Moshe Ponte
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Native name | משה פונטה |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Israel | August 29, 1956
Height | 5-10.5 (180 cm) |
Weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Judo |
Event | under 78 kg |
Coached by | Morris Smadga |
Moshe Ponte (also "Ponti"; משה פונטה; born August 29, 1956) is an Israeli former Olympic judoka.[1] He is the President of the Israel Judo Association.
He was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[2]
Judo career
His coach was Morris Smadga.[3]
Ponte competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, in judo.[1] In the Men's Half-Middleweight (U78) he came in tied for 20th, after losing to to Michel Nowak of France, who won the bronze medal at the Olympics.[1][2] When he competed in the Olympics he was 5-10.5 (180 cm) tall, and weighed 172 lbs (78 kg).[1]
He won a silver medal at the Belgian Open Championships Visé in 1986 in the U86 category.[4][5]
He coached Israeli Olympic bronze medalist Oren Smadja.[3]
Ponte is the President of the Israel Judo Association.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Moshe Ponte Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com.
- ^ a b "Ponte, Moshe"
- ^ a b Kornheiser, Tony (3 August 1992). "ISRAEL CELEBRATES GREATEST OLYMPIC TRIUMPHS BY REMEMBERING LASTING TRAGEDY". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Moshe Ponte, Judoka, JudoInside". judoinside.com.
- ^ "Olympic fever". Times of Israel.
- ^ "Israel Judo Association - Memberstate of the European Judo Union". eju.net.
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