Sport | |
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Country | Israel |
Sport | Judo |
Event | Team \ Mixed-team |
Coached by | Oren Smadja (Men) Shany Hershko (Women) |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | (2021, Mixed) |
World finals | (2022, Mixed) |
Regional finals | (2005, Men) |
Highest world ranking | 4th [1] (Seniors) 16th [2] (Juniors) |
The Israel national judo team consists of the men's team coached by Olympic medalist Oren Smadja [3] and the women's team coached by Shany Hershko (he). [4] It is assambled by the Israel Judo Association.
The team won a bronze medal at the mixed team event of the 2020 Summer Olympics. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Previously, the men's team won a gold medal at the 2005 European Team Championships. [10]
The following are medals won in individual Olympic competitions, World and European Championships as well as World Tour tournaments, by active members of the Israel national judo team, as of 12 May 2024, after the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Astana.
Weight Class (Current) | Judoka | Summer Olympics | World Championships | World Masters | Grand Slam | European Championships | Grand Prix | Total | Ref. | |||||||||||||||
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Name | Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||
M-60 | Yam Wolczak | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | [11] |
M-66 | Baruch Shmailov | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | [12] |
Tal Flicker | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | [13] | |
M-73 | Tohar Butbul | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | [14] |
M-81 | Sagi Muki | 31 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 9 | [15] |
M-90 | Li Kochman | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | [16] |
M-100 | Peter Paltchik | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | [17] |
W-48 | Shira Rishony | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | [18] |
Tamar Malca | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | [19] | |
W-52 | Gefen Primo | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 15 | [20] |
W-57 | Timna Nelson-Levy | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | [21] |
W-63 | Gili Sharir | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 5 | [22] |
Inbal Shemesh | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | [23] | |
W-70 | Maya Goshen | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | [24] |
W-78 | Inbar Lanir | 24 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | [25] |
W+78 | Raz Hershko | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | 9 | [26] |
Total | Men | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 23 | 54 | ||
Women | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 70 | |||
Total | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 64 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 52 | 44 | 124 |
As of 13 October 2022
Men's head coach: Oren Smadja
Other men's coaches: Guy Fogel, Gil Ofer, Golan Pollack & Artur Katayev. [3] [27]
Women's head coach: Shany Hershko
Other women's coaches: Charles Chibana, Miki Tanaka & Amélie Rosseneu. [4] [28]
Year | Competition | Gender | Result | Ref. |
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2005 | European Championships | Men | [10] | |
2006 | World Championships | Men | 9 | [107] [108] |
European Championships | Men | 5 | [109] | |
2014 | European Championships | Men | R16 | [110] [111] |
2018 | European Championships | Mixed | R16 | [112] [113] |
2021 | Summer Olympics | Mixed | [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | |
European Championships | Mixed | 7 | [114] [115] [116] | |
2022 | World Championships | Mixed | [117] [118] [119] | |
2023 | European Games | Mixed | R16 | [120] [121] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Men –60 | Men –66 | Men –73 | Men –81 | Men –90 | Men –100 | Men +100 | |
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Semi-finals | France | 4 – 2 | Gal Yekutiel | — | Yoel Razvozov | Avisar Sheinmann | Alon Sasson | Rostislav Lis | Andrian Kordon | |
Final | Hungary | 4 – 3 | Gal Yekutiel | Zvi Szafran | Yoel Razvozov | Avisar Sheinmann | Alon Sasson | Rostislav Lis | Andrian Kordon | |
References | [122] | [123] | [124] | [125] | [126] | [127] | [128] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Men –60 | Men –66 | Men –73 | Men –81 | Men –90 | Men –100 | Men +100 | |
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Round of 16 | Cuba | 4 – 3 | Gal Yekutiel | Zvi Szafran | Guy Vaserdam | Avisar Sheinmann | Alon Sasson | Victor Fishman | Rostislav Lis | |
Quarter-finals | South Korea | 1 – 6 | Gal Yekutiel | Zvi Szafran | Jonathan Wolf | Avisar Sheinmann | Alon Sasson | Victor Fishman | Rostislav Lis | |
Repechage | Hungary | 2 – 5 | ||||||||
