Oren Smadja

Oren Smadja
Personal information
Native nameאורן סמדג'ה
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1970-06-20) June 20, 1970
Ofakim, Israel
OccupationJudo coach
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class–‍71 kg, –‍78 kg
Rank     7th dan black belt
Now coachingIsrael national judo team
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (1992)
World Champ. (1995)
European Champ. (1992)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Israel
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona71 kg
World Championships
1995 Chiba78 kg
European Championships
1992 Paris71 kg
World Juniors Championships
1990 Dijon71 kg
European Junior Championships
1990 Ankara71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53539
JudoInside.com2767
Updated on 5 June 2023

Shay-Oren Smadja (Hebrew: אורן סמדג'ה; born 20 June 1970) is an Israeli judo coach and former competitive judoka. Smadja won an Olympic bronze medal in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics, making him the first Israeli male to win an Olympic medal, and the second Israeli overall after Yael Arad who won silver in judo the day before.