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Shay-Oren Smadja (Hebrew: אורן סמדג'ה; born June 20, 1970) is a former Israeli judoka and a judo coach. Smadja won the Olympic bronze medal in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics, making him the first Israeli man to win an Olympic medal, and the second Israeli overall after Yael Arad won silver in judo the day before.[2]
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| Native name | אורן סמדג'ה | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 20, 1970 Ofakim, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judo coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 6th dan black belt in Judo[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Israel national judo team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Champ. | 
(1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
(1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games |  (1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| JudoInside.com | 2767 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Smadja was born in Ofakim, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Jewish (Tunisian-Jewish) descent. He won the Olympic bronze medal in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics the under 71 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 at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[4]
He was nominated the national coach of the Israeli men's judo team in 2010.
He coaches Israeli judokas Or Sasson, winner of the bronze medal in the 2016 summer olympics (men 100kg+), and Sagi Muki, who won the gold medal at the 2015 European Games in judo in the under 73 category[5] and the gold medal at 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.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class | Ref. |
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| 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
- List of select Jewish judokas
References
- "Oren Smadja". Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "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 2020-04-18.
- "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
- Oren Smadja at the International Judo Federation
- Oren Smadja at JudoInside.com
- 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 Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Oren Smadja at The-Sports.org
- Oren Smadja at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Oren Smadja on Twitter
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На других языках
- [en] Oren Smadja
[fr] Shay-Oren Smadja
Shay-Oren Smadja (né le 20 juin 1970) est un judoka israélien. Il participe aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1992 en combattant dans la catégorie des poids légers. Il remporte la médaille de bronze[1]. Lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1996, il se fait éliminer très tôt dans la compétition. Au cours de sa carrière, il monte également sur le podium mondial en 1995.[ru] Смаджа, Шай-Орэн
Шай-Орэн Смаджа (ивр. אורן סמדג'ה, р.20 июня 1970) — израильский дзюдоист, призёр Олимпийских игр.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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