Oren Smadja

Oren Smadja
Personal information
Native nameאורן סמדג'ה‎
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1970-06-20) June 20, 1970 (age 54)
Ofakim, Israel
OccupationJudo coach
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class–‍71 kg, –‍78 kg
Rank     7th dan black belt[1]
Now coachingIsrael national judo team
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1992)
World Champ.Silver (1995)
European Champ.Bronze (1992)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Israel
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍71 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiba ‍–‍78 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Paris ‍–‍71 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Dijon ‍–‍71 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Ankara ‍–‍71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53539
JudoInside.com2767
Updated on 5 June 2023

Shay-Oren Smadja (Hebrew: אורן סמדג'ה; born 20 June 1970) is an Israeli judo coach and former competitive judoka. Smadja won an Olympic bronze medal in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics, making him the first Israeli male to win an Olympic medal, and the second Israeli overall after Yael Arad who won silver in judo the day before.[2]

  1. ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Sporting heroes for 60 years: No. 25 Oren Smadja". The Jerusalem Post. 10 April 2008.