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Idan Maimon
Idan Maimon (born 27 November 1974) is an Israeli former handball player, and currently the head coach of Hapoel Rishon Lezion. Maimon was the captain of the Israeli national handball team, and the all-time top goalscorer of the Israeli handball with more than 3,000 goals (the previous record held by Akiva Lefler). He's considered to the best Israeli handball player of all-time. Maimon usually played in the right-back position, but also played as center-back. Maimon wore the shirt no. 9. Biography Maimon born & raised in Rishon Lezion, Israel. His father played and coached handball so his family had a background of this game. Maimon started playing handball in the youth teams of Hapoel Rishon Lezion until he was moved to the squad of the senior team. Hapoel Rishon Lezion is the only team Maimon ever played for in Israel. In 1992, Maimon was part of the win of his high school, Amit Amal, in the High Schools World Championship took place in Denmark. During his career, Maimon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishon Lezion
Rishon LeZion ( he, רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן , ''lit.'' First to Zion, Arabic: راشون لتسيون) is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Founded in 1882 by Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire who were part of the First Aliyah, it was the first Zionist settlement founded in the Land of Israel by the New Yishuv and the second Jewish farm settlement established in Ottoman Syria in the 19th century, after Petah Tikva. As of 2017, it was the fourth-largest city in Israel, with a population of . The city is a member of Forum 15, which is an association of fiscally autonomous cities in Israel that do not depend on national balancing or development grants. Etymology The name Rishon LeZion is derived from a verse from the Tanakh: "First to Zion are they, and I shall give herald to Jerusalem" ) (Isaiah 41:27) and literally translates as "First to Zion". History Ottoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 In Sports
2015 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. This year, some sporting events listed below are qualifying ones, for athletes, to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. From July 2015 to May 2016, the venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will be tested, by hosting various events in them. Calendar by month January February March April May June July August September October November December Air sports * February 13 – October 13: 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship ** February 13 & 14: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi *** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme *** Open Challenger Class winner: Cristian Bolton ** May 16 & 17: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba in Chiba *** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme *** Open Challenger Class winner: Petr Kopfstein ** May 30 & 31: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Rovinj in Rovinj *** Open Master Class winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frisch Auf Göppingen Players
Frisch is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aileen Frisch, South Korean luger * Arno Frisch, Austrian actor *Cyrus Frisch, Dutch film director *David Frisch (American football), American football player * David H. Frisch (1918–1991), American physicist * Deborah Frisch, American psychologist *Frankie Frisch (1898–1973), American baseball player *Irene Frisch (born 1931), Holocaust survivor and author * Johan Dalgas Frisch (born 1930), Brazilian engineer and ornithologist *Johann Leonhard Frisch (1666–1743), German linguist, entomologist and ornithologist *Karl von Frisch (1886–1982), Austrian ethologist * Martin Frisch (1899–1959), Hungarian/American mechanical engineer *Max Frisch, Swiss playwright, and novelist *Morten Frisch, Danish epidemiologist *Otto Robert Frisch (1904–1979), Austrian-British physicist * Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch (1895–1979), Norwegian economist *Uriel Frisch Uriel Frisch (born in Agen, in France, on December 10, 1940) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Jews
Israeli Jews or Jewish Israelis ( he, יהודים ישראלים, translit=Yehudim Yisraelim) are Israeli citizens and nationals who are Jewish through either their Jewish ethnicity and/or their adherence to Judaism. The term also includes the descendants of Jewish Israelis who have emigrated and settled outside of the State of Israel. Alongside Samaritans and populations from the Jewish diaspora scattered outside of the Land of Israel, Jewish Israelis comprise the modern descendants of the ancient Israelites and Hebrews. They are predominantly found in Israel and the Western world, as well as in other countries worldwide in smaller numbers. The overwhelming majority of Israeli Jews speak Hebrew, a Semitic language, as their native tongue. Israel, the Jewish state, is the only country that has a Jewish-majority population, and is currently home to approximately half of the world's Jews. The Jewish population in Israel comprises all of the communities of the Jewish diaspo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Male Handball Players
Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli (born 1984), Israeli basketball player See also * Israelites, the ancient people of the Land of Israel * List of Israelis Israelis ( he, ישראלים ''Yiśraʾelim'') are the citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel, a multiethnic state populated by people of different ethnic backgrounds. The largest ethnic groups in Israel are Jews (75%), foll ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1974 Births
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the Germany national football team, German national team won the championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 onwards, the league was sponsored by Toyota and has officially been called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. This lasted until 2012 when the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became the new sponsor. The official name has consequently been changed to ''LIQUY MOLY Handball-Bundesliga''. The winners of the respective season are the official German handball champions. HBL is headquartered in Dortmund. History The Bundesliga was introduced with the 1966/67 season and initially operated with two regional sections, North and South. Since 1977 the Bundesliga has operated with a single section first division, currently composed of eighteen clubs. In 1981 a ''2.Bundesliga'' was introduced as a new second division, supplanting the ''Regionalliga'' which became the third tier. The ''2.Bundesliga'' used to consist of two (resp. three in the first two years after the German reunification) sections north a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damir Stojanovic
Damir is a common male given name in South Slavic languages. It also occasionally appears in Central Asia and Turkic regions of Russia. It is of Slavic origin, with ''da'' meaning "give"/"take", and ''mir'', meaning "peace". It can also be a variation of a Turkish name "Demir", which means "iron". In Tatar names, DAMIR is also an acronym for "Да здравствует мировая революция", meaning "Long live the world revolution". In Croatia, the name Damir was among the most common masculine given names in the decades between 1960 and 1979. Notable people with the name include: * Damir Bajs, Croatian politician * Damir Bičanić, Croatian handball player * Damir Bjelopoljak, Bosnian volleyball player * Damir Botonjič, Slovenian football player * Damir Burić (other), several people * Damir Čakar, Montenegrin football player * Damir Čeković, Serbian football player * Damir Čerkić, Bosnian football player * Damir Desnica, Croatian football playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 In Sports
2016 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Calendar by month * January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December Air sports Alpine skiing Amateur boxing American football * Super Bowl 50 – the Denver Broncos (AFC) won 24–10 over the Carolina Panthers (NFC) **Location: Levi's Stadium **Attendance: 71,088 **MVP: Von Miller, LB (Denver) Aquatics Archery * November 21, 2015 – September 17, 2016: 2015–16 World Archery Federation Events Page 2016 Summer Olympics ( WA) * August 5 – 12: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí ** Men's individual: Ku Bon-chan; Jean-Charles Valladont; Brady Ellison ** Men's team: ; ; ** Women's individual: Chang Hye-jin; Lisa Unruh; Ki Bo-bae ** Women's team: ; ; Indoor archery * November 21 & 22, 2015: IA Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)
Maccabi Rishon LeZion ( he, מכבי ראשון לציון) is a handball team from the city of Rishon LeZion, Israel. competes in the Ligat Winner Big. The team's colors are yellow and blue, and it hosts its home games in the new 1500-seat bet maccabi in Rishon LeZion. Maccabi have won 16 championships and 10 Israeli cups. After some bad years in the 1990s, the team returned to success: between 2003 and 2007 it won three championships and four cups. The team's biggest achievement in the European Cups was on its first appearance there in 1983 when it reached the Cup Winner's Cup semifinal, losing to the Spanish team FC Barcelona Handbol. Their biggest rival is Hapoel Rishon LeZion, another great Rishon LeZion team. The derby games between them have been very tense throughout the last two decades. Titles *Israel Champions (16): 1959, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2021 *Israel Cup Holder (10): 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
