Moshe Ponte
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | משה פונטה |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Born |
August 29, 1956 Israel |
| Height | 5-10.5 (180 cm) |
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Event(s) | under 78 kg |
| Coached by | Morris Smadga |
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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 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
- 1 2 3 4 "Moshe Ponte Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com.
- 1 2 "Ponte, Moshe"
- 1 2 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.