Li Kochman (or Lee,[3] Hebrew: לי קוכמן; born 18 April 1995) is an Israeli judoka. He competes in the under 90 kg weight category, and won a silver medal in the 2019 European Judo Championships.[4][5][6]

Li Kochman
Personal information
Native nameלי קוכמן
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍90 kg
Rank     2nd dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2020)
World Champ.R16 (2019, 2021)
European Champ.Silver (2019)
Highest world ranking11th[2]
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Israel
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Antalya ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2016 Zagreb ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tbilisi ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Linz ‍–‍90 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Wrocław ‍–‍90 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Cottonera ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF8388
JudoInside.com32116
Updated on 10 March 2024.

Judo career edit

2011-19 edit

In 2011 Kochman won a bronze medal at the Cadet European Championships (U-17).[7][8] In 2014 he won a bronze medal at the European U-23s.[9][10]

In 2015 he won bronze at the Budapest Grand Prix (U90kg).[11][12] In 2016 Kochman won a silver medal at the Zagreb Grand Prix.[13][14]

In 2017 Kochman won the gold medal at the European Open in Belgrade.[15][16] That year he lost in the finals of the European Open in Minsk[17][18] and the European Open in Bucharest.[19][20]

In 2018 he won a silver medal at the European Open in Sofia.[21][22] That year he also won a bronze medal at the Tbilisi Grand Prix.[23][24]

In 2019 Kochman won a silver medal at the European Games in Minsk.[5][6]

2020-present edit

Kochman represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing at the men's 90 kg weight category. After beating Czech David Klammert in his first match, Kochman lost to the reigning European champion, Georgian Lasha Bekauri in the round of 16, ending his part of the individual contest.[25][26][27][28] Bekauri went on to win the gold medal.[citation needed]

Titles edit

Source:[29][4]

Year Tournament Place Ref.
2015 Grand Prix Budapest   [11][12]
2016 Grand Prix Zagreb   [13][14]
2018 Grand Prix Tbilisi   [23][24]
2019 European Games   [5][6]
2021 Grand Slam Antalya   [30][31]

References edit

  1. ^ "Association board meeting protocol 01/09/2021" (PDF). Israel Judo Association (in Hebrew). 16 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ "World Ranking List, Men –90 kg". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Lee Kochman (@lee_kochman) • Instagram photos and videos".
  4. ^ a b "Li Kochman". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "2019 European Games". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "2019 European Games". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ "2011 European U17 Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ^ "European Cadet Championships U-17 - Results Men 2011 – Men's Middleweight 90 kg - 28 June 2011". the-sports.org. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. ^ "2014 European U23 Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  10. ^ "2014 European U23 Championships" (PDF). European Judo Union. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  11. ^ a b "2015 Grand Prix Budapest". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b "2015 Grand Prix Budapest". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  13. ^ a b "2016 Grand Prix Zagreb". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. ^ a b "2016 Grand Prix Zagreb". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  15. ^ "2017 Belgrade Open". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  16. ^ "2017 Belgrade Open". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  17. ^ "2017 Minsk Open". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  18. ^ "2017 Minsk Open". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  19. ^ "2017 Bucharest Open". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  20. ^ "2017 Bucharest Open". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  21. ^ "2018 Sofia Open". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  22. ^ "2018 Sofia Open". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  23. ^ a b "2018 Grand Prix Tbilisi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  24. ^ a b "2018 Grand Prix Tbilisi". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  25. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  26. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  27. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Individual". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  28. ^ "Judo Kochman Li — Tokyo 2020 Olympics". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  29. ^ "Li Kochman — Tournament results". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  30. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Antalya". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  31. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Antalya". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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