Li Kochman

Li Kochman (or Lee,^[3] Hebrew: לי קוכמן; born 18 April 1995) is an Israeli judoka. He competes in the under 90 kg weight category, and won a silver medal in the 2019 European Judo Championships.^[4][5][6]

Li Kochman

Personal information
Native name	לי קוכמן‎
Nationality	Israeli
Born	(1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 28)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Israel
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–90 kg
Rank	2nd dan black belt^[1]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	R16 (2019, 2021)
European Champ.	(2019)
Olympic Games	R16 (2020)
Highest world ranking	11^th[2]
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Israel Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Mixed team European Games 2019 Minsk –90 kg IJF Grand Slam 2021 Antalya –90 kg IJF Grand Prix 2016 Zagreb –90 kg 2015 Budapest –90 kg 2018 Tbilisi –90 kg European U23 Championships 2014 Wrocław –90 kg European Cadet Championships 2011 Cottonera –90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	8388
JudoInside.com	32116
Updated on 10 November 2022.

Judo career

2011-19

In 2011 Kochman won a bronze medal at the Cadet European Championships (U-17).^[7][8] In 2014 he won a bronze medal at the European U-23s.^[9][10]

In 2015 he won bronze at the Budapest Grand Prix (U90kg).^[11][12] In 2016 Kochman won a silver medal at the Zagreb Grand Prix.^[13][14]

In 2017 Kochman won the gold medal at the European Open in Belgrade.^[15][16] That year he lost in the finals of the European Open in Minsk^[17][18] and the European Open in Bucharest.^[19][20]

In 2018 he won a silver medal at the European Open in Sofia.^[21][22] That year he also won a bronze medal at the Tbilisi Grand Prix.^[23][24]

In 2019 Kochman won a silver medal at the European Games in Minsk.^[5][6]

2020-present

Kochman represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing at the men's 90 kg weight category. After beating Czech David Klammert in his first match, Kochman lost to the reigning European champion, Georgian Lasha Bekauri in the round of 16, ending his part of the individual contest.^{[25][26][27][28]} Bekauri went on to win the gold medal.^{[citation needed]}

Titles

Source:^[29][4]

Year	Tournament	Place	Ref.
2015	Grand Prix Budapest		^[11]^[12]
2016	Grand Prix Zagreb		^[13]^[14]
2018	Grand Prix Tbilisi		^[23]^[24]
2019	European Games		^[5]^[6]
2021	Grand Slam Antalya		^[30]^[31]

References

1. (PDF). Israel Judo Association (in Hebrew). 16 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
2. . International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
3. "Lee Kochman (@lee_kochman) • Instagram photos and videos".
4. "Li Kochman". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
5. "2019 European Games". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
6. "2019 European Games". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
7. "2011 European U17 Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
8. "European Cadet Championships U-17 - Results Men 2011 – Men's Middleweight 90 kg - 28 June 2011". the-sports.org. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
9. "2014 European U23 Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
10. "2014 European U23 Championships" (PDF). European Judo Union. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
11. "2015 Grand Prix Budapest". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
12. "2015 Grand Prix Budapest". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
13. "2016 Grand Prix Zagreb". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
14. "2016 Grand Prix Zagreb". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
15. "2017 Belgrade Open". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
16. "2017 Belgrade Open". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
17. "2017 Minsk Open". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
18. "2017 Minsk Open". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
19. "2017 Bucharest Open". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
20. "2017 Bucharest Open". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
21. "2018 Sofia Open". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
22. "2018 Sofia Open". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
23. "2018 Grand Prix Tbilisi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
24. "2018 Grand Prix Tbilisi". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
25. "2020 Summer Olympics". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
26. "2020 Summer Olympics". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
27. "2020 Summer Olympics — Individual". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
28. . 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
29. "Li Kochman — Tournament results". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
30. "2021 Grand Slam Antalya". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
31. "2021 Grand Slam Antalya". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Li Kochman.

• Li Kochman at the International Judo Federation 
• Li Kochman at JudoInside.com 
• Li Kochman at AllJudo.net (in French) 
• Li Kochman at Olympics.com 
• Li Kochman at Olympedia 
• Li Kochman at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew) 
• Li Kochman at The-Sports.org  
• Li Kochman at the European Judo Union
• Li Kochman on Facebook