Gefen Primo
{{Short description|Israeli judoka (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox judoka
| name = Gefen Primo
| native_name = {{Script/Hebrew|גפן פרימו}}
| native_name_lang = heb
| image = Gefen Primo.png
| image_size =
| alt = Primo in 2017
| caption = Primo in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gan HaShomron, Israel
| nationality = Israeli
| height =
| weight =
| country = {{ISR}}
| weight_class = {{nbnd}}52 kg
| rank =
| rank_ref = {{cite web |title=Association board meeting protocol 31/12/2024 |url=https://www.ija.org.il/html5/web/11009/42507ImageFile3.pdf |website=Israel Judo Association |access-date=4 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250504093236/https://www.ija.org.il/html5/web/11009/42507ImageFile3.pdf |archive-date=4 May 2025 |date=4 May 2025 |language=he}}
| dan = 4
| olympics_rank = 7
| olympics_year = 2024
| olympics_weight = Women's 52 kg
| worlds_rank = 3
| worlds_year = 2021
| worlds_weight = Women's 52 kg
| regionals_type = EU
| regionals_rank = 3
| regionals_year = 2018
| regionals_weight = Women's 52 kg
| regionals_year2 = 2021
| regionals_weight2 = Women's 52 kg
| highestranking = 5th{{cite web |title=World Ranking List, Women –52 kg |url=https://www.ijf.org/wrl?category=9&view=expanded |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120121340/https://www.ijf.org/wrl?category=9&view=expanded |archive-date=20 January 2022}}
| show-medals =
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport| Women's judo }}
{{Medal|Country| {{ISR}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}
{{Medal|B| 2021 Budapest | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2022 Tashkent | Mixed team }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}
{{Medal|B| 2018 Tel Aviv | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2021 Lisbon | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Masters }}
{{Medal|B| 2023 Budapest | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}
{{Medal|G| 2021 Paris | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|G| 2023 Ulaanbaatar | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|G| 2024 Astana | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|S| 2025 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2019 Baku | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2021 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2022 Budapest | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2022 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2023 Paris | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2023 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}
{{Medal|G| 2019 Montreal | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2018 Agadir | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2019 Marrakesh | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2019 Hohhot | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2019 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2022 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }}
{{Medal|S| 2018 Nassau | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Junior Championships }}
{{Medal|B| 2017 Maribor | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Cadet Championships }}
{{Medal|S| 2017 Kaunas | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Youth Olympic Festival }}
{{Medal|G| 2017 Poreč | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}
| updated = 4 May 2025
}}
Gefen Primo ({{langx|he|גפן פרימו}}; born {{birth date|2000|3|26|df=y}}) is an Israeli judoka.{{cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/95367 |title=Gefen Primo |website=JudoInside |accessdate=27 April 2018}} She competes in the under 52 kg weight category. She won a gold medal at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. She won individual bronze medals in the 2018 European Championships, 2021 World Championships and 2021 European Championships as well as a team bronze at the 2022 World Championships. Primo represented Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in judo in the women's 52 kg, in which she came in seventh, and in the mixed team event, in which Team Israel came in ninth.
Early life
Primo was born in moshav Gan HaShomron, Israel, and is Jewish.{{cite web | url=https://www.one.co.il/article/17-18/7,441,0,0/311883.html?ref=hp | title=הכוכבת החדשה: הדרך של גפן פרימו למדליה | date=27 April 2018 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ3xN_1Ma9H/ | title=Gefen Primo on Instagram: "שבת שלום🙌🏻🦋🌸" }} Her mother Meirav Primo is a board member of the Israel Judo Association since 2016.[https://www.ija.org.il/html5/prolookup.taf?&did=11009&_id=24044p "Primo,"] ija. Her younger brother Einav Primo and her younger sister {{ill|Kerem Primo|he|כרם פרימו}} are both judoka as well; Kerem won the silver medal in the 2021 Junior World Championships, gold medals in the 2021 Junior European and Cadet European championships, and the 2022 European Youth Olympics Championship.[https://www.ijf.org/athlete/60920/results?results_rank_group=wc&results_place=2 "PRIMO Kerem,"] ijf.{{cite web | url=https://www.mako.co.il/maariv-lanoar-magazine/18-under-18/Article-31270596df08e51006.htm | title=הג'ודוקא גפן פרימו: "אני לא ארביץ בחזרה" | date=19 September 2017 }} As of 2015, she moved with her family to moshav Kfar Netter, Israel, to be closer to the judo trainings at the Wingate Institute in the city of Netanya, Israel.
