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Eddy Koaz
Personal information
Native nameאדי קואז
Born (1959-05-10) 10 May 1959 (age 65)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class–60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesQF (1984)
World Champ.QF (1979)
European Champ.5th (1982)
Profile at external databases
IJF22389
JudoInside.com10729
Updated on 6 February 2022

Eddy Koaz (Hebrew: אדי קואז; born 10 May 1959) is an Israeli Olympic judoka.[1]

When Koaz competed in the Olympics he was 5 ft 4.5 in (165 cm), and weighed 132 lb (60 kg).[1] He has a younger brother, Shiki, who was also a judoka.[2] He practiced at a dojo in Petah Tikvah, Israel.[3]

Koaz came in tied for third at the British Open London in 1981 in the U60 category, and in the Belgian Open Championships Visé in 1986 in the U65 category.[4] He came in fifth in the 1982 European Championships in the Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg) category.[5]

Koaz competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in Judo Men's Extra-Lightweight when he was 25 years old.[1] He came in tied for 10th.[1]

He served as President of the Israeli Judo Federation, and as Marketing Director of the European Judo Union.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Eddy Koaz Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "British Open Championships for Men"[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. 1 July 1982.
  4. ^ "Belgian Open Championships Visé, Event, JudoInside".
  5. ^ "Judo - Eddy Koaz (Israel)".
  6. ^ "Eddy Koaz, Judoka, JudoInside".
  7. ^ "Judo / Zeevi loses title, takes silver at European Championships".
  8. ^ "Eju Stock Photos and Pictures - Getty Images".
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