References | [129] | [130] | [131] | [132] | [133] | [134] | [135] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Men –66 | Men –73 | Men –81 | Men –90 | Men +90 | Ref. | ||
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Round of 16 | France | 1 – 4 | Golan Pollack | Sagi Muki | Asaf Chen | Alon Sasson | Peter Paltchik | [110] [111] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Women –57 | Women –70 | Women +70 | Men –73 | Men –90 | Men +90 | Ref. | ||
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Round of 16 | Turkey | 1 – 4 | Maayan Greenberg | Yarden Mayersohn | — | Ran Rosemarin | Alexander Diachenko | [112] [113] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Women –57 | Women –70 | Women +70 | Men –73 | Men –90 | Men +90 | Golden score | Ref. | ||
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First round | Italy (ITA) | 4 – 3 | Timna Nelson-Levy | Gili Sharir | Raz Hershko | Tohar Butbul | Li Kochman | Peter Paltchik | Gili Sharir | [137] | ||
Quarter-finals | France (FRA) | 3 – 4 | Timna Nelson-Levy | Gili Sharir | Raz Hershko | Tohar Butbul | Li Kochman | Or Sasson | Gili Sharir | [138] | ||
Repechage | Brazil (BRA) | 4 – 2 | Timna Nelson-Levy | Gili Sharir | Raz Hershko | Tohar Butbul | Li Kochman | Peter Paltchik | — | [139] | ||
Bronze medal | ROC | 4 – 1 | Timna Nelson-Levy | Gili Sharir | Raz Hershko | — | Sagi Muki | Peter Paltchik | — | [140] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Women –57 | Women –70 | Women +70 | Men –73 | Men –90 | Men +90 | Ref. | ||
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Round of 16 | Belarus | 1 – 4 | Maya Leopold | — | Shoshana Kahlon | Ido Levin | Guy Gurevitch | Serafim Kompaniez | [141] | ||
Repechage 1 | Spain | 4 – 1 | Maya Leopold | Shaked Amihai | — | Oron Giner | Guy Gurevitch | Serafim Kompaniez | [142] | ||
Repechage 2 | Germany | 1 – 4 | Maya Leopold | Shaked Amihai | Shoshana Kahlon | Ido Levin | Guy Gurevitch | — | [143] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Women –57 | Women –70 | Women +70 | Men –73 | Men –90 | Men +90 | Golden score | Ref. | ||
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Round of 16 | Uzbekistan | 4 – 2 | Timna Nelson-Levy | Maya Goshen | Raz Hershko | Ido Levin | Sagi Muki | Peter Paltchik | — | [144] [145] | ||
Quarter-finals | South Korea | 4 – 3 | Timna Nelson-Levy | Maya Goshen | Raz Hershko | Ido Levin | Sagi Muki | Peter Paltchik | Raz Hershko | [146] [147] | ||
Semi-finals | France | 1 – 4 | Timna Nelson-Levy | Maya Goshen | Raz Hershko | — | Sagi Muki | Peter Paltchik | — | [148] [149] | ||
Bronze medal | Netherlands | 4 – 2 | Timna Nelson-Levy | Maya Goshen | Raz Hershko | Ido Levin | Guy Gurevitch | Peter Paltchik | — | [150] [151] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Women –57 | Women –70 | Women +70 | Men –73 | Men –90 | Men +90 | Ref. | ||
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Round of 16 | Turkey | 1 – 4 | Maya Leopold | Gaya Bar Or | Yuli Alma Mishiner | — | Nadav Zurat | Daniel Bershadsky | [120] [121] |
Year | Ref. | |||
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2009 | Alice Schlesinger | [152] [153] | ||
2011 | Omri Kenyon | [154] | ||
2013 | Gili Cohen | Noa Minsker | [155] [156] | |
2014 | Baruch Shmailov | Li Kochman, Yacov Mamistvalov | [157] [158] | |
2015 | Noa Minsker | [159] [160] | ||
2016 | Tohar Butbul, Adi Grossman | Alexander Raskopine | [161] [162] [163] [164] | |
2017 | Raz Hershko | Gili Sharir | [165] [166] [167] [168] | |
2018 | Betina Temelkova | Yarin Menaged, Tamar Malca, Inbal Shemesh, Raz Hershko | [169] [170] [171] [172] | |
2019 | Inbar Lanir | [173] [174] [175] [176] | ||
2020 | Inbar Lanir | Maya Goshen | Yehonatan Elbaz | [177] [178] [179] [180] |
2022 | Guy Gurevitch, Serafim Kompaniez | [181] [182] |
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Year | Competition | Gender | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | World Championships | Women | 7 | [250] |
2017 | European Championships | Men | R16 | [251] [252] |
2021 | European Championships | Mixed | R16 | [253] [254] [255] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Men –66 | Men –73 | Men –81 | Men –90 | Men +90 | |
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Round of 16 | United Kingdom | 2–3 | Alon Aharon | Amit Bobovich | Ari Vinkler | Itay Golan | Almog Louzon | |
References | [251] [252] | [256] | [257] | [258] | [259] | [260] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Women –57 | Women –70 | Women +70 | Men –73 | Men –90 | Men +90 | |
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Round of 16 | Poland | 2–4 | Romi Dori | Maya Kogan | Yuli Alma Mishiner | Eylon Barsheshet | Roy Sivan | Nadav Zurat | |
References | [253] [254] [255] |
Updated to 26 August 2023, after the 2023 World Judo Cadets Championships.
