# Israel national judo team

The Israel national judo team consists of the men's team coached by Olympic medalist Oren Smadja and the women's team coached by Shany Hershko [he]. It is assembled by the Israel Judo Association.
The team won a bronze medal at the mixed team event of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Previously, the men's team won a gold medal at the 2005 European Team Championships.

## Seniors
### Individual
#### Active judoka

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 7 March 2025, after the first day of the 2025 Linz Grand Prix.
| Weight Class (Current) | Judoka | Judoka | Summer Olympics | Summer Olympics | Summer Olympics | World Championships | World Championships | World Championships | World Masters | World Masters | World Masters | Grand Slam | Grand Slam | Grand Slam | European Championships | European Championships | European Championships | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Total | Total | Total | Ref. |
| Weight Class (Current) | Name | Age | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ref. |
| M-60 | Yam Wolczak | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | Ref. |
| M-66 | Baruch Shmailov | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| M-66 | Tal Flicker | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
| M-66 | Guy Gutman | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| M-73 | Tohar Butbul | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| M-81 | Sagi Muki | 32 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 9 | |
| M-90 | Li Kochman | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | |
| M-100 | Peter Paltchik | 33 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | |
| M-100 | Iosif Simin | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| W-48 | Shira Rishony | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| W-48 | Tamar Malca | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | |
| W-52 | Gefen Primo | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 15 | |
| W-57 | Timna Nelson-Levy | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| W-63 | Gili Sharir | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| W-63 | Inbal Shemesh | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| W-70 | Maya Goshen | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| W-70 | Maya Kogan | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| W-78 | Inbar Lanir | 24 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 6 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
| W+78 | Raz Hershko | 26 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | 6 | 10 | |
| W+78 | Yuli Alma Mishiner | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Total | Men | Men | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 57 | |
| Total | Women | Women | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 74 | |
| Total | Total | Total | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 52 | 51 | 131 | |

##### Current national team coaches

As of 13 October 2022
Men's head coach: Oren Smadja
Other men's coaches: Guy Fogel, Gil Ofer, Golan Pollack & Artur Katayev.
Women's head coach: Shany Hershko [he]
Other women's coaches: Charles Chibana, Miki Tanaka & Amélie Rosseneu.

#### Olympic, World and European championships

Summer Olympics :
| Year | Judoka |
| 1992 | Yael Arad |
| 1992 | Oren Smadja |
| 2004 | Ariel Ze'evi |
| 2016 | Yarden Gerbi |
| 2016 | Or Sasson |
| 2024 | Peter Paltchik |
| 2024 | Inbar Lanir |
| 2024 | Raz Hershko |
World Championships :
| Year | Judoka |
| 1991 | Yael Arad |
| 1993 | Yael Arad |
| 1995 | Oren Smadja |
| 2001 | Ariel Ze'evi |
| 2009 | Alice Schlesinger |
| 2013 | Yarden Gerbi |
| 2014 | Yarden Gerbi |
| 2015 | Golan Pollack |
| 2017 | Tal Flicker |
| 2019 | Sagi Muki |
| 2021 | Gefen Primo |
| 2023 | Inbar Lanir |
| 2023 | Peter Paltchik |
| 2023 | Raz Hershko |
European Championships :
| Year | | | |
| 1989 | | | Yael Arad |
| 1991 | | | Yael Arad |
| 1992 | | | Oren Smadja |
| 1993 | Yael Arad | | |
| 1995 | | | Einat Yaron |
| 1999 | | | Ariel Ze'evi |
| 2001 | Ariel Ze'evi | | |
| 2003 | Ariel Ze'evi | | |
| 2004 | Ariel Ze'evi | Yoel Razvozov | |
| 2005 | | Ariel Ze'evi, Yoel Razvozov | Andrian Kordon |
| 2007 | | | Ariel Ze'evi, Gal Yekutiel |
| 2008 | | | Ariel Ze'evi, Alice Schlesinger |
| 2009 | | | Alice Schlesinger |
| 2010 | | | Ariel Ze'evi |
| 2012 | Ariel Ze'evi | Yarden Gerbi | Soso Palelashvili, Alice Schlesinger |
| 2013 | | | Yarden Gerbi, Tommy Arshansky |
| 2014 | | | Gili Cohen |
| 2015 | Sagi Muki | Or Sasson | Yarden Gerbi |
| 2016 | | Or Sasson | Timna Nelson-Levy |
| 2018 | Sagi Muki | | Tal Flicker, Peter Paltchik, Gefen Primo |
| 2019 | | Li Kochman | |
| 2020 | Peter Paltchik | Tal Flicker | |
| 2021 | | Tohar Butbul | Sagi Muki, Gefen Primo |
| 2022 | Timna Nelson-Levy | Raz Hershko | Shira Rishony, Gili Sharir |
| 2023 | | Raz Hershko, Gili Sharir | Inbar Lanir |
| 2024 | Raz Hershko | | Tamar Malca, Timna Nelson-Levy, Inbar Lanir |

