| Moshe Ponte | |
| Occupation: | President, Israel Judo Association |
| Height: | 180 cm |
| Country: | Israel |
| Weight Class: | 78 kg |
| Rank Ref: | [1] |
| Dan: | 7 |
| Coach: | Maurice Smadja |
| Worlds Rank: | R16 |
| Worlds Year: | 1983 |
| Regionals Type: | EU |
| Regionals Rank: | 9 |
| Regionals Year: | 1982 |
| Olympics Rank: | R32 |
| Olympics Year: | 1984 |
| Olympics Weight: | Men's 78 kg |
| Updated: | 22 August 2023 |
Moshe Ponte (also "Ponti"; Hebrew: משה פונטי; born 29 August 1956) is an Israeli former Olympic judoka[2] and current president of the Israel Judo Association.
Ponte was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[3]
Ponte's coach was Maurice Smadja.[4]
Ponte competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, in judo.[2] In the men's half-middleweight (78 kg) he came in tied for 20th, after losing to Michel Nowak of France, who won the bronze medal.[2] [3] When Ponte competed in the Olympics he was 5–10.5 (180 cm) tall, and weighed 172 lbs (78 kg).[2]
Ponte won a silver medal at the Belgian Open Championships Visé in 1986 in the 86 kg category.[5] [6]
Ponte coached Israeli Olympic bronze medalist Oren Smadja.[4]
Ponte is the president of the Israel Judo Association.[7]