She was enlisted as a soldier in the Israeli Air Force in 2019, which designated her to an excellent sportsperson status.{{cite news |last1=Malach |first1=Dotan |title="I have a chance to become the best in the world" |url=https://www.makorrishon.co.il/culture/141679 |access-date=3 January 2022 |work=Makor Rishon |date=29 May 2019 |language=he}}
Judo career
=2015–17; European Youth Olympic Champion=
Primo won the gold medal in the 2015 Israeli U18 Championships in Ra'anana.{{Cite web|url=https://judoinside.com/judoka/95367/Gefen_Primo/judo-career|title=JudoInside - Gefen Primo Judoka|website=judoinside.com}}
At the 2016 European Cup U21 Athens she won a bronze medal. Primo won gold medals in the 2016 European Cup Cadets Coimbra, 2016 European Cup Cadets Zagreb, and 2016 European Cup Cadets Antalya. She won the gold medal in the 2016 Israeli U21 Championships in Ra'anana.
Primo won the gold medal at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Hungary,{{cite web |title=2017 European Youth Olympic Festival|url=https://cdn.eju.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/036a4fb1b756330c57e21c86a045a758.pdf |website=European Judo Union |access-date=14 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2017 European Youth Olympic Festival|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1503/results?id_weight=71 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=5 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=2017 European Youth Olympic Festival|url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/11440 |website=JudoInside |access-date=14 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2017 European Youth Olympic Festival |url=https://live.ijf.org/eyof_2017/judokas_athletes/20206 |website=live.ijf.org |access-date=9 August 2021}} won the silver medal at the 2017 European Cadet Championships in Kaunas,{{cite web |title=2017 European U18 Championships |url=https://cdn.eju.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/9e89f201aad681d70c5956ff2d441408.pdf |website=European Judo Union |access-date=14 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2017 U18 European Championship |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1498/results?id_weight=71 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=2017 European U18 Championships |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/11438 |website=JudoInside|access-date=14 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2017 European U18 Championships |url=https://live.ijf.org/eju_cad2017/judokas_athletes/20206 |website=live.ijf.org |access-date=4 August 2021}} and a bronze medal in the 2017 European Junior Championships in Maribor, Slovenia.{{cite web |title=2017 U21 European Championship |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/11427/2017_European_U21_Championships_Maribor/judo-matches?cId=52 |website=JudoInside |access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=2017 European U21 Championships |url=https://cdn.eju.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/8e1f257bacaf775810f64a8fc7464e1b.pdf |website=European Judo Union |access-date=14 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2017 European U21 Championships |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1507/results?id_weight=53 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=14 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2017 European Junior Championships |url=https://live.ijf.org/eju_jun2017/judokas_athletes/20206 |website=live.ijf.org |access-date=9 August 2021}} She won the gold medal in the 2017 European Cup Cadets in Coimbra. She won the silver medal in the 2017 European Cup U21 Athens. She won a bronze medal in the 2017 Israeli Championships in Ra'anana.
=2018–20; World junior championships silver medal=
On 3 February 2018, Primo competed at her first international senior competition at the 'Odivelas European Open' in Portugal and won a bronze medal.{{cite web |title=2018 Odivelas European Open|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1562/results?id_weight=9 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=2018 Odivelas European Open |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/12023 |website=JudoInside |access-date=14 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2018 Odivelas European Open |url=https://cdn.eju.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/16c15fc7d233e654db0ff8bb557bbcbe.pdf |website=European Judo Union |access-date=14 June 2021}} On 9 March, she won her first IJF World Tour medal when she won a bronze medal at the 2018 Agadir Grand Prix.{{cite web |title=2018 Grand Prix Agadir|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1561/results?id_weight=9 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=15 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=2018 Grand Prix Agadir |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/12006/2018_Grand_Prix_Agadir/judo-matches?cId=52 |website=JudoInside |access-date=7 May 2021}}
On 26 April, Primo won a bronze medal in the 2018 European Championships in Tel Aviv in the under 52 kg weight category, becoming the youngest Israeli judoka to win a European championships medal.{{cite web |title=2018 European Championships |url=https://cdn.eju.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/951181a1aec7b764e36f8f047a2e8276.pdf |website=European Judo Union |access-date=14 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2018 European Championships|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1579/results?id_weight=9 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=15 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=2018 European Championships |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/12002 |website=JudoInside |access-date=7 June 2021}} In the first round she defeated Sofia Asvesta of Cyprus by waza-ari and ippon, in the second round she defeated Charline Van Snick of Belgium by ippon. In the quarter-finals she lost to Evelyne Tschopp of Switzerland. She went on to defeat Anja Štangar of Slovenia in the repechage and reached the bronze medal match where she defeated İrem Korkmaz of Turkey by two waza-ari after her opponent scored one. At 18 years of age, she became the youngest Israeli judoka (among both women and men) to earn a place on a podium at a senior European Championship.Stan Ifgeran (July 17, 2024). [https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/hyjlydhd0 "Israeli judoka seeks second chance in 2024 Paris Olympics; Olympic hopeful Gefen Primo, who missed out on Tokyo 2020 due to COVID-19, says she feels the upcoming event in Paris is her chance to fill a hole in her heart,"] Ynet.
