JERUSALEM (JTA) — Yarden Gerbi became the first Israeli to win a gold medal at the Judo World Championships.
Gerbi, 24, of Netanya, defeated France’s Clarisse Agbegnenou, the European champion, to take the under-63 kilo category in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last week. Agbegnenou finished the bout with a dislocated shoulder.
Gerbi scored five knockouts in the tournament.
Israeli Alice Schlesinger won a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2009.
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