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Tommy Arshansky

Tommy Arshansky is an Israeli judoka who competed at the 2012 London Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 2013 European Championships.

born 1991Judo at the 2012 Olympics2013 European Championships bronze medal

Born: 26 September 1991, Moscow
Occupation: judoka

Tommy Arshansky was born in 1991 in Moscow

Artiom "Tommy" Arshansky was born in Moscow on 26 September 1991. After his family immigrated to Israel, he lived in Tirat Carmel, Haifa and Kiryat Yam. He started judo at 10, first coached by his father, a sambo fighter.

In 2007 he won the European Cadet Championships in Valletta in the under 50 kg category. In 2008 he moved to the under 60 kg category and won the Israeli championship. He served at the Navy training base in Haifa with recognized athlete status.

From 2011 he won several World Cup medals, including silver in Tbilisi and Madrid. He was approved for the London 2012 Olympics by the Olympic Committee's court after not meeting the Israeli criterion. In London he won his second round bout and lost in the next round to Hiroaki Hiraoka of Japan.

In 2013 he won bronze at the European Championships in Budapest. He finished fifth at the 2014 World Championships. He did not qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics and retired in 2017 to coach.