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Yael Arad

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Yael Arad (Hebrew: יעל ארד; born 1 May 1967) is an Israeli judoka. She was the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona in 1992. She is widely recognized as one of Israel's most successful athletes and is credited with bringing judo into the athletic mainstream. After her retirement, Arad developed a career as a businesswoman and CEO. She specializes in entrepreneurship, business development and marketing strategy. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Yael Arad is the 125th most popular martial arts (down from 97th in 2024), the 386th most popular biography from Israel (down from 371st in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Yael Arad ranks 125 out of 179. Before her are Benson Henderson, Belal Muhammad, Alexander Gustafsson, Nikolay Solodukhin, Matt Hughes, and Junior dos Santos. After her are Jorge Masvidal, Saenchai, Nazim Huseynov, Michael Chandler, Chael Sonnen, and Ha Hyung-joo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Yael Arad ranks 654. Before her are Nicolae Țaga, Frank Luck, Rita Guerra, Petr Pravec, Marcelo Filippini, and Cécile Nowak. After her are Dolkun Isa, Karin Herrera, Steffi Lemke, Brigitte McMahon, Edinho Baiano, and Johnny Gioeli.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Yael Arad ranks 386 out of 466. Before her are Aida Touma-Suleiman (1964), Shahar Pe'er (1987), Lucy Aharish (1981), Inon Zur (1965), Shiri Maimon (1981), and Aviv Geffen (1973). After her are Denis Shapovalov (1999), Viktor Tsyhankov (1997), Dafna Dekel (1966), Adania Shibli (1974), Adam Neumann (1979), and Idan Raichel (1977).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Israel

Among martial arts born in Israel, Yael Arad ranks 1. 

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