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 . 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 15 September 2026, after the 2026 Budapest Grand Slam.

WeightClass(Current) Judoka Summer Olympics World Championships World Masters Grand Slam European Championships Grand Prix Total Name Age M-60 Izhak Ashpiz – – – – – – – – – 2 – 2 – – 1 1 – – 3 – 3 Yam Wolczak – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – M-66 Baruch Shmailov – – – – – – 1 2 1 1 1 5 – – – – 4 2 2 7 8 Tal Flicker – – – – – 1 – – – 2 – 2 – 1 1 3 – 5 5 1 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 M-73 Tohar Butbul – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 8 – 1 – 2 1 3 2 4 11 M-81 Sagi Muki – – – 1 – – – 1 1 5 1 4 2 – 1 4 3 3 12 5 9 M-90 Li Kochman – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – – 1 3 – 2 4 M-100 Peter Paltchik – – 1 – – 1 – 1 2 2 2 7 1 – 1 4 – 2 7 3 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 W-48 Shira Rishony – – – – – – – – – – 1 5 – – 1 3 2 6 3 3 12 Tamar Malca – – – – – – – – – – 1 1 – – 1 – – 2 – 1 4 W-52 Gefen Primo – – – – – 1 – – 1 4 1 7 – – 2 1 – 6 5 1 17 W-57 Timna Nelson-Levy – – – – – – – – – 2 1 10 1 1 2 2 2 4 5 4 16 Inbal Shemesh – – – – – – – – – 2 3 – – – – – 1 3 2 4 3 W-63 Gili Sharir – – – – – – – – 1 1 1 3 – 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 6 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 2 W-70 Maya Goshen – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 W-78 Inbar Lanir – 1 – 1 – – 1 – – 1 5 6 – – 2 – 1 1 3 7 9 W+78 Raz Hershko – 1 – – – 1 – – 1 7 2 8 2 3 – 4 1 1 13 7 11 Yuli Alma Mishiner – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 1 2 – 1 4 Total Men – – 1 1 – 2 1 5 4 12 6 29 3 3 4 14 9 20 31 23 60 Women – 2 – 1 – 2 1 – 3 17 15 46 3 5 9 11 10 27 33 32 87 Total – 2 1 2 – 4 2 5 7 29 21 75 6 8 13 25 19 47 64 55147

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:

Other women's coaches: Charles Chibana, Miki Tanaka & Amélie Rosseneu.

Olympic, World and European championships

+ Summer Olympics Year Medal Judoka 1992 Yael Arad Oren Smadja 2004 Ariel Ze'evi 2016 Yarden Gerbi Or Sasson 2024 Peter Paltchik Inbar Lanir Raz Hershko

+ World Championships Year Medal Judoka 1991 Yael Arad 1993 1995 Oren Smadja 2001 Ariel Ze'evi 2009 Alice Schlesinger 2013 Yarden Gerbi 2014 2015 Golan Pollack 2017 Tal Flicker 2019 Sagi Muki 2021 Gefen Primo 2023 Inbar Lanir Peter Paltchik 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 2025 Raz Hershko 2026 Raz Hershko Timna Nelson-Levy Izhak Ashpiz

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

2005 European Team Championships

{| class="wikitable" style="border: none;" ! Stage !! Opponent !! Result | rowspan=3 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! Men –60 !! Men –66 !! Men –73 !! Men –81 !! Men –90 !! Men –100 !! Men +100 |- ! Semi-finals

! Final

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2006 World Team Championships

{| class="wikitable" style="border: none;" ! Stage !! Opponent !! Result | rowspan=4 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! Men –60 !! Men –66 !! Men –73 !! Men –81 !! Men –90 !! Men –100 !! Men +100 |- ! Round of 16

! Quarter-finals

! Repechage

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2014 European Championships

{| class="wikitable" style="border: none;" ! Stage !! Opponent !! Result | rowspan=2 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! Men –66 !! Men –73 !! Men –81 !! Men –90 !! Men +90 | rowspan=2 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! |- ! Round of 16

2018 European Mixed Team Championships

{| class="wikitable" style="border: none;" ! Stage !! Opponent !! Result | rowspan=2 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! Women –57 !! Women –70 !! Women +70 !! Men –73 !! Men –90 !! Men +90 | rowspan=2 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! |- ! Round of 16

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 .

