Oren Smadja
Israeli judoka
אורן סמדג'ה
Ofakim, Israel
Israel
(1992)
(1995)
(1992)Medal record
| Men's judo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Israel | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1992 Barcelona | –71 kg |
| World Championships | ||
 | 1995 Chiba | –78 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| 1992 Paris | –71 kg |
| World Juniors Championships | ||
| 1990 Dijon | –71 kg |
| European Junior Championships | ||
| 1990 Ankara | –71 kg |
Shay-Oren Smadja (Hebrew: אורן סמדג'ה; born 20 June 1970) is an Israeli judo coach and former competitive judoka. Smadja won an Olympic bronze medal in 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.[2]
Career
Smadja was born in Ofakim, Israel, to a family of Tunisian Jewish descent. He won an Olympic bronze medal in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics at the under 71 kg category.[3] In 1995, he won a silver medal at the 1995 World Judo Championships. The next year, he could not repeat his Olympic success when participating at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[4]
Smadja was nominated the national coach of the Israeli men's judo team in 2010.[citation needed]
Smadja coached Israeli judokas Or Sasson, winner of the bronze medal in the 2016 summer olympics (men 100kg+), and Sagi Muki, who won gold medals at the 2015 European Games in judo in the under 73 category[5] and the 2019 World Judo Championships in Tokyo in the under 81 category.
Smadja is the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal both as an athlete and as a coach.[citation needed]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | World Juniors Championships | 2nd | Lightweight (71 kg) | [6] |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | 3rd | [7] | |
| European Judo Championships | 3rd | [8] | ||
| 1995 | World Judo Championships | 2nd | Half middleweight (78 kg) | [9] |
| European Judo Championships | 7th | [10] |
See also
References
- ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Sporting heroes for 60 years: No. 25 Oren Smadja". The Jerusalem Post. 10 April 2008.
- ^ "Judo: Olympic Games: Men: -71 kg". Sports 123. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shay-Oren Smadja". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Israeli judoka wins silver medal at the European Championship". i24news.
- ^ "1990 World Juniors Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "1992 Olympic Games". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "1992 European Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "1995 World Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "1995 European Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
External links
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- Oren Smadja at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Oren Smadja at Olympics.com
- Oren Smadja at Olympedia
- Oren Smadja at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew)
- Oren Smadja at The-Sports.org
- Oren Smadja at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Oren Smadja on Twitter
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Olympic medalists for Israel
Oren Smadja (1992)
Gal Fridman (1996)
Michael Kolganov (2000)- Arik Ze'evi (2004)
- Shahar Tzuberi (2008)
- Yarden Gerbi (2016)
- Or Sasson (2016)
Avishag Semberg (2020)- Israel national judo team (2020)
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