Moshe Ponte (also "Ponti"; Hebrew: משה פונטי; born 29 August 1956) is an Israeli former Olympic judoka[2] and current president of the Israel Judo Association.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | משה פונטי |
| Born | 29 August 1956 |
| Occupation(s) | President, Israel Judo Association |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Israel |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –78 kg |
| Rank | 7th dan black belt[1] |
| Coached by | Maurice Smadja |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games | R32 (1984) |
| World Champ. | R16 (1983) |
| European Champ. | 9th (1982) |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 3202 |
| JudoInside.com | 25367 |
| Updated on 22 August 2023. | |
Ponte was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[3]
Judo career edit
Ponte's coach was Maurice Smadja.[4]
Ponte competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, in judo.[2] In the men's half-middleweight (–78 kg) he came in tied for 20th, after losing to Michel Nowak of France, who won the bronze medal.[2][3] When Ponte competed in the Olympics he was 5–10.5 (180 cm) tall, and weighed 172 lbs (78 kg).[2]
Ponte won a silver medal at the Belgian Open Championships Visé in 1986 in the –86 kg category.[5][6]
Ponte coached Israeli Olympic bronze medalist Oren Smadja.[4]
Ponte is the president of the Israel Judo Association.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Association board meeting protocol 2 October 2018" (PDF). Israel Judo Association (in Hebrew). 2 October 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Moshe Ponte Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Ponte, Moshe"
- ^ a b Kornheiser, Tony (3 August 1992). "Israel Celebrates Greatest Olympic Triumphs by Remembering Lasting Tragedy". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Moshe Ponte, Judoka, JudoInside". judoinside.com.
- ^ "Olympic fever". Times of Israel.
- ^ "Israel Judo Association - Memberstate of the European Judo Union". eju.net.
External links edit
- Moshe Ponte at the International Judo Federation
- Moshe Ponte at JudoInside.com
- Moshe Ponte at Olympics.com
- Moshe Ponte at Olympedia
- Moshe Ponte at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Moshe Ponte at The-Sports.org
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