Oren Smadja


Shay-Oren Smadja is a former Israeli judoka and a judo coach. Smadja won the Olympic bronze medal in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics, making him the first Israeli man to win an Olympic medal, and the second Israeli overall after Yael Arad won silver in judo the day before.

Career

Smadga was born in Ofakim, Israel, to a Tunisian Jewish family. He won the Olympic bronze medal in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics the under 71 category. In 1995, he won a silver medal at the 1995 World Judo Championships. The next year, he could not repeat his Olympic success at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
He coaches Israeli judokas Or Sasson, winner of the bronze medal in the 2016 summer olympics, and of Sagi Muki, who won the gold medal at the 2015 European Games in judo in the under 73 category.

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