Sagi Muki

Sagi Muki was born in 1992 in Netanya

Sagi Muki was born on 17 May 1992 in Netanya and grew up there. His parents, Rahamim and Orit, come from a family of Yemenite Jewish descent. He began training at age 4 with coach Oren Smadja at Maccabi Netanya.

At age 8 he chose judo over football, which he also played well. He studied at Tchernichovsky High School in Netanya. He later studied economics and business administration at Reichman University.

He served in the IDF as a sergeant at the Sde Dov air base, with the status of an athlete in active training.

Muki won the European title in the under 73 kg category at the 2015 European Games in Baku. He placed 5th at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, then moved up to the under 81 kg category. He won the 2018 European title in Tel Aviv and the 2019 world title in Tokyo.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics he won a bronze medal with the Israeli mixed team. He competed again at the 2024 Paris Olympics and placed ninth in the men's 81 kg event.