Israeli judoka and politician

Yoel Razvozov (Hebrew: יוֹאֵל רַזְבוֹזוֹב‎; born 5 July 1980) is an Israeli judoka and politician. He currently serves as the Minister of Tourism and was previously a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid and the Blue and White alliance from 2013 to 2021.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Athletic career
• 3 Political career
• 4 Athletic achievements
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life

Born Konstantin Razvozov (Russian: Константин Развозов) in Birobidzhan in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast of the Soviet Union, Razvozov began training in judo at age 6. His family immigrated 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.

Athletic career

In the 2003 World Judo Championships, Razvozov finished seventh. He finish second at the European Championships the following year, and represented Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the final of the 2005 European Championships, he won a silver medal in the 73 kilogram weight category.

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. 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, and was re-elected as the party won 11 seats.

Athletic achievements

References

External links

• Yoel Razvozov on the Knesset website
• Yoel Razvozov at the International Judo Federation
• Yoel Razvozov at JudoInside.com
• Yoel Razvozov at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Yoel Razvozov at Olympics.com
• Yoel Razvozov at Olympedia
• Yoel Razvozov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Yoel Razvozov at The-Sports.org
• Yoel Razvozov on Facebook