Gil Ofer

Gil Ofer (also spelled Gil Offer,[1] Hebrew: גיל עופר; born 15 July 1976) is an Israeli former Olympic judoka and coach.[3]

Gil Ofer
Personal information
Native nameגיל עופר‎
Born (1976-07-15) 15 July 1976
OccupationJudo coach[1]
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍71 kg, ‍–‍73 kg
Rank     3rd dan black belt[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games13th (2000)
World Champ.13th (1999)
European Champ.9th (1996)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Israel
Maccabiah Games
1997 Tel Aviv ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9262
JudoInside.com7610
Updated on 22 August 2023

Personal life

He is a cousin of American Olympian fencer Tamir Bloom.[3]

Judo career

Ofer won the gold medal in judo in the under-73 kilograms weight class at the 1997 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, and won the British Open in Birmingham, England in 1998.[4]

In 2000, he was ranked third on the European Circuit in his judo class (73 kilograms).[5] Ofer won the Judo World Cups in Sofia in May 2000 and in Minsk in June 2000.[4]

Ofer competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in Men's under 73 kg Judo. He came in tied for 13th place.[6]

In 2002 he won the Israeli Championship at U90, and in 2005 he won the Israeli Championship at U81.[4]

References
  1. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=4061659317216801&id=463230570393045
  2. "Association board meeting protocol 18 June 2020" (PDF). Israel Judo Association (in Hebrew). 18 June 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gil Ofer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. "Gil Offer, Judoka, JudoInside".
  5. "Ofer, Gil", jewsinsports.org
  6. "Judo at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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