Moshe Ponte


Moshe Ponte is an Israeli former Olympic judoka and current president of the Israel Judo Association.
Ponte was born in Israel, and is Jewish.

Judo career

Ponte's coach was.
Ponte competed for Israel at the [1984 Summer Olympics] in Los Angeles, California, in judo. In the Judo at the [1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 78 kg|men's half-middleweight] 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.