's victory two days earlier in Men's 60 kg.
Or "Ori" Sasson is a retired Israeli Olympic judoka. He won a bronze medal in the +100 kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympics and another one at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the second of three Israelis to win two Olympic medals.
Aaron Phillip Wolf is a Japanese judoka who won a gold medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest and a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the son of a Japanese mother, Mikako, and an American father, James, who teaches English at a Japanese university.
Tamerlan Tausovich Bashaev is a Russian judoka. In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's +100 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
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