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Peter Paltchik
Israeli judoka (born 1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peter Paltchik (Hebrew: פיטר פלצ׳יק, romanized: Piter Palchik; Ukrainian: Петер Пальтчик, romanized: Peter Palchyk; born 4 January 1992) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli former European champion and Olympic judoka,[3] competing in the under 100 kg weight category, of which he is the current number 1 ranked Judoka in the world.[4][5] Paltchik won the bronze medal at the 2018 European Judo Championships in Tel Aviv. In 2019 he won the Israeli championship in the 100+ Kg category. He then won the gold medal at the 2020 European Judo Championships in Prague. Paltchik also won a bronze medal in the mixed team judo competition in the 2021 Olympics. At the 2023 World Judo Championships he won a bronze medal. Paltchik will represent Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in judo in the men's 100 kg event on 1 August 2024, in the mixed team event and will be the flag bearer of his country with the female Olympic swimmer Andrea Murez.[6]