Native name יונה מלניק Height 5-8 (173 cm) Style Judo | Nationality Israel Weight 152 lb (69 kg) | |
Born May 27, 1949 (age 67)
Kassel, West Germany ( 1949-05-27 ) | ||
Yona Melnik (יונה מלניק; born May 27, 1949) is an Israeli former judoka.
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Personal life
Melnik is Jewish, and was born in Kassel, West Germany. When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-8 (173 cm) tall, and weighed 152 lbs (69 kg).
Judo career
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.
Melnik competed for Israel and won a gold medal in judo at the 1969 Maccabiah Games.
He competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Québec, at the age of 27 in judo, in the Men's Half-Middleweight category, and came in tied for 19th.
Coach and author
Melnik subsequently coached the Israeli judo team, and opened up a dojo in Petah Tikvah.
He co-authored an April 2006 article in Strength & Conditioning Journal entitled "The Ten-Station Judo Ability Test: A Test of Physical and Skill Components."