Native Name Lang: | Hebrew |
Birth Date: | 17 November 1975 |
Birth Place: | Netanya, Israel |
Weight Class: | 56 kg, 57 kg, 63 kg |
Coach: | Yael Arad |
Worlds Rank: | 7 |
Worlds Year: | 1999 |
Worlds Weight: | Women's 57 kg |
Regionals Type: | EU |
Regionals Rank: | 7 |
Regionals Year: | 1998 |
Regionals Weight: | Women's 57 kg |
Olympics Rank: | R16 |
Olympics Year: | 2000 |
Olympics Weight: | Women's 57 kg |
Updated: | 6 February 2022 |
Orit Bar-On (אורית בראון; born 17 November 1975) is an Israeli judoka.[1]
Bar-On was born in Netanya, Israel.[2]
She was trained in judo by Israeli Olympic silver medalist Yael Arad.[3] Bar-On won the national Israeli judo championships in 1990-2002, in weight classes ranging from U56 to U63.[3]
In 1997 Bar-On won the gold medal at the Swedish Open Göteborg (U56).[3] In 1998, she won the Moscow International Tournament (U57), and finished in seventh place at both the Judo European and World Championships.[2] [3]
In 1999 she finished in seventh place at the World Championship.[2] [3] In 2001, Bar-On won the gold medal at the German Open.[2]
Bar-On competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, in Women's Lightweight Judo (57-kg division).[1] [2]