Yona Melnik

Yona Melnik (יונה מלניק; born May 27, 1949) is an Israeli former judoka and current coach. He is the first Israeli judoka to achieve 8th dan from the International Judo Federation.[1]

Yona Melnik
Melnik (right) at the 1976 Olympics
Born (1949-05-27) May 27, 1949
Kassel, West Germany
Native nameיונה מלניק
Nationality Israel
Height5-8 (173 cm)
Weight152 lb (69 kg)
StyleJudo
Rank8th Dan

Biography

Melnik is Jewish, and was born in Kassel, West Germany.[2][3] He won the Israeli national championship in judo 12 times between 1968 and 1980 in the welterweight (below 70 kilograms) category, and twice in the open division.[3] He won a gold medal in judo at the 1969 Maccabiah Games.[4] He competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Québec, in the half-middleweight category, and tied for 19th place.[1]

Melnik subsequently coached the Israeli judo team, and opened a dojo in Petah Tikvah.[5] He co-authored an April 2006 article in Strength & Conditioning Journal titled "The Ten-Station Judo Ability Test: A Test of Physical and Skill Components."[6]

References
  1. "Yona Melnik Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. Breen, Karen (1 January 1988). Index to Collective Biographies for Young Readers. Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 9780835223485.
  3. Slater, Robert (2000). "Great Jews in Sports". J. David Publishers.
  4. "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. 1 December 1969.
  5. "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. 1 July 1982.
  6. Lidor, Ronnie PhD; Melnik, Yona; Bilkevitz, Alex PhD; Falk, Bareket PhD. "The Ten-Station Judo Ability Test: A Test of Physical and Skill Components: Strength & Conditioning Journal". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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