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Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, weightlifting and others. Hapoel Tel Aviv is well known for its red uniforms. Notable members *Michael Beilin (born 1976), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler * Vered "Vardush" Buskila (born 1983), Olympic sailor * Gil Cohen (born 1992), Olympic sailor * Maayan Davidovich (born 1988), Olympic windsurfer *Anat Fabrikant (born 1975), Olympic competitive sailor * Yehoshua Feigenbaum (born 1947), Olympic football player * Udi Gal (born 1979), Olympic sailor and world championship bronze medalist * Max Geller (born 1971), Olympic wrestler *Eliezer Halfin (1948–72) Olympic wrestler; killed in Munich Massacre *Michal Hein (born 1968), Olympic windsurfer *Gideon Kliger (born 1980), Olympic sailor and world championship bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapoel
Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi World Union, Maccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception of Israel Football Association, football, the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in the ''Eretz Israel Olympic Committee'', which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member of Socialist Workers' Sport International, SASI in 1927 and later was a member of CSIT. After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents. General sports clubs *Hapo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, weightlifting and others. Hapoel Tel Aviv is well known for its red uniforms. Notable members *Michael Beilin (born 1976), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler * Vered "Vardush" Buskila (born 1983), Olympic sailor * Gil Cohen (born 1992), Olympic sailor * Maayan Davidovich (born 1988), Olympic windsurfer *Anat Fabrikant (born 1975), Olympic competitive sailor * Yehoshua Feigenbaum (born 1947), Olympic football player * Udi Gal (born 1979), Olympic sailor and world championship bronze medalist * Max Geller (born 1971), Olympic wrestler *Eliezer Halfin (1948–72) Olympic wrestler; killed in Munich Massacre *Michal Hein (born 1968), Olympic windsurfer *Gideon Kliger (born 1980), Olympic sailor and world championship bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapoel Tel Aviv W
Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception of football, the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in the ''Eretz Israel Olympic Committee'', which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member of SASI in 1927 and later was a member of CSIT. After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents. General sports clubs *Hapoel Jerusalem *Hapoel Tel Aviv *Hapoel Holon *Hapoel Haifa * Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball), Hapoel Rishon LeZi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapoel Tel Aviv (handball)
Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, weightlifting and others. Hapoel Tel Aviv is well known for its red uniforms. Notable members *Michael Beilin (born 1976), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler * Vered "Vardush" Buskila (born 1983), Olympic sailor * Gil Cohen (born 1992), Olympic sailor * Maayan Davidovich (born 1988), Olympic windsurfer *Anat Fabrikant (born 1975), Olympic competitive sailor * Yehoshua Feigenbaum (born 1947), Olympic football player * Udi Gal (born 1979), Olympic sailor and world championship bronze medalist * Max Geller (born 1971), Olympic wrestler *Eliezer Halfin (1948–72) Olympic wrestler; killed in Munich Massacre *Michal Hein (born 1968), Olympic windsurfer *Gideon Kliger (born 1980), Olympic sailor and world championship bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moshe Weinberg
Moshe Weinberg ( he, משה ויינברג sometimes Weinberger; 19 September 1939 – 5 September 1972) was an Israeli wrestler who was the coach of the national team, as well the coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv. He began his career in Hapoel Haifa. He was the Israeli youth champion in wrestling. He was also the adult wrestling middleweight champion for eight years. At the 1965 Maccabiah Games, he won a gold medal in Greco Roman wrestling. He later becoming a certified coach at the Wingate Institute, and served in that role for five years. In his capacity as national wrestling coach, he was sent to the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich. He was among 11 Israeli team members who were killed by Palestinian terrorists in what is known as "the Munich massacre". Death In the early morning hours of 5 September 1972, eight members of Black September entered the Olympic Village, Munich and broke into apartment 1 at Connollystraße 31, which housed five coaches and two referees of the Israeli O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nik Zagranitchni
Nik Zagranitchni (ניק זגרניצ'ני; born November 21, 1969) is an Israeli Olympic wrestler. He is Jewish, and made ''aliyah'' (emigrated to Israel) from Ukraine in early 1991. Wrestling career His sports club was Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Zagranitchni came in 8th at the 1991 Wrestling World Championship in 48.0 kg Greco-Roman. He competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at 22 years of age, in Barcelona, Spain, in Greco-Roman Wrestling--Men's Light-Flyweight (48 kg). In the first round he defeated Omer Elmas of Turkey, in the second round Zagranitchni lost to Mark Fuller of the US, and in the third round he was defeated by Wilber Sánchez of Cuba who went on to win the bronze medal. He tied for 11th place. When he competed in the Olympics, Zagranitchni was 5-3.5 (162 cm) tall, and weighed 115 lbs (52 kg). At the 1993 European Championship at 48.0 kg Greco-Roman, Zagranitchni won the silver medal A silver medal in spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Slavin
Mark Slavin ( he, מרק סלבין, russian: Марк Славин; 31 January 1954 – 6 September 1972) was an Israeli Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler and victim of the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was the youngest of the victims at the age of 18. He was taken hostage with eight other Israeli athletes. Slavin was shot by machine gun fire in a helicopter during a botched rescue attempt. Slavin was born in Minsk, Belarus SSR, and had taken up wrestling as a youth to defend himself against anti-Semitic attacks. Slavin soon became noted as a talented wrestler, and won the Soviet Greco-Roman wrestling middleweight junior championship in 1971. Slavin had moved to Israel just four months before the Olympic games and he joined Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Israeli Olympic Team. The 1972 Olympics was due to be his first international competition for Israel, and Slavin had been considered Israel's most likely medal winner at the Munich games. He was the youngest Isr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gideon Kliger
Gideon "Gidi" Kliger (born March 30, 1980) is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a three-time bronze medallist at the sailing world championships. Biography Kliger was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He started sailing and competing when he was 8 years old. He competes with the club Hapoel Tel Aviv. He competed with partner Udi Gal in two-man competitions through 2009. In 1996 he and Gal won the 420 Europeans and finished second place at the 420 Worlds. In 2000 he and Gal won the 470 Youth World Championship, and in 2001 they finished second place in the European Championship in Ireland. He and Gal won bronze medals in the Sailing 470 World Championship for three years straight in Men's 470-Class Two-Person Dinghy — from 2006 to 2008. In May 2003, he was ranked number 1 in the world. In June 2007, he came in third place in the Men's 470 ISAF Sailing World Championships, in Cascais, Portugal. In January 2008, he and partner Gal came in third place in the Men 470 World Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michal Hein
Michal Barel Hein (מיכל היין; born February 11, 1968) is an Israeli former Olympic windsurfer. She was born in Rehovot, Israel. Windsurfing career Her club was Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Hein finished 10th at the World Championships in February 2000. Hein competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at 32 years of age, in Sydney, Australia, in Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's Mistral One Design, Sailing--Women's Women's Mistral One Design/Windsurfer, and came in 14th. When she competed in the Olympics she was tall and weighed . References External links * Living people Israeli windsurfers Olympic sailors of Israel Israeli female sailors (sport) 1968 births People from Rehovot Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Mistral One Design Female windsurfers {{Israel-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich Massacre
The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack carried out during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian people, Palestinian militant organization Black September Organization, Black September, who infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two members of the Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Israeli Olympic team, and took nine others hostage. Black September called the operation "Iqrit and Kafr Bir'im, Biram", after two Palestinian Christians, Palestinian Christian villages whose inhabitants were expelled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The Black September commander was Luttif Afif, who was also their negotiator. Neo-Nazism in Germany, West German neo-Nazis gave the group logistical assistance. Shortly after the hostages were taken, Afif demanded the release of 234 Palestinian prisoners who were being held in Israeli jails, plus the West German–imprisoned founders of the Red Army Faction, Andreas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliezer Halfin
Eliezer Halfin (18 June 1948 – 6 September 1972) was a Latvian-born wrestler with the Israeli Olympic team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Along with 10 other athletes and coaches he was taken hostage and later murdered by Palestinian Black September terrorists on 5 September 1972. Eventually they were brought to a German airport and during an attempted rescue mission staged by the German police, all nine hostages were killed on 6 September. Five of the terrorists and one German policeman were also killed. The subsequent autopsy, carried out by the Forensic Institute of the University of Munich, concluded that Halfin had died from a bullet to the heart and noted that Vivil mints were found in both trouser pockets of his corpse. Eliezer was a mechanic by profession and was born in Riga, Latvia. He came to Israel in 1969 and officially became an Israeli citizen seven months prior to his death. He was survived by his parents and a sister. He was a lightweight wre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
