Moshe Ponte Explained

Moshe Ponte
Occupation:President, Israel Judo Association
Height:180 cm
Country:Israel
Weight Class:78 kg
Rank Ref:[1]
Dan:7
Coach:Maurice Smadja
Worlds Rank:R16
Worlds Year:1983
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:9
Regionals Year:1982
Olympics Rank:R32
Olympics Year:1984
Olympics Weight:Men's 78 kg
Updated:22 August 2023

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.

Ponte was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[3]

Judo career

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Association board meeting protocol 2 October 2018 . . 22 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230822090004/https://www.ija.org.il/html5/web/11009/34091ImageFile3.pdf . 22 August 2023 . 2 October 2018 . he.
  2. Web site: Moshe Ponte Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121613/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/moshe-ponte-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. sports-reference.com.
  3. http://www.jewsinsports.org/olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=603 "Ponte, Moshe"
  4. Web site: Israel Celebrates Greatest Olympic Triumphs by Remembering Lasting Tragedy. Tony. Kornheiser. 3 August 1992. The Washington Post.
  5. Web site: Moshe Ponte, Judoka, JudoInside. judoinside.com.
  6. Web site: Olympic fever. Times of Israel.
  7. Web site: Israel Judo Association - Memberstate of the European Judo Union. eju.net.