Gil Ofer

Gil Ofer
Personal information
Native nameגיל עופר
Born (1976-07-15) 15 July 1976
OccupationJudo coach[2]
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍71 kg, ‍–‍73 kg
Rank     5th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games13th (2000)
World Champ.13th (1999)
European Champ.9th (1996)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Israel
Maccabiah Games
1997 Tel Aviv ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9262
JudoInside.com7610
Updated on 4 May 2025

Gil Ofer (also spelled Gil Offer,[2] Hebrew: גיל עופר; born 15 July 1976) is an Israeli former Olympic judoka and coach.[3]

Personal life

He is a cousin of American Olympian fencer Tamir Bloom.[3]

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.[4]

In 2000, Ofer was ranked third on the European Circuit in his judo class (73 kilograms).[5] Ofer won the Judo World Cups in Sofia in May 2000 and in Minsk in June 2000.[4]

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.[6]

In 2002 Ofer won the Israeli Championship at U90, and in 2005 he won the Israeli Championship at U81.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Association board meeting protocol 31/12/2024" (PDF). Israel Judo Association (in Hebrew). 4 May 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=4061659317216801&id=463230570393045
  3. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gil Ofer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Gil Offer, Judoka, JudoInside".
  5. ^ "Ofer, Gil", jewsinsports.org
  6. ^ "Judo at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.