### Team

| Year | Competition | Gender | Result |
| 2005 | European Championships | Men | |
| 2006 | World Championships | Men | 9 |
| 2006 | European Championships | Men | 5 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Men | R16 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Mixed | R16 |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Mixed | |
| 2021 | European Championships | Mixed | 7 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Mixed | |
| 2023 | European Games | Mixed | R16 |
| 2024 | Summer Olympics | Mixed | R16 |

#### 2005 European Team Championships

    StageOpponentResult Men –60Men –66Men –73Men –81Men –90Men –100Men +100 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

#### 2006 World Team Championships

    StageOpponentResult Men –60Men –66Men –73Men –81Men –90Men –100Men +100 Round of 16  Cuba 4 – 3 Gal Yekutiel Zvi Szafran Guy Vaserdam [he] 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

#### 2014 European Championships

    StageOpponentResult Men –66Men –73Men –81Men –90Men +90 Ref. Round of 16  France 1 – 4 Golan Pollack Sagi Muki Asaf Chen Alon Sasson Peter Paltchik

#### 2018 European Mixed Team Championships

    StageOpponentResult Women –57Women –70Women +70Men –73Men –90Men +90 Ref. Round of 16  Turkey 1 – 4 Maayan Greenberg Yarden Mayersohn— Ran Rosemarin Alexander Diachenko

#### 2020 Summer Olympics

    During the 2020 Summer Olympics, the men's squad was coached by Israeli former judoka and Olympic bronze medalist Oren Smadja, whereas the women's team was coached by Israeli former judoka Shany Hershko [he].
    There were 13 Israeli judokas at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but only 12 were registered for the Mixed Team Competition, leaving female judoka Gili Cohen outside. Also, 3 Israeli judokas (Baruch Shmailov, Inbar Lanir, and Shira Rishony) did not actively compete yet they were registered to this tournament, and as such- received the shared Olympic Mixed Team bronze medal as well with the other who had their battles.
    StageOpponentResult Women –57Women –70Women +70Men –73Men –90Men +90Golden score Ref. First round  Italy (ITA) 4 – 3 Timna Nelson-Levy Gili Sharir Raz Hershko Tohar Butbul Li Kochman Peter Paltchik Gili Sharir Quarter-finals  France (FRA) 3 – 4 Timna Nelson-Levy Gili Sharir Raz Hershko Tohar Butbul Li Kochman Or Sasson Gili Sharir Repechage  Brazil (BRA) 4 – 2 Timna Nelson-Levy Gili Sharir Raz Hershko Tohar Butbul Li Kochman Peter Paltchik— Bronze medal  ROC 4 – 1 Timna Nelson-Levy Gili Sharir Raz Hershko— Sagi Muki Peter Paltchik—

