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Oren Smadja
Medal record
Representing  Israel
Men's judo
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 71 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiba 78 kg

Shay-Oren Smadja (Hebrew: אורן סמדג'ה, born June 20 1970) is an Israeli judoka.

He won the Olympic bronze medal in the under 71 category at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He became only the second Israeli sportsperson to win an Olympic medal, only one day after Yael Arad became the first.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
1995 World Judo Championships 2nd Half middleweight (78 kg)
European Judo Championships 7th Half middleweight (78 kg)
1992 Olympic Games 3rd Lightweight (71 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rd Lightweight (71 kg)

References