Yoel Kende (; born March 3, 1949) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer. He was born in TimiÃÂoara, Romania.
Kende competed for Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, in swimming at the age of 19. He swam in the Men's 100 metre Breaststroke and came in 6th in Heat 4 with a time of 1:12.3, and in the Men's 200 metre Breaststroke and came in 8th in Heat 4 with a time of 2:44.3. When he competed in the Olympics he was tall, and weighed .