#### 2021 European Mixed Team Championships

    StageOpponentResult Women –57Women –70Women +70Men –73Men –90Men +90 Ref. Round of 16  Belarus 1 – 4 Maya Leopold— Shoshana Kahlon Ido Levin [he] Guy Gurevitch [he] Serafim Kompaniez [he] Repechage 1  Spain 4 – 1 Maya Leopold Shaked Amihai [he]— Oron Giner Guy Gurevitch [he] Serafim Kompaniez [he] Repechage 2  Germany 1 – 4 Maya Leopold Shaked Amihai [he] Shoshana Kahlon Ido Levin [he] Guy Gurevitch [he]—

#### 2022 World Championships

    StageOpponentResult Women –57Women –70Women +70Men –73Men –90Men +90Golden score Ref. Round of 16  Uzbekistan 4 – 2 Timna Nelson-Levy Maya Goshen Raz Hershko Ido Levin [he] Sagi Muki Peter Paltchik— Quarter-finals  South Korea 4 – 3 Timna Nelson-Levy Maya Goshen Raz Hershko Ido Levin [he] Sagi Muki Peter Paltchik Raz Hershko Semi-finals  France 1 – 4 Timna Nelson-Levy Maya Goshen Raz Hershko— Sagi Muki Peter Paltchik— Bronze medal  Netherlands 4 – 2 Timna Nelson-Levy Maya Goshen Raz Hershko Ido Levin [he] Guy Gurevitch [he] Peter Paltchik—

#### 2023 European Games

    StageOpponentResult Women –57Women –70Women +70Men –73Men –90Men +90 Ref. Round of 16  Turkey 1 – 4 Maya Leopold Gaya Bar Or Yuli Alma Mishiner— Nadav Zurat Daniel Bershadsky

#### 2024 Summer Olympics

    StageOpponentResult Women –57Women –70Women +70Men –73Men –90Men +90Golden score Ref. First round  Mongolia (MGL) 4 – 3 Timna Nelson-Levy Gili Sharir Raz Hershko Tohar Butbul Sagi Muki Peter Paltchik Sagi Muki Round of 16  France (FRA) 0 – 4 Timna Nelson-Levy Gili SharirRaz Hershko Tohar Butbul Sagi MukiPeter Paltchik—

## Under 23

European U23 Championships :
| Year | | | |
| 2009 | Alice Schlesinger | | |
| 2011 | | Omri Kenyon | |
| 2013 | | Gili Cohen | Noa Minsker |
| 2014 | Baruch Shmailov | | Li Kochman, Yacov Mamistvalov |
| 2015 | | Noa Minsker | |
| 2016 | | Tohar Butbul, Adi Grossman [he] | Alexander Raskopine |
| 2017 | | Raz Hershko | Gili Sharir |
| 2018 | Betina Temelkova | | Yarin Menaged, Tamar Malca, Inbal Shemesh, Raz Hershko |
| 2019 | | | Inbar Lanir |
| 2020 | Inbar Lanir | Maya Goshen | Yehonatan Elbaz |
| 2022 | | | Guy Gurevitch [he], Serafim Kompaniez [he] |
| 2024 | Yuli Alma Mishiner | | Gaya Bar Or |

### Under 23 team
#### 2024 European U23 Judo Championships — Mixed team

    StageOpponentResult Women –57Women –70Women +70Men –73Men –90Men +90 Quarter-finals  Netherlands 0 – 4Romi Dori Maya Kogan Yuli Alma MishinerTom Bulocinic Roy Sivan Iftach Badash Repechage  Hungary 4 – 2 Romi Dori Maya Kogan Yuli Alma Mishiner Tom Bulocinic Roy Sivan Iftach Badash Bronze  Germany 1 – 4 Hili Zakroisky Gaya Bar Or Maya Kogan Eran Fiks [he]Roy Sivan Iftach Badash References

## Juniors

World Juniors Championships :
| Year | Judoka |
| 1990 | Oren Smadja |
| 1998 | Ehud Vaks |
| 2004 | Alice Schlesinger |
| 2008 | Shahar Levy |
| 2009 | Shahar Levy |
| 2014 | Baruch Shmailov |
| 2018 | Gefen Primo |
| 2021 | Kerem Primo [he] |
| 2023 | Eran Fiks [he] |
European Junior Championships :
| Year | | | |
| 1974 | | | Rami Kedem, Zerakh Nativ, Ben Jehuda |
| 1989 | | | Batia Frantzuzu |
| 1990 | | | Oren Smadja, Amit Lang |
| 1991 | | Vitali Kolner | |
| 1992 | | Bronislaw Malinski | |
| 1993 | | | Guy Fogel |
| 1994 | | | Ariel Ze'evi |
| 1995 | Ariel Ze'evi | | |
| 1998 | | | Yehuda Cohen, Noam Chami |
| 1999 | | Yehuda Cohen, Noa Bower | Alexander Bletel |
| 2000 | | | Gal Yekutiel, Taly Rondel |
| 2001 | | | Itai Mazor |
| 2002 | | Noa Laor | Michal Feinblat |
| 2003 | | Rostislav Lis | Eyal Yehiel, Michal Feinblat |
| 2004 | Tatyana Simantov [he] | | |
| 2005 | Tatyana Simantov [he], Alon Sasson | | Alice Schlesinger |
| 2006 | | Alice Schlesinger | |
| 2007 | Alice Schlesinger | | |
| 2008 | | | Yarden Gerbi |
| 2011 | | Peter Paltchik | Sagi Muki |
| 2012 | | Noa Minsker | Rotem Shor |
| 2014 | Baruch Shmailov | | Tohar Butbul |
| 2016 | | | Inbal Shemesh |
| 2017 | | Betina Temelkova, Gili Sharir | Gefen Primo |
| 2020 | | | Tamar Malca, Shaked Amihai [he], Inbar Lanir |
| 2021 | Kerem Primo [he] | | Matan Kokolayev [he] |
| 2022 | | Adelina Novitzki | Yam Wolczak, Maya Kogan |
| 2023 | | Yehonatan Veksler, Adelina Novitzki | Yuli Alma Mishiner |
| 2024 | | | Gal Kloda, Yuli Alma Mishiner |

### Juniors Team

| Year | Competition | Gender | Result |
| 2013 | World Championships | Women | 7 |
| 2017 | European Championships | Men | R16 |
| 2021 | European Championships | Mixed | R16 |

#### 2017 European Junior Judo Championships — Men's team

    StageOpponentResult Men –66Men –73Men –81Men –90Men +90 Round of 16  United Kingdom 2–3 Alon Aharon Amit Bobovich [he] Ari Vinkler Itay Golan Almog Louzon References

#### 2021 European Junior Judo Championships — Mixed team

    StageOpponentResult Women –57Women –70Women +70Men –73Men –90Men +90 Round of 16  Poland 2–4 Romi Dori Maya Kogan Yuli Alma Mishiner Eylon Barsheshet Roy Sivan Nadav Zurat References

