Yoel Razvozov
Yoel Razvozov | |
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Ministerial roles | |
2021–2022 | Minister of Tourism |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
2013–2019 | Yesh Atid |
2019–2020 | Blue and White |
2020–2021 | Yesh Atid |
2022–2023 | Yesh Atid |
Personal details | |
Born | Birobidzhan, Soviet Union | 5 July 1980
Medal record | ||
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Men's judo | ||
Representing Israel | ||
European Championships | ||
2005 Debrecen | Men's team | |
2004 Bucharest | –73 kg | |
2005 Rotterdam | –73 kg | |
IJF Grand Slam | ||
2009 Rio de Janeiro | –73 kg |
Yoel Razvozov (Hebrew: יוֹאֵל רַזְבוֹזוֹב; 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
[edit]Born Konstantin Anatolyevich Razvozov (Russian: Константин Анатольевич Развозов) 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 fall of the Soviet Union. He joined the Israeli judo team and became an Israeli judo champion at the age of 16.[2]
Athletic career
[edit]In 2001 he became the youngest Israeli judoka to win the European World cup in Austria.[3][4] In the 2003 World Judo Championships, Razvozov finished seventh.[5] He was the youngest National team captain in history of Israeli judo. Razvozov finish second at the European Championships the following year,[6] and represented Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[7][8] In the final of the 2005 European Championships, he won a silver medal in the 73 kilogram weight category.[9][10]
Political career
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class | Ref. |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Yoel Razvozov". JudoInside. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ a b All the kingmaker’s men, and women Times of Israel, 23 January 2013
- ^ "Grand Prix Austria 2001 Leonding Event". JudoInside. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "The judoist in the Knesset". Samson. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ a b "2003 World Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "2004 European Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yoel Razvozov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ Yoel Razvozov Jewish Virtual Library
- ^ a b "2005 European Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Judo / Heartache as Yoel Razvozov only manages a silver medal
- ^ Yesh Atid list Central Elections Committee
- ^ "נספרו יותר מ-99% מהקלפיות: ניצחון גדול לליכוד על המחנה הציוני - וואלה! בחירות 2022". Walla (in Hebrew). 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ "חבר הכנסת יואל רזבוזוב". Knesset (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ "ח"כ יואל רזבוזוב ממפלגת יש עתיד הודיע על התפטרותו מהכנסת - וואלה! חדשות". Walla (in Hebrew). 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ "2002 European Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "2005 European Team Championships". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "2009 Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Yoel Razvozov on the Knesset website
- Joel Razvozov at the International Judo Federation
- Joel Razvozov at JudoInside.com
- Joel Razvozov at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Joel Razvozov at Olympics.com
- Joel Razvozov at Olympedia
- Yoel Razvozov at The-Sports.org
- Yoel Razvozov on Facebook
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Blue and White (political alliance) politicians
- Israeli male judoka
- Israeli people of Russian-Jewish descent
- Israeli sports executives and administrators
- Jewish Israeli politicians
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–2015)
- Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019)
- Members of the 21st Knesset (2019)
- Members of the 22nd Knesset (2019–2020)
- Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021)
- Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022)
- Members of the 25th Knesset (2022–)
- Ministers of tourism of Israel
- Olympic judoka for Israel
- People from Birobidzhan
- People from Kiryat Yam
- Sportspeople from Haifa District
- Soviet emigrants to Israel
- Soviet Jews
- Yesh Atid politicians
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen