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Peter Paltchik

Israeli judoka

פיטר פלצ'יק · 彼得·帕利奇克 · · 페테르 팔치크

Born
4 January 1992, Yalta
Citizenship
Israel, Ukraine
Sport
judo, sambo, belt wrestling
Occupation
judoka
Height
190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight
100 kg (220 lb)

Peter Paltchik (Hebrew: פיטר פלצ׳יק, romanized: Piter Palchik; Ukrainian: Петер Пальтчик, romanized: Peter Palchyk; born 4 January 1992) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli Olympic and former European champion retired judoka, competing in the under 100 kg weight category, of which he was the number 1 ranked judoka in the world. Paltchik won a bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships in Tel Aviv. In 2019 he won the Israeli championship in the +100 kg category. He then won the gold medal at the 2020 European Championships in Prague. Paltchik also won a bronze medal in the mixed team judo competition in the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2023 World Championships he won a bronze medal. Paltchik represented Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in judo in the men's 100 kg event and in the mixed team event, and was the flag bearer for his country, alongside swimmer Andrea Murez.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
2020 European Judo Championships – Men's 100 kg
2018 European Judo Championships2018
2021 Judo World Masters2021
judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 100 kg20217th place
judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – mixed team event20213rd place (bronze)
2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris20222nd place (silver)

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q42453982 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.