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. {| class="wikitable" style="border: none;" ! Stage !! Opponent !! Result | rowspan=5 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! Women –57 !! Women –70 !! Women +70 !! Men –73 !! Men –90 !! Men +90 !! Golden score | rowspan=5 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! |- ! First round

! Quarter-finals

! Repechage

! Bronze medal

2021 European Mixed Team Championships

{| class="wikitable" style="border: none;" ! Stage !! Opponent !! Result | rowspan=4 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! Women –57 !! Women –70 !! Women +70 !! Men –73 !! Men –90 !! Men +90 | rowspan=4 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! |- ! Round of 16

! Repechage 1

! Repechage 2

2022 World Championships

{| class="wikitable" style="border: none;" ! Stage !! Opponent !! Result | rowspan=5 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! Women –57 !! Women –70 !! Women +70 !! Men –73 !! Men –90 !! Men +90 !! Golden score | rowspan=5 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! |- ! Round of 16

! Quarter-finals

! Semi-finals

! Bronze medal

2023 European Games

2024 Summer Olympics

! Round of 16

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, 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 , 2024 Yuli Alma Mishiner Gaya Bar Or

Under 23 team 2024 European U23 Judo Championships — Mixed team

! Repechage

! Bronze

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Juniors

+ World Juniors Championships Year Medal Judoka 1990 Oren Smadja 1998 Ehud Vaks 2004 Alice Schlesinger 2008 Shahar Levy 2009 Shahar Levy 2014 Baruch Shmailov 2018 Gefen Primo 2021 2023 2025 Yuli Alma Mishiner

+ 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 2005 , 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, , Inbar Lanir 2021 2022 Yam Wolczak, 2023 , Yuli Alma Mishiner 2024 Gal Kloda, Yuli Alma Mishiner 2025 Hili Zakroisky, , Yuli Alma Mishiner 2026 Hili Zakroisky

Juniors Team Year Competition Gender Result 2013 World Championships Women 7 2017 European Championships Men 2021 European Championships Mixed

2017 European Junior Judo Championships — Men's team {| class="wikitable" style="border: none;" ! Stage !! Opponent !! Result | rowspan=2 style="width:1; border: none;"| ! Men –66 !! Men –73 !! Men –81 !! Men –90 !! Men +90 |- ! Round of 16

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2021 European Junior Judo Championships — Mixed team

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Cadets Updated to 22 August 2026, after the 2026 World Judo Cadets Championships.

+ World Cadets Championships Year Medal Judoka 2019 Roy Sivan 2023 Izhak Ashpiz Hili Zakroisky 2026 Ella Barlev Agam Sol Noy Tom Simkhaev

+ European Youth Olympic Festival Year 1999 Alexander Bletel Taly Rondel, Gila Shikly 2001 Nitzan Mazor, Liraz Ben Melech 2003 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 Yuli Alma Mishiner Roy Rubinstein, Robert Sorkin 2025 Yuval Gabay

+ European Cadet Championships Year 1974 Rami Kedem 1977 Jacob Baruch 2000 Eyal Yehiel 2002 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 , 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 2026 Yali Yahav Tom Simkhaev Itamar Cohen

Cadets Team Year Competition Gender Result 2015 European Championships Men 5 2017 European Championships Men 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival Mixed 2023 European Championships Mixed 9 European Youth Olympic Festival Mixed

2015 European Cadet Judo Championships — Men's team {| class="wikitable" style="border: none;" ! Stage !! Opponent !! Result

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