{{Short description|Israeli judoka (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox judoka | name = Golan Pollack | image = GolanPolak DSC3480 799 1200.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|9|10}} | birth_place = Yehud, Israel | native_name = {{Script/Hebrew|גולן פולק}} | nationality = Israeli | height = 175 cm | occupation = Judo coach <!-- Sport --> | country = {{ISR}} | weight_class = –66 kg | rank = | rank_ref = <ref name="rank">{{cite web |title=Association board meeting protocol 31/12/2024 |url=https://www.ija.org.il/html5/web/11009/42507ImageFile3.pdf |website=Israel Judo Association |access-date=4 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250504093236/https://www.ija.org.il/html5/web/11009/42507ImageFile3.pdf |archive-date=4 May 2025 |date=4 May 2025 |language=he}}</ref> | dan = 4 <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds_rank = 3 | worlds_year = 2015 | worlds_weight = Men's 66 kg | regionals_type = EU | regionals_rank = R16 | regionals_year = 2012 | regionals_weight = <!-- Optional – To link to specific weight class competition article (when one exists) --> | regionals_year2 = 2013 | regionals_weight2 = | regionals_year3 = 2015 | regionals_weight3 = Men's 66 kg | nationals = | olympics_rank = R32 | olympics_year = 2016 | olympics_weight = Men's 66 kg <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }} {{Medal|Country| {{ISR}} }} {{Medal|Competition| World Championships }} {{Medal|B| 2015 Astana | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| World Masters }} {{Medal|B| 2013 Tyumen | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2016 Guadalajara | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }} {{Medal|S| 2014 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2014 Baku | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }} {{Medal|S| 2013 Samsun | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|S| 2016 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2013 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2013 Ulaanbaatar | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2015 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2015 Jeju | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Maccabiah Games }} {{Medal|G| 2009 Tel Aviv | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| European Youth Olympic Festival }} {{Medal|B| 2007 Belgrade | {{nbnd}}60 kg }} | updated = 4 May 2025 }}
'''Golan Pollack''' ({{langx|he|גולן פולק}}; born 10 September 1991 in Yehud, Israel) is an Israeli Olympic judoka.<ref name="judoinside.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/42912/Golan_Pollack|title=Golan Pollack, Judoka, JudoInside|publisher=|accessdate=7 August 2016}}</ref> who competed in the half lightweight (under 66 kg) weight category.
Pollack won a bronze medal in the 2015 World Championships<ref name="2015 World Championships">{{cite web |title=2015 World Championships|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1232/results |website=ijf.org |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> and represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall, and weighs {{convert|66|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/golan-pollack |title=POLLACK Golan |accessdate=7 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806051308/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/golan-pollack |archivedate= 6 August 2016 }}</ref>
==Judo career== Pollack won a gold medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in the 66 kg division.<ref name="judoinside.com"/>
At the 2011 World Championships, Pollack reached the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by Miklós Ungvári of Hungary. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Pollak lost in the first round to David Larose of France.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref>
Pollack won the European Open in Sofia in 2014.<ref name="judoinside.com"/> On 5 December, Pollack won a silver medal at the 2014 Tokyo Grand Slam.<ref name="2014 GS Tokyo">{{cite web |title=2014 Grand Slam Tokyo |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1187/results |website=ijf.org |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://www.olimpiazzurra.com/2014/12/judo-grand-slam-tokyo-tanto-giappone/ Judo, Grand Slam Tokyo: tanto Giappone, poker di ori] {{in lang|it}}<br />[http://m.ynet.co.il/Article.aspx?id=4599972 ג'ודו: כסף לגולן פולק בגראנד סלאם בטוקיו] (Hebrew)</ref>
On 25 August, Pollack won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan after defeating Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg of Mongolia.<ref name="2015 World Championships"/><ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/sports/2015-08-25/ty-article/.premium/golan-pollack-wins-bronze-at-world-judo-championship/0000017f-e3b6-d75c-a7ff-ffbfe2b60000 Israeli Judoka Golan Pollack Wins Bronze at World Judo Championship] Haaretz 08-25-2015</ref><ref name="jpost.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Israels-Golan-Pollack-fights-for-late-bronze-at-Worlds-413258|title=Israel's Golan Pollack fights for late bronze at Worlds|date=26 August 2015 |publisher=|accessdate=7 August 2016}}</ref> During that day he also beat Georgii Zantaraia of Ukraine, ranked number one in the world.<ref name="jpost.com"/> He became the sixth Israeli to win a medal at the World Judo Championships, joining Yael Arad (1991, bronze; 1993, silver), Oren Smadja (1995, silver), Ariel Ze'evi (2001, silver), Alice Schlesinger (2009, bronze), and Yarden Gerbi (2013, gold; 2014, silver).<ref name="jpost.com"/>
