Eddy Koaz (; born 10 May 1959) is an Israeli Olympic
judoka
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When Koaz competed in the Olympics he was 5 ft 4.5 in (165 cm), and weighed 132 lb (60 kg).
He has a younger brother, Shiki, who was also a judoka. He practiced at a dojo in
Petah Tikvah
Petah Tikva (, ), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (), is a city in the Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Jews of the Old Yishuv, and became a permanent settlement i ...
, Israel.
Koaz came in tied for third at the British Open London in 1981 in the U60 category, and in the Belgian Open Championships Visé in 1986 in the U65 category. He came in fifth in the 1982 European Championships in the Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg) category.
Koaz competed for
Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 32 competitors, 24 men and 8 women, took part in 46 ev ...
in Los Angeles in Judo Men's Extra-Lightweight when he was 25 years old.
He came in tied for 10th.
He served as President of the
Israeli Judo Federation, and as Marketing Director of the
European Judo Union
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Living people
1959 births
Israeli male judoka
Olympic judoka for Israel
Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics
20th-century Israeli sportsmen