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Year | Competition | Gender | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | European Championships | Men | 5 | [317] |
2017 | European Championships | Men | 1R | [318] [319] |
2022 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Mixed | [320] [321] [322] | |
2023 | European Championships | Mixed | 9 | [323] |
European Youth Olympic Festival | Mixed | R16 | [324] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Men –60 | Men –66 | Men –73 | Men –81 | Men +81 | |
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Second round | Moldova | 3–2 | Amit Bobovich | Oron Giner | Asaf Mellul | Dilan Rechister | Almog Louzoun | |
Quarter-finals | Ukraine | 2–3 | Tomer Golomb | Oron Giner | Asaf Mellul | Dilan Rechister | Almog Louzoun | |
Repechage 1 | Portugal | 4–1 | Amit Bobovich | Amir Dayan | Dilan Rechister | Asaf Mellul | Almog Louzoun | |
Repechage 2 | Italy | 4–1 | Tomer Golomb | Amit Bobovich | Oron Giner | Asaf Mellul | Almog Louzoun | |
Bronze | France | 0–5 | Tomer Golomb | Amit Bobovich | Dilan Rechister | Asaf Mellul | Almog Louzoun | |
References | [317] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Men –60 | Men –66 | Men –73 | Men –81 | Men +81 | |
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First round | Germany | 2–3 | Roie Rosen | Sagiv Sahar | Oren Azulai | Iftach Badash | Serafim Kompaniez | |
References | [318] [319] | [325] | [326] | [327] | [328] | [329] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Men –66 | Men –81 | Men +81 | Women –52 | Women –63 | Women +63 | Golden score | Ref. | |||
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Second round | Austria | 4–2 | Robert Sorkin | Yaniv Agronov | Inbar Gabay | Sofiia Kuchkova | Kerem Primo | Yuli Alma Mishiner | — | [330] | |||
Quarter-finals | Ukraine | 1–4 | Robert Sorkin | Yaniv Agronov | Inbar Gabay | Sofiia Kuchkova | — | Yuli Alma Mishiner | — | [331] | |||
Repechage | Italy | 4–3 | Oren Aharon | Yaniv Agronov | Inbar Gabay | Sofiia Kuchkova | Kerem Primo | Yuli Alma Mishiner | Yaniv Agronov | [332] | |||
Bronze medal | France | 4–1 | Oren Aharon | Yaniv Agronov | Inbar Gabay | Sofiia Kuchkova | Kerem Primo | — | — | [333] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Men –66 | Men –81 | Men +81 | Women –52 | Women –63 | Women +63 | Golden score | ||
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First round | Estonia | 4–2 | Izhak Ashpiz | Alexander Ronis | Ohad Haimov | Libi Becker | Lihi Boaron | Eva Sherbakov | |||
Quarter-finals | Italy | 1–4 | Izhak Ashpiz | Alexander Ronis | — | Libi Becker | Lihi Boaron | Eva Sherbakov | |||
Repechage 1 | Romania | 3–4 | Izhak Ashpiz | Alexander Ronis | Ohad Haimov | Noa Hadar | Hili Zakroisky | Eva Sherbakov | Ohad Haimov | ||
References | [334] [323] |
Stage | Opponent | Result | Men –66 | Men –81 | Men +81 | Women –52 | Women –63 | Women +63 | Golden score | ||
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Round of 16 | Slovenia | 3–4 | Shalev Cohen | Yair Grosman | Eliran Hay Vitorio Bettan | Libi Becker | Lihi Boaron | Eva Sherbakov | Eliran Hay Vitorio Bettan | ||
References | [324] | [335] | [336] | [337] | [338] | [339] | [340] | [337] |
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