Li Kochman

Israeli judoka (born 1995)

Li Kochman

Personal information

Native name| לי קוכמן‎
Nationality| Israeli
Born|  (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 30)
Occupation| Judoka
Sport
Country|  Israel
Sport| Judo
Weight class| ‍–‍90 kg
Rank|      2nd dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games| R16 (2020)
World Champ.| R16 (2019, 2021)
European Champ.|  (2019)
Highest world ranking| 11th[2]

Medal record

Men's judo
Representing  Israel
Olympic Games
| 2020 Tokyo | Mixed team
European Games
| 2019 Minsk | ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
| 2021 Antalya | ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
| 2016 Zagreb | ‍–‍90 kg
| 2015 Budapest | ‍–‍90 kg
| 2018 Tbilisi | ‍–‍90 kg
| 2024 Linz | ‍–‍90 kg
European U23 Championships
| 2014 Wrocław | ‍–‍90 kg
European Cadet Championships
| 2011 Cottonera | ‍–‍90 kg

Profile at external databases
IJF| 8388
JudoInside.com| 32116
Updated on 10 March 2024

Li Kochman (or Lee,[3] Hebrew: לי קוכמן; born 18 April 1995) is an Israeli judoka. He competes in the under 90 kg weight category, and won a silver medal in the 2019 European Judo Championships.[4][5][6]

## Judo career

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### 2011–19

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Kochman won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Cadet Championships (U-17).[7][8] He also won a bronze medal at the 2014 European U23 Championships.[9][10]

Kochman won bronze at the 2015 Budapest Grand Prix (‍–‍90 kg)[11][12] and a silver medal at the 2016 Zagreb Grand Prix.[13][14]

In 2017 Kochman won the gold medal at the European Open in Belgrade.[15][16] That year he lost in the finals of the European Open in Minsk[17][18] and the European Open in Bucharest.[19][20]

In 2018 Kochman won a silver medal at the European Open in Sofia.[21][22] That year he also won a bronze medal at the 2018 Tbilisi Grand Prix.[23][24]

Kochman won a silver medal at the 2019 European Games in Minsk.[5][6]

### 2020–present

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Kochman represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing at the men's 90 kg weight category. After beating Czech David Klammert in his first match, Kochman lost to the reigning European champion, Georgian Lasha Bekauri in the round of 16, ending his part of the individual contest.[25][26][27][28] Bekauri went on to win the gold medal.[citation needed]

## Titles

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Source:[29][4]

Year | Tournament | Place | Ref.

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2015  | Grand Prix Budapest |  | [11][12]
2016  | Grand Prix Zagreb |  | [13][14]
2018  | Grand Prix Tbilisi |  | [23][24]
2019  | European Games |  | [5][6]
2021  | Grand Slam Antalya |  | [30][31]

## See also

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* List of Jewish Olympic medalists

## References

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1. ^ "Association board meeting protocol 01/09/2021" (PDF). Israel Judo Association (in Hebrew). 16 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
2. ^ "World Ranking List, Men –90 kg". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
3. ^ "Lee Kochman (@lee_kochman) • Instagram photos and videos".
4. ^ a b "Li Kochman". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
5. ^ a b c "2019 European Games". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
6. ^ a b c "2019 European Games". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
7. ^ "2011 European U17 Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
8. ^ "European Cadet Championships U-17 - Results Men 2011 – Men's Middleweight 90 kg - 28 June 2011". the-sports.org. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
9. ^ "2014 European U23 Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
10. ^ "2014 European U23 Championships" (PDF). European Judo Union. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
11. ^ a b "2015 Grand Prix Budapest". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
12. ^ a b "2015 Grand Prix Budapest". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
13. ^ a b "2016 Grand Prix Zagreb". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
14. ^ a b "2016 Grand Prix Zagreb". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
15. ^ "2017 Belgrade Open". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
16. ^ "2017 Belgrade Open". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
17. ^ "2017 Minsk Open". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
18. ^ "2017 Minsk Open". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
19. ^ "2017 Bucharest Open". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
20. ^ "2017 Bucharest Open". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
21. ^ "2018 Sofia Open". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
22. ^ "2018 Sofia Open". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
23. ^ a b "2018 Grand Prix Tbilisi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
24. ^ a b "2018 Grand Prix Tbilisi". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
25. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
26. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
27. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Individual". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
28. ^ "Judo Kochman Li — Tokyo 2020 Olympics". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
29. ^ "Li Kochman — Tournament results". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
30. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Antalya". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
31. ^ "2021 Grand Slam Antalya". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Li Kochman.

* Li Kochman at the European Judo Union
* Li Kochman at the International Judo Federation
* Li Kochman at JudoInside.com
* Li Kochman at Olympics.com
* Li Kochman at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
* Li Kochman at Olympedia
* Li Kochman at The-Sports.org
* Li Kochman on Facebook

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Israel national judo team 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed team bronze medalists

| Men –73| Men –90| Men +90| Women –57| Women –70| Women +70

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* Tohar Butbul
* Baruch Shmailov

* Sagi Muki
* Li Kochman

* Peter Paltchik
* Or Sasson

* Timna Nelson-Levy
* Shira Rishony

* Gili Sharir

* Raz Hershko
* Inbar Lanir

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Israel national judo team

| Men| Women

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| Weight class| Judoka

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–60 kg

–66 kg

–73 kg

–81 kg

–90 kg

–100 kg

+100 kg

Yam Wolczak • Yehonatan Veksler [he] • Ariel Shulman [he]

Baruch Shmailov • Tal Flicker • Eran Fiks [he] • Matan Kokolayev [he]

Tohar Butbul • Ido Levin [he]

Sagi Muki

Li Kochman • Guy Gurevitch [he]

Peter Paltchik • Iosif Simin [ru]

Evgeny Shmachilin [he] • Serafim Kompaniez [he]

| Weight class| Judoka

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–48 kg

–52 kg

–57 kg

–63 kg

–70 kg

–78 kg

+78 kg

Shira Rishony • Tamar Malca

Gefen Primo

Timna Nelson-Levy

Gili Sharir • Inbal Shemesh • Kerem Primo [he]

Maya Goshen • Maya Kogan [he]

Inbar Lanir

Raz Hershko • Yuli Alma Mishiner

Head coach: Oren Smadja
Coaches: Guy Fogel • Gil Ofer • Golan Pollack • Artur Katayev| Head coach: Shany Hershko [he]
Coaches: Charles Chibana • Miki Tanaka • Amélie Rosseneu
*[R16]: Round of 16
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