Yam Wolczak

Israeli judoka

ים וולצ'ק‎Born (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 21)OccupationJudokaSportCountry IsraelSportJudoWeight class‍–‍60 kgAchievements and titlesWorld Champ.5th (2022)European Champ.R32 (2022, 2023)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Israel
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tbilisi ‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Prague ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databasesIJF50682JudoInside.com134184 Updated on 26 June 2024

Yam Wolczak (Hebrew: ים וולצ'ק; born 7 May 2003) is an Israeli judoka.[1][2]

Career

In 2019, he won bronze medals at the 2019 Fuengirola Cadet European Cup 2019 in February, and the 2019 Berlin Cadet European Cup in April.[3]

At the 2020 Fuengirola Cadet European Cup in February he won the bronze medal.[4]

He placed 5th in the men's 60 kg event at the 2022 World Judo Championships.[5] At the 2022 European Judo Championships Juniors in Prague in September he won the bronze medal.[6] At the 2022 Athens Junior European Cup in March he won the gold medal.[7]

He competed at the 2023 Sarajevo European Open in September, winning the gold medal.[8]

Wolczak won a silver medal at the 2024 Tbilisi Grand Slam in March and was selected to represent Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Yam Wolczak". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Yam Wolczak". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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  5. ^ Zenziper, Nadav (6 October 2022). "Only almost: Yam Wolczak lost the fight for the bronze medal at the World Judo Championships". Ynet sport (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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  9. ^ "Israel's delegation to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Wingate Institute (in Hebrew). 25 June 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  10. ^ Aharoni, Oren (16 June 2024). ""We want to win Olympic medals": Israel's judo teams are preparing for the Paris Olympics". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 June 2024.

External links

  • Yam Wolczak at the International Judo FederationEdit on Wikidata
  • Yam Wolczak at JudoInside.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Yam Wolczak at AllJudo.net (in French)Edit on Wikidata
  • Yam Wolczak at The-Sports.org Edit this at Wikidata
  • Yam Wolczak on Instagram Edit this at Wikidata
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MenWomen
Weight classJudoka
–60 kg
–66 kg
–73 kg
–81 kg
–90 kg
–100 kg
+100 kg
Yam Wolczak • Yehonatan Veksler • Ariel Shulman
Baruch ShmailovTal Flicker • Matan Kokolayev
Tohar Butbul • Ido Levin
Li Kochman • Guy Gurevitch
Serafim Kompaniez
Weight classJudoka
–48 kg
–52 kg
–57 kg
–63 kg
–70 kg
–78 kg
+78 kg
Gili SharirInbal Shemesh • Kerem Primo
Head coach: Oren Smadja
Coaches: Guy Fogel • Gil OferGolan Pollack • Artur Katayev
Head coach: Shany Hershko(he)
Coaches: Charles ChibanaMiki TanakaAmélie Rosseneu


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