Yoel Razvozov

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".

Yoel Razvozov (Template:Langx; born 5 July 1980)[1] is an Israeli politician and judoka. He served as the Minister of Tourism from 2021 to 2022 and a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid for ten years in several parliamentary sessions.

Early life

Born Konstantin Anatolyevich Razvozov (Template:Langx) in Birobidzhan in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast of the Soviet Union, Razvozov began training in judo at age 6. His family emigrated to Israel when he was 11, in 1991, at the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He joined the Israeli judo team and became an Israeli judo champion at the age of 16.[2]

Athletic career

In 2001 Razvozov became the youngest Israeli judoka to win the European World cup in Austria.[3][4] In the 2003 World Championships, Razvozov finished seventh.[5] He was the youngest National team captain in history of Israeli judo. Razvozov finish second at the 2004 European Championships the following year,[6] and represented Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing 9th at the men's 73 kg event.[7][8] At the 2005 European Championships, he again won a silver medal in the 73 kg weight category.[9][10]

Political career

Razvozov entered politics, becoming a member of Netanya City Council. He also became a member of the Israel Olympics Committee. He joined Yesh Atid and was placed eighth on its list for the 2013 Knesset elections.[2] He was elected to the Knesset as the party won 19 seats. He was placed ninth on the party's list for the 2015 elections,[11] and was re-elected as the party won 11 seats.[12] Razvozov remained a member of the Knesset until 2021, when he resigned under the Norwegian Law to become the Minister of Tourism, a position he held until December 2022.[13]

Following the end of his tenure as Minister of Tourism, on 23 January 2023, Razvozov announced his intention to resign from the Knesset and retire from politics.[14]

Athletic achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class Ref.
2002 European Judo Championships 5th Lightweight (73 kg) [15]
2003 World Judo Championships 7th Lightweight (73 kg) [5]
2004 European Judo Championships 2nd Lightweight (73 kg) [6]
Summer Olympics 9th Lightweight (73 kg) [16][17]
2005 European Judo Championships 2nd Lightweight (73 kg) [9]
European Judo Team Championships 1st Team [18]
2009 Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro 3rd Lightweight (73 kg) [19]

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ a b All the kingmaker’s men, and women Times of Israel, 23 January 2013
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ Template:Cite Sports-Reference
  8. ↑ Yoel Razvozov Jewish Virtual Library
  9. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Judo / Heartache as Yoel Razvozov only manages a silver medal
  11. ↑ Yesh Atid list Central Elections Committee
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  19. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

External links

Template:Sister project

Template:Israeli Tourism Ministers

Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Yoel_Razvozov&oldid=4888186"