## Cadets

Updated to 30 June 2024, after the 2024 European Cadet Judo Championships.
World Cadets Championships :
| Year | Judoka |
| 2019 | Roy Sivan |
| 2023 | Izhak Ashpiz |
| 2023 | Hili Zakroisky |
European Youth Olympic Festival :
| Year | | | |
| 1999 | Alexander Bletel | | Taly Rondel, Gila Shikly |
| 2001 | Nitzan Mazor, Liraz Ben Melech | | |
| 2003 | Tatyana Simantov [he] | | Alice Schlesinger |
| 2005 | Shahar Levy, David Mamistvalov | | Aviv Hatzir |
| 2007 | | Tommy Arshansky | Golan Pollack, Yair Svidersky |
| 2009 | | | Adi Zlochenko |
| 2011 | Alexander Raskopine | | Bar Farin |
| 2013 | | | Paz Liebel |
| 2015 | | Raz Hershko | |
| 2017 | Gefen Primo | | |
| 2022 | Kerem Primo [he] | Yuli Alma Mishiner | Roy Rubinstein, Robert Sorkin |
European Cadet Championships :
| Year | | | |
| 1974 | | | Rami Kedem |
| 1977 | | | Jacob Baruch |
| 2000 | | Eyal Yehiel | Guy Vaserdam [he] |
| 2002 | Tatyana Simantov [he] | | Alon Sasson |
| 2004 | Alice Schlesinger | | |
| 2005 | Shahar Levy, David Mamistvalov | | Aviv Hatzir |
| 2006 | | | Vadim Guschin, Shahar Levy |
| 2007 | Tommy Arshansky | | |
| 2009 | Yacov Mamistvalov | | Adi Zlochenko |
| 2011 | | | Li Kochman |
| 2013 | | | Daniel Ben David, Inbal Shemesh |
| 2014 | | Ofek Shani | |
| 2015 | Raz Hershko | Alon Aharon | |
| 2016 | | | Yehonatan Elbaz, Dilan Rechister |
| 2017 | | Tamar Malca, Gefen Primo | Matan Shani |
| 2021 | Yehonatan Veksler, Kerem Primo [he] | Yuli Alma Mishiner | Robert Sorkin |
| 2022 | | Yuli Alma Mishiner | |
| 2023 | | Libi Becker | Ben Tamary, Izhak Ashpiz |
| 2024 | Izhak Ashpiz | | Michael Eldan, Shalev Cohen, Hili Zakroisky |

### Cadets Team

| Year | Competition | Gender | Result |
| 2015 | European Championships | Men | 5 |
| 2017 | European Championships | Men | 1R |
| 2022 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Mixed | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Mixed | 9 |
| 2023 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Mixed | R16 |

#### 2015 European Cadet Judo Championships — Men's team

    StageOpponentResult Men –60Men –66Men –73Men –81Men +81 Second round  Moldova 3–2 Amit Bobovich [he] 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 [he] Amir Dayan Dilan Rechister Asaf Mellul Almog Louzoun Repechage 2  Italy 4–1 Tomer Golomb Amit Bobovich [he] Oron Giner Asaf Mellul Almog Louzoun Bronze  France 0–5 Tomer Golomb Amit Bobovich [he] Dilan Rechister Asaf Mellul Almog Louzoun References

#### 2017 European Cadet Judo Championships — Men's team

    StageOpponentResult Men –60Men –66Men –73Men –81Men +81 First round  Germany 2–3 Roie Rosen Sagiv Sahar Oren Azulai Iftach Badash Serafim Kompaniez [he] References

#### 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival — Mixed team

    StageOpponentResult Men –66Men –81Men +81Women –52Women –63Women +63 Golden score Ref. Second round  Austria 4–2 Robert Sorkin Yaniv Agronov Inbar Gabay Sofiia Kuchkova Kerem Primo [he] Yuli Alma Mishiner— Quarter-finals  Ukraine 1–4 Robert Sorkin Yaniv Agronov Inbar Gabay Sofiia Kuchkova— Yuli Alma Mishiner— Repechage  Italy 4–3 Oren Aharon Yaniv Agronov Inbar Gabay Sofiia Kuchkova Kerem Primo [he] Yuli Alma Mishiner Yaniv Agronov Bronze medal  France 4–1 Oren Aharon Yaniv Agronov Inbar Gabay Sofiia Kuchkova Kerem Primo [he]——

#### 2023 European Cadet Judo Championships — Mixed team

    StageOpponentResult Men –66Men –81Men +81Women –52Women –63Women +63 Golden score 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

#### 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival — Mixed team

    StageOpponentResult Men –66Men –81Men +81Women –52Women –63Women +63 Golden score 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