Gil Ofer
Israeli judo coach and former judoka
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Gil Ofer (also spelled Gil Offer,[1] Hebrew: גיל עופר; born 15 July 1976) is an Israeli former Olympic judoka and coach.[3]
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| Native name | גיל עופר | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 1976 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judo coach[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Israel | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –71 kg, –73 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 5th dan black belt[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 13th (2000) | ||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 13th (1999) | ||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 9th (1996) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||
| IJF | 9262 | ||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 7610 | ||||||||||||||
| Updated on 4 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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]
