Gil Ofer
{{short description|Israeli judo coach and former judoka}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox judoka
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| native_name = {{Script/Hebrew|גיל עופר}}
| native_name_lang = Hebrew
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|7|15|df=y}}
| occupation = Judo coach
| country = {{ISR}}
| weight_class = {{nbnd}}71 kg, {{nbnd}}73 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 = 5
| worlds_rank = 13
| worlds_year = 1999
| worlds_weight = Men's 73 kg
| regionals_type = EU
| regionals_rank = 9
| regionals_year = 1996
| regionals_weight = Men's 71 kg
| nationals =
| olympics_rank = 13
| olympics_year = 2000
| olympics_weight = Men's 73 kg
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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}
{{Medal|Country| {{ISR}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| Maccabiah Games }}
{{Medal|G| 1997 Tel Aviv | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}
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Gil Ofer (also spelled Gil Offer,https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=4061659317216801&id=463230570393045 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=October 2022}} {{langx|he|גיל עופר}}; born 15 July 1976) is an Israeli former Olympic judoka and coach.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/of/gil-ofer-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203175847/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/of/gil-ofer-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016 |title=Gil Ofer}}
Personal life
He is a cousin of American Olympian fencer Tamir Bloom.
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 1998 British Open in Birmingham, England.{{cite web |url=http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/7610/Gil_Offer |title=Gil Offer, Judoka, JudoInside |publisher=}}
In 2000, Ofer was ranked third on the European Circuit in his judo class (73 kilograms).[http://www.jewsinsports.org/olympics.asp?ID=159 "Ofer, Gil", jewsinsports.org] Ofer won the Judo World Cups in Sofia in May 2000 and in Minsk in June 2000.
Ofer competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in men's under 73 kg. He came in tied for 13th place.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/JUD/mens-lightweight.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418024310/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/JUD/mens-lightweight.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Judo at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Lightweight |publisher=}}
In 2002 Ofer won the Israeli Championship at U90, and in 2005 he won the Israeli Championship at U81.
References
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External links
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{{Israel national judo team}}
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Category:Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
Category:Olympic judoka for Israel
Category:Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Maccabiah Games medalists in judo
Category:Competitors at the 1997 Maccabiah Games
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