page_title: Yona Melnik
hierarchical_section_title: Yona Melnik
caption_attribution_description: 1976 Press Photo Israel's Yona Melnik and Brazil's Roberto Machusso Olympic judo
context_page_description: Yona Melnik is an Israeli former judoka and current coach. He is the first Israeli judoka to achieve 8th dan from the International Judo Federation.
context_section_description: Yona Melnik (יונה מלניק; born May 27, 1949) is an Israeli former judoka and current coach. He is the first Israeli judoka to achieve 8th dan from the International Judo Federation.
caption: Melnik (right) at the 1976 Olympics
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