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Yarden Gerbi

Yarden Gerbi is an Israeli former judoka who won the 2013 World Judo Championships and an Olympic bronze medal in 2016.

born 19892013 world judo title2016 Olympic bronze medalHosting Ninja Israel

Born: 8 July 1989, Kfar Saba
Occupation: judoka
Education: Open University of Israel

Yarden Gerbi was born in 1989 in Kfar Saba

Yarden Gerbi was born on 8 July 1989 in Kfar Saba, to a family of Tunisian Jewish descent from Djerba. She grew up in Netanya and still lives there. She later earned a degree in economics and management from the Open University of Israel.

She began judo at 6 and trained with the Meditav Netanya club under coach Shany Hershko. She won the Israeli championship several times and took silver at the 2009 Maccabiah Games. She ranked first in the world in May 2013.

In August 2013 she won the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro in the 63 kg category, the first Israeli to win gold at the event. In 2014 she took silver at the World Championships in Chelyabinsk. On 9 August 2016 she won a shared bronze medal at the Rio Olympics.

She announced her retirement from judo on 2 October 2017. She then turned to television, finishing third on a Survivor VIP season in 2020 and hosting Ninja Israel from 2021. In 2024 she competed on Dancing with the Stars.