Peter Paltchik (Hebrew: פיטר פלצ׳יק, Piter Palchik; Ukrainian: Петер Пальтчик, Peter Palchyk; born 4 January 1992) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli Olympic and former European champion judoka, competing in the under 100 kg weight category, of which he was the number 1 ranked judoka in the world. Paltchik won a bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships in Tel Aviv. In 2019 he won the Israeli championship in the +100 kg category. He then won the gold medal at the 2020 European Championships in Prague. Paltchik also won a bronze medal in the mixed team judo competition in the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2023 World Championships he won a bronze medal. Paltchik represented Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in judo in the men's 100 kg event and in the mixed team event, and was the flag bearer for his country, alongside swimmer Andrea Murez.
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4 January 1992 (age 33) Yalta, Crimea
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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