Ya'acov Shmuel (; born August 7, 1968) is an Israeli former Olympic boxer. He was undefeated in seven fights as a professional.
When he competed, Shmuel was tall, and weighed . He was born in Israel, and is Jewish.
Shmuel competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics, boxing in the Men's Featherweight category, and came in tied for fifth. He was 20 years of age. He received a bye in the first round, defeated John Mirona of Sudan in the second round (knocking out Mirona at 1:15 of the bout's first round), beat Richard Pittman of the Cook Islands in the third round, and lost to ultimate gold medalist Giovanni Parisi of Italy in the quarter-finals.
He became a professional after the Olympics. Fighting as a professional from 1988 to 2000, Shmuel was undefeated at 7âÂÂ0 in fights in Israel and France.