Native Name Lang: | Hebrew |
Birth Date: | df=y 10 May 1959 |
Weight Class: | –60 kg |
Worlds Year: | 1979 |
Regionals Type: | EU |
Regionals Rank: | 5 |
Regionals Year: | 1982 |
Olympics Year: | 1984 |
Olympics Weight: | Men's 60 kg |
Updated: | 6 February 2022 |
Eddy Koaz (Hebrew: אדי קואז; born 10 May 1959) is an Israeli Olympic judoka.[1]
When Koaz competed in the Olympics he was 5 ft 4.5 in (165 cm), and weighed 132 lb (60 kg).[1] He has a younger brother, Shiki, who was also a judoka.[2] He practiced at a dojo in Petah Tikvah, Israel.[3]
Koaz came in tied for third at the British Open London in 1981 in the U60 category, and in the Belgian Open Championships Visé in 1986 in the U65 category.[4] He came in fifth in the 1982 European Championships in the Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg) category.[5]
Koaz competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in Judo Men's Extra-Lightweight when he was 25 years old.[1] He came in tied for 10th.[1]
He served as President of the Israeli Judo Federation, and as Marketing Director of the European Judo Union.[6] [7] [8]