Moshe Ponte (also "Ponti"; ; born 29 August 1956) is an Israeli former Olympic

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and current president of the Israel Judo Association. Ponte was born in Israel, and is Jewish."Ponte, Moshe"
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Judo career

Ponte's coach was . Ponte competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, in

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. In the men's half-middleweight (78 kg) he came in tied for 20th, after losing to Michel Nowak of France, who won the bronze medal. When Ponte competed in the Olympics he was tall, and weighed . Ponte won a silver medal at the Belgian Open Championships Visé in 1986 in the 86 kg category. Ponte coached Israeli Olympic bronze medalist Oren Smadja. Ponte is the president of the Israel Judo Association.

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* * * Living people Israeli male judoka Olympic judoka for Israel 1956 births Judoka trainers Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics Jewish Israeli sportspeople 20th-century Israeli sportsmen {{israel-judo-bio-stub

Judo career

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