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Peter Paltchik (Hebrew: פיטר פלצ׳יק, romanized: Piter Palchik; Ukrainian: Петер Пальтчик, romanized: Peter Palchyk; born 4 January 1992) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli former European champion and Olympic judoka,[3] competing in the under 100 kg weight category, of which he is the current number 1 ranked Judoka in the world.[4][5] Paltchik won the bronze medal at the 2018 European Judo Championships in Tel Aviv. In 2019 he won the Israeli championship in the 100+ Kg category. He then won the gold medal at the 2020 European Judo Championships in Prague. Paltchik also won a bronze medal in the mixed team judo competition in the 2021 Olympics. At the 2023 World Judo Championships he won a bronze medal. Paltchik represented Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in judo in the men's 100 kg event and in the mixed team event, and was the flag bearer for his country, alongside the swimmer Andrea Murez.[6]
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- ^ "Number One Of The World Peter Paltchik Ready For Tel Aviv". JudoInside. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Pete Paltchik". JudoInside. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "World Ranking List, Men −100kg". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "World Ranking List, updated to 22 November 2020" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 23. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Peter Paltchik and Andi Murez, Olympic flag bearers for Israel". Aurora Israel. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.