Yarden Gerbi

Yarden Gerbi
Gerbi in 2022
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1989-07-08) 8 July 1989 (age 35)[2]
Kfar Saba, Israel
OccupationJudoka
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍63 kg[2]
Rank     6th dan black belt[1]
ClubMeitav Netanya
Coached byShany Hershko [he]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2016)
World Champ.Gold (2013)
European Champ.Silver (2012)
Highest world ranking1 (2013)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Israel
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍63 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest ‍–‍63 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2013 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Moscow ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tyumen ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Astana ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tashkent ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Qingdao ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Havana ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Qingdao ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Samsun ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Qingdao ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Düsseldorf ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Zagreb ‍–‍63 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Warsaw ‍–‍63 kg
Maccabiah Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tel Aviv ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1880
JudoInside.com33724
Updated on 17 May 2023

Yarden Gerbi (or Jerbi,[3] Hebrew: ירדן ג'רבי; born 8 July 1989) is an Israeli former judoka world champion. She won an Olympic bronze medal competing for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in women's 63 kg judo.[4][5]

Gerbi won the gold medal at the 2013 World Judo Championships in the ‍–‍63 kg category.[6][7][8] She won the Israeli championship five times by the age of 24, and was a silver medalist in the 2009 Maccabiah Games.

Personal life

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Gerbi was born in Kfar Saba, Israel, to a family of Tunisian Jewish descent from Djerba. She was raised and also currently resides in Netanya, Israel.[8][9][10][11] Her nicknames are Jordan, Gerb, and Denush.[2] She attended the Open University of Israel, studying Economics and Management.[2][12]

On 27 September 2022, Gerbi came out as gay and revealed her then-ongoing relationship with photographer Dana Lavi, daughter of Israeli actor Amos Lavi. They split up the following year.

In the summer of 2023 Gerbi began a relationship with Adi Imbar. The couple announced their engagement in April 2024.

Judo career

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Early career

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Gerbi, who began practicing judo at age 6, trains with club Meditav Netanya.[8] Shany Hershko [he], former coach of the Israeli women's national judo team, has been her trainer since childhood.[8][13]

In 2007, Gerbi won the Israel Championships.[14]

In 2008, Gerbi won the Israel Championships, the Under-23 Israel Championships, and took third in the European Junior Championships.[15]

In 2009, Gerbi won the Israel Championships and the Belo Horizonte World Cup, placed second in the 2009 Maccabiah Games and took third place in the Qingdao Grand Prix.[15][16][17]

Gerbi came in second in the 2010 Qingdao Grand Prix.[18] That year she also finished second in the Baku and Birmingham World Cups, third in the Warsaw World Cup and came in 7th place at the 2010 World Championships.[15] In 2011, she won the Israeli Championships, came in second in the San Salvador and Miami World Cups, third in the 2011 Moscow Grand Slam and the 2011 World Masters in Baku, and fifth in the 2011 European Championships.[15] Gerbi was eliminated in the third round of the 2011 World Championships and did not qualify to represent Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[8]

In 2012, Gerbi won the Tashkent World Cup and the Israel Championships, took second in the 2012 European Championships in Russia,[8][19] and took third in the 2012 Düsseldorf Grand Prix.[15][20][21]

In 2013, prior to the World Championships, Gerbi won the 2013 Baku Grand Slam[22] and the 2013 Moscow Grand Slam,[23] took second in the 2013 Samsun Grand Prix,[24] third in the 2013 Düsseldorf Grand Prix[25] and at the 2013 European Championships.[26][14][15] She achieved a world ranking of No. 1 in May 2013.[27]

2013 World Champion

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In August 2013, at the age of 24, she won the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro in the category ‍–‍63 kg, defeating each of her five opponents unconditionally.[6][7][8][28] She defeated No. 2-ranked Clarisse Agbegnenou of France, the European champion, in the final by dislocating her shoulder and rendering her unconscious with a chokehold in 43 seconds.[8][12][13][28][29] She recorded an ippon in each of her five fights on the way to the championship.[13][28] Commenting on the reaction from Israelis to her championship, she said: "I received three marriage proposals."[30]

