Yona Melnik
| Yona Melnik | |
|---|---|
 Melnik (right) at the 1976 Olympics | |
| Born |
May 27, 1949 Kassel, West Germany |
| Native name | יונה מלניק |
| Nationality |
 |
| Height | 5-8 (173 cm) |
| Weight | 152 lb (69 kg) |
| Style | Judo |
| Rank | 8th Dan |
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]
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 2 "Yona Melnik Bio, Stats, and Results".
- ↑ Breen, Karen (1 January 1988). "Index to Collective Biographies for Young Readers". Libraries Unlimited.
- 1 2 Slater, Robert (2000). "Great Jews in Sports". J. David Publishers.
- ↑ "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. 1 December 1969.
- ↑ "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".