Gil Ofer

Gil Ofer
גיל עופר
Born (1986-07-15) July 15, 1986
Native name גיל עופר
Nationality  Israel
Division U73-U90
Style Judo
Notable relatives American Olympian fencer Tamir Bloom is his cousin

Gil Ofer (גיל עופר; born July 15, 1976) is an Israeli judoka.[1]

Personal life

He is a cousin of American Olympian fencer Tamir Bloom.[1]

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 1978.[2]

In 2000, he was ranked third on the European Circuit in his judo class (73 kilograms).[3] Ofer won the Judo World Cups in Sofia in May 2000 and in Minsk in June 2000.[2]

Ofer competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in Men's Lightweight Judo. He came in tied for 13th place.[4]

In 2002 he won the Israeli Championship at U90, and in 2005 he won the Israeli Championship at U81.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gil Ofer Bio, Stats, and Results".
  2. 1 2 3 "Gil Offer, Judoka, JudoInside".
  3. ↑ "Ofer, Gil", jewsinsports.org
  4. ↑ "Judo at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Lightweight".
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