Pollack won a silver medal at the 2016 Düsseldorf Grand Prix, losing in the final to world champion An Ba-ul of Korea.<ref name="2016 GP Düsseldorf">{{cite web |title=2016 Grand Prix Düsseldorf |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1315/results |website=ijf.org |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="judoinside.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.israel-today.ru/judo-golan-pollack-won-a-silver-medal-in-dusseldorf.html|title=Judo: Golan Pollack won a silver medal in Dusseldorf|publisher=|accessdate=7 August 2016}}</ref>
Pollack represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in judo, competing in the men's 66 kg event where he was ranked 6th.<ref name="haaretz.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.735667|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807155934/http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.735667|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 August 2016|title=Tough Day for Israeli Judo as Two Team Members Are Knocked Out of Contention|newspaper=Haaretz}}</ref> After receiving a first-round bye, he was eliminated by Zambia's Mathews Punza.<ref name="haaretz.com"/> His coach, former Olympic medalist Oren Smadja, said: “Golan used a move he shouldn’t have used and doesn’t usually use. The move doesn’t even have a name. It’s a move where you try to surprise your opponent by falling on your back on the mat, but it risks a lock, which is exactly what happened to Golan. Golan lost to himself, and his opponent got a gift."<ref name="haaretz.com"/> Pollack left the match in tears, and collapsed to his knees, hiding his face.<ref name="haaretz.com"/> He said: “I’m very disappointed, especially after all the long way I’ve come in the last four years.... I thank everyone for their support, and I’m sorry I’ve disappointed you.”<ref name="haaretz.com"/>
==Medals== Source:<ref name="Results">{{cite web |title=Golan Pollack — Tournament results |url=https://www.ijf.org/judoka/9718/results?results_rank_group=all |website=ijf.org |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! Year !! Tournament !! Place !! Ref. |- ! rowspan=4| 2013 | align=left| Grand Prix Düsseldorf || {{Bronze3}} || <ref name="2013 GP Düsseldorf">{{cite web |title=2013 Grand Prix Düsseldorf |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1095?id_weight=2 |website=ijf.org |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> |- | align=left| Grand Prix Samsun || {{Silver2}} || <ref name="2013 GP Samsun">{{cite web |title=2013 Grand Prix Samsun |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1100/results?id_weight=2 |website=ijf.org |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> |- | align=left| World Masters || {{Bronze3}} || <ref name="2013 World Masters">{{cite web |title=2013 World Masters|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1101/results?id_weight=2 |website=ijf.org |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> |- | align=left| Grand Prix Ulaanbaatar || {{Bronze3}} || <ref name="2013 GP Ulaanbaatar">{{cite web |title=2013 Grand Prix Ulaanbaatar|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1134/results?id_weight=2 |website=ijf.org |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 2014 | align=left| Grand Slam Baku || {{Bronze3}} || <ref name="2014 GS Baku">{{cite web |title=2014 Grand Slam Baku |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1156/results?id_weight=2 |website=ijf.org |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> |- | align=left| Grand Slam Tokyo || {{Silver2}} || <ref name="2014 GS Tokyo"/> |- ! rowspan=3| 2015 | align=left| Grand Prix Zagreb || {{Bronze3}} || <ref name="2015 GP Zagreb">{{cite web |title=2015 Grand Prix Zagreb|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1219/results?id_weight=2 |website=ijf.org |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> |- | align=left| World Championships || {{Bronze3}} || <ref name="2015 World Championships"/> |- | align=left| Grand Prix Jeju || {{Bronze3}} || <ref name="2015 GP Jeju">{{cite web |title=2015 Grand Prix Jeju |url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1242/results?id_weight=2 |website=ijf.org |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 2016 | align=left| Grand Prix Düsseldorf || {{Silver2}} || <ref name="2016 GP Düsseldorf"/> |- | align=left| World Masters || {{Bronze3}} || <ref name="2016 World Masters">{{cite web |title=2016 World Masters|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1332/results?id_weight=2 |website=ijf.org |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> |}
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