Or Sasson

Or "Ori" Sasson (Hebrew: אור "אורי" ששון; born 18 August 1990) is a retired[4][5] Israeli Olympic judoka.

He is the younger brother of former judoka and Israel national judo team captain Alon Sasson,[19] who, when they were children, would hit him to show him who was boss.

[20] In 2020, Sasson competed in the Israeli version of The Masked Singer reality singing show, hiding in full-body falafel sandwich costume, and finished third.

[21] In 2024, Sasson competed in the 10th season of Israel's Rokdim Im Kokhavim ('Dancing with the Stars'), where he was eliminated as the 5th couple out of 21, before reaching the live show stage.

[7] In July 2009 Sasson won the gold medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel, in judo at ‍–‍100 kg.

[23] In September 2011 he competed in the Judo World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where Iranian Javad Mahjoub was slated to face him, but refused.

[48][49][50] On 28 October, he won the bronze medal at the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam after he defeated Benjamin Harmegnies [fr] of Belgium by waza-ari.