Or Sasson
Or Sasson 
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| nation | Israel |
| birthday | August 18, 1990 |
| place of birth | Jerusalem , Israel |
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| society | Meitav Jerusalem |
| Trainer | Gill Offer, Oren Smadja |
| status | active |
Or “Ori” Sasson ( Hebrew אור "אורי" ששון; born on August 18, 1990 in Jerusalem ) is an Israeli judoka who won a bronze medal in the heavyweight class (over 100 kg) at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil .
Life
Sasson was born in Jerusalem and is Jewish. His older brother Alon Sasson was also a judoka and is now the captain of the Israeli national judo team. Or Sasson lives in Netanya and studies economics at the Ruppin Academic Center.
Athletic career
Sasson started judo training at the age of eight. His trainers are Gill Offer and Oren Smadja. Sasson is a member of the Meitav Jerusalem association and began competing in 2005. From 2007 to 2009 and 20111 he was Israeli champion in the weight class under 100 kg. In July 2009 Sasson won the gold medal in this weight class at the Maccabi Games in Tel Aviv . In September 2011 he took part in the Judo World Championships in Tashkent , Uzbekistan , where the Iranian Javad Mahjoub refused to compete because of a presumably alleged infection.
In February 2012, Sasson won a gold medal at the World Championships in Prague . In February 2013 and the following month he won gold at the European Open in Tbilisi , Georgia and Warsaw , Poland. In September 2014 he won another gold medal at the European Open in Tallinn , Estonia . On June 26, 2015 he won silver for Israel at the European Championships in Baku , Azerbaijan , and then silver again at the 2016 European Championships in 2016.
Olympic Games 2016
Just days before his 26th birthday, Or Sasson won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in August 2016. The behavior of his Egyptian opponent in the opening fight attracted worldwide attention: Islam El Shehaby refused Sasson the handshake that is usual in judo after a fight. Ofir Gendelman, spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , described the incident as "shocking" and "against the spirit of Rio 2016".
Individual evidence
- ↑ 'Gut Infection' Denie's Iranian Chance to Compete in Olympics Against Israeli . cnsnews.com; accessed on August 15, 2016
- ↑ This is how Israel's athletes are discriminated against at the Olympics . World online. , August 1, 2016; accessed on August 15, 2016
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| SURNAME | Sasson, Or |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sasson, Ori |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli judoka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jerusalem |