Gerbi became the first Israeli to win a gold medal at the Judo World Championships.[29] Israelis Yael Arad (1991 – bronze, 1993 – silver), Oren Smadja (1995 – silver), and Ariel Ze'evi (2001 – silver) had each previously won a silver medal in the championships, and Alice Schlesinger had most recently won a bronze medal in 2009; also Olympic medals, which is Gerbi's next goal, have been won by Arad (Barcelona 1992 – silver), Smadja (Barcelona 1992 – bronze), and Ze'evi (Athens 2004 – bronze).[13][31]

Gerbi was voted Israeli Sports Personality of the Year in 2013 by the readers of The Jerusalem Post.[32]

2014–15

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Gerbi (in blue) with Cachola from Portugal at the bronze final of the 2015 European Games (Baku)

At the 2014 World Championships in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, Gerbi won the silver medal after losing by an ippon to Frenchwoman Clarice Agbegnenou in the final of the ‍–‍63 kg category.[33][34][35]

In December 2014, Gerbi was named Israeli Sportswoman of the Year.[36]

In 2015, Gerbi won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Games.[37]

On 17 October, Gerbi won a bronze medal in the 2015 Paris Grand Slam after defeating Miho Minei from Japan.[38][39] Two weeks later on 31 October 2015, she won bronze again, this time in the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, after defeating Juul Franssen from the Netherlands.[40][41]

Rio Olympics and retirement

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On 9 August 2016, Gerbi won a bronze medal for her native Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (shared with Anicka van Emden).[4] Prior to her win, she was ranked among the top 14 eligible female judokas in her category as of 30 May 2016.[42] After losing to hometown Brazilian Mariana Silva in the quarter-finals, Gerbi won her next two repechage fights to win the bronze medal.

Gerbi took part in the torch lighting ceremony at the 2017 Maccabiah Games on 6 July 2017.[43] On 2 October of that year, Gerbi announced her retirement from judo.[44]

Medals

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Sources:[45]

Year Tournament Place Ref.
2009 Grand Prix Qingdao 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [17]
2010 Grand Prix Qingdao 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [18]
2011 World Masters 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [46]
Grand Slam Moscow 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [47]
2012 Grand Prix Düsseldorf 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [21]
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [19]
2013 Grand Prix Düsseldorf 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [25]
Grand Prix Samsun 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [24]
European Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [26]
Grand Slam Baku 1st place, gold medalist(s) [22]
World Masters 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [48]
Grand Slam Moscow 1st place, gold medalist(s) [23]
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) [6]
2014 Grand Prix Düsseldorf 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [49]
Grand Prix Tbilisi 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [50]
World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [33]
Grand Prix Astana 1st place, gold medalist(s) [51]
Grand Prix Tashkent 1st place, gold medalist(s) [52]
Grand Prix Qingdao 1st place, gold medalist(s) [53]
2015 Grand Prix Zagreb 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [54]
European Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [37]
Grand Slam Tyumen 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [55]
Grand Slam Paris 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [38]
Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [40]
2016 Grand Prix Havana 1st place, gold medalist(s) [56]
Summer Olympics 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [4]

Media appearances

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In 2020, Gerbi competed in the third VIP season of Israel's Survivor and finished in third place.[57]

In 2021, Gerbi began hosting the Ninja Israel [he] show on Channel 12.[58]

In 2024, Gerbi competed in the 10th season of Israel's Rokdim Im Kokhavim ('Dancing with the Stars'), where she was eliminated 13th (out of 21 couples), in the second round of the live show stage.[59]

See also

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References

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  43. ^ Ervin, Gilot To Participate In Torch Lighting At Maccabiah Games
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