 Melnik (right) with Roberto Machusso at the 1976 Olympics. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | יונה מלניק |
| Born | (1949-05-27) 27 May 1949 (age 75) Kassel, West Germany |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –70 kg |
| Rank | 9th dan black belt |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games | R32 (1976) |
| World Champ. | R16 (1975) |
| European Champ. | R32 (1973) |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 54372 |
| JudoInside.com | 20069 |
| Updated on 21 January 2025 | |
Yona Melnik (Hebrew: יונה מלניק; born 27 May 1949) is an Israeli former judoka and current coach. He holds a 9th dan black belt.
Biography
Melnik is Jewish, and was born in Kassel, West Germany. 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. He won gold medals in judo at the 1969 Maccabiah Games and at the 1973 Maccabiah Games. He competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Québec, in the half-middleweight category, and tied for 19th place.
Melnik subsequently coached the Israeli judo team, and opened a dojo in Petah Tikvah. 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."
References
- ^ "IJF Dan Grades awardees since 2012 per grade" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 1. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Yona Melnik Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Breen, Karen (1 January 1988). Index to Collective Biographies for Young Readers. Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 9780835223485.
- ^ Slater, Robert (2000). Great Jews in Sports. J. David Publishers. ISBN 9780824604332.
- "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. 1 December 1969.
- Inc, Active Interest Media (26 December 1973). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. 1 July 1982.
- 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".
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External links
- Yona Melnik at the International Judo Federation
- Yona Melnik at JudoInside.com
- Yona Melnik at Olympics.com
- Yona Melnik at Olympedia
- Yona Melnik at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Yona Melnik at The-Sports.org
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- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
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- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
- 1949 births
- Israeli male judoka
- Judoka at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1969 Maccabiah Games
- Competitors at the 1973 Maccabiah Games
- German emigrants to Israel
- Maccabiah Games medalists in judo
- 20th-century Israeli sportsmen
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