Orit Bar-On

Orit Bar-On was born in 1975 in Netanya

Orit Bar-On was born on 17 November 1975 in Netanya. She began judo at age 7, encouraged by her mother Patricia, a judoka with a 6th dan black belt. She later trained under Olympic medalist Yael Arad.

She won 13 Israeli championships in a row from 1990 to 2002. In 1997 she took gold at the Swedish Open in Gothenburg, and in 1998 she won the Moscow International Tournament. She placed 7th at the 1998 European Championships in Oviedo and at the 1999 World Championships in Birmingham.

At the 2000 Sydney Olympics she competed in the 57 kg class and lost in the second round to Marisabel Lomba of Belgium. She then moved up to the 63 kg class and won medals at the British Open in Birmingham and the German Open in Bonn.

In December 2001 she announced her retirement from international competition and the national team. She kept competing locally and later left judo.