On 18 October, Primo won the silver medal at the 2018 World Juniors Championships in Nassau.{{cite web |title=2018 World Juniors Championships|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1595/results?id_weight=53 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=5 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=2018 World Junior Championships |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/9610 |website=JudoInside |access-date=14 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2018 World Junior Championships |url=https://cdn.eju.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/e89e7539f7bfc72f1d786dfc1112d1da.pdf |website=European Judo Union |access-date=14 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2018 World Juniors Championships |url=https://live.ijf.org/wc_jun2018/judokas_athletes/20206 |website=live.ijf.org |access-date=9 August 2021}}
Primo won the gold medal in the 2019 Montreal Grand Prix, and bronze medals in 2019 Marrakesh Grand Prix, 2019 Baku Grand Slam, 2019 Hohhot Grand Prix, and 2019 Tashkent Grand Prix. She won the gold medal in the 2019 Israeli Championships in Tel Aviv.
=2021–present; World championships bronze medal=
At the 2021 World Championships in Budapest, Primo won a bronze medal.{{cite web |title=2021 World Championships|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2239/results?id_weight=9 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=7 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2021 World Championships|url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/15700 |website=JudoInside |access-date=7 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2021 World Championships|url=https://www.eju.net/event/world-championship-seniors |website=European Judo Union |date=20 January 2021 |access-date=14 June 2021}} At the 2021 European Championships she also won a bronze medal.{{cite web |title=2021 European Championships |url=https://cdn.eju.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Contest-sheets.pdf |website=European Judo Union |access-date=14 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=2021 European Championships |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2200/results?id_weight=9 |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=16 April 2021}}{{cite web |title=2021 European Championships |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/15500 |website=JudoInside|access-date=7 June 2021}} She won the gold medal at the 2021 Paris Grand Slam. At the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam held in the United Arab Emirates, she won one of the bronze medals in her event.{{Cite news|last=Houston|first=Michael|date=26 November 2021|title=Olympic medallist Monteiro among winners on day one of IJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam|work=Inside the Games|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116009/ijf-abu-dhabi-grand-slam|access-date=27 November 2021}}
Primo won bronze medals at 2022 Budapest Grand Slam, 2022 Zagreb Grand Prix and 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, as well as in the mixed teams event at the 2022 World Championships.
Primo won a gold medal at the 2023 Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam in Mongolia, and bronze medals at 2023 Paris Grand Slam, 2023 Tokyo Grand Slam, and 2023 World Masters in Budapest. Primo won the gold medal in the 2023 Israeli Championships in Eilat.
Primo won the gold medal at 2024 Astana Grand Slam in the {{nbnd}}52 kg category in Kazakhstan.
=2024 Paris Olympics=
Primo represented Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in judo in the women's 52 kg, in which she came in seventh, after losing in the quarter-finals to Kosovo’s Distria Krasniqi, a reigning Olympic champion.[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-judoka-gefen-primo-loses-quarterfinal-to-reigning-olympic-champion/ "Israeli judoka Gefen Primo loses quarterfinal to reigning Olympic champion,"] The Times of Israel. She also represented Israel in the mixed team event, in which Team Israel came in ninth.{{cite web |title=Israel's delegation to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games |url=https://wingate.org.il/משלחת-ישראל-למשחקים-האולימפיים-פריז-2024 |website=Wingate Institute |access-date=26 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626074302/https://wingate.org.il/משלחת-ישראל-למשחקים-האולימפיים-פריז-2024 |archive-date=26 June 2024 |language=he |date=25 June 2024}}
Personal life
On 27 June 2025 Primo got engaged to footballer Eden Shamir.{{cite news |title=The sporty couple got engaged: Shamir proposed to Primo |url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/24-25/1,441,0,66157/495407.html |access-date=30 June 2025 |work=One |date=27 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630075705/https://www.one.co.il/Article/24-25/1,441,0,66157/495407.html |archive-date=30 June 2025 |language=he}}{{cite news |title=She told him yes: Eden Shamir and Gefen Primo got engaged |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/sport/israelisoccer/article/rjhdiv2nll |access-date=30 June 2025 |work=Ynet sport |date=27 June 2025 |language=he}}
Titles
Source:{{cite web |title=Gefen Primo – Tournament results |url=https://www.ijf.org/judoka/20206/results?results_rank_group=all |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=15 January 2021}}
See also
References
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