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Israel At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 25 competitors, 18 men and 7 women, took part in 26 events in 10 sports. Gal Fridman won a bronze medal in Sailing, the only medal won by an Israeli at these games. Medalists Bronze * Gal Fridman — Sailing, Men's Mistral Individual Competition Results by event Athletics Boxing Canoeing Fencing Judo Sailing Shooting Swimming Weightlifting Wrestling References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports {{NOCin1996SummerOlympics Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics |
Olympic Committee Of Israel
The Olympic Committee of Israel (Hebrew: הוועד האולימפי בישראל) is the recognized National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Israel, and the governing body of Olympic sports in Israel. The OCI's headquarters is located at the National Sport Center – Tel Aviv. History In 1933 the Palestine National Olympic Committee was officially formed, and was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in May 1934, despite never competing. Although this committee represented Jews, Christians and Muslims living in Mandatory Palestine, its rules stated that they "represent dthe Jewish National Home." It was, however, controlled exclusively by Maccabi sports organization and oversaw only clubs affiliated with Maccabi, while neither rival Jewish sports organizations, such as Hapoel, nor non-Jewish sports organizations took part. Although Eretz Israel was formally invited to participate in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, it declined the invitation to attend the Games in Nazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilach Parisky
Lilach Parisky (born 21 July 1972) is an Israeli Olympic fencer. Fencing career Parisky came in 17th in foil at the 1993 World Fencing Championships. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events for Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, at 19 years of age. In the individual women's foil event, Parisky won in the first round, defeating Yanina Iannuzzi of Argentina, but lost in the second round. In the first round of the team foil event, against China she went 1-1-1 (defeating Liang Jun and tying with Xiao Aihua). In the second round against the United States she went 1-2 (defeating Felicia Zimmermann), as Israel came in 9th. Parisky came in 20th in foil at the 1998 World Fencing Championships. She then came in 41st in foil at the 1999 World Fencing Championships The 1999 World Fencing Championships were held in Seoul, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Tripolski
Alex Tripolski (אלכס טריפולסקי; born April 2, 1962) is an Israeli former Olympic sport shooter. He is also the President of the Israel Curling Federation. Early life Tripolski was born in Russia, and is Jewish. He made '' aliyah'' (immigrated to Israel) from Russia in 1990. Shooting career Tripolski won the silver medal in the pistol division while representing Israel at the 1995 European Championships. In 1996 he finished 10th in the 50 meter free rifle at the ''Union International de Tir'' (UIT) World Cup Finals. At the 2001 World Cup, Tripolski finished 15th in the 10 meter air pistol competition with 576 points, 8 behind the winner. Tripolski competed for Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, at the age of 34, in Shooting--Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres, and came in tied for 16th with 572 total points. He also competed in Shooting--Men's Air Pistol, 10 metres, and came in tied for 39th with a 558 total points. At the 2013 Maccabiah Games, Trip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Starik
Guy Starik (born May 3, 1965) is an Israeli sport shooter who has competed in four Olympics. He has won gold medals in shooting at both the European Championships and at four World Cups, and shares the world record in the 50 meter rifle prone competition. Biography Starik is Jewish, and was born in Jerusalem. Shooting career In his early years of competition, Starik did not have an experienced coach, and was self-taught. He started shooting in 1978, and started to compete in shooting in 1982. He practices at the National Olympic Ranges in Herzliya. He competed on behalf of Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, in the Men's 50 metre rifle three positions, in which he came in 13th, and in the Men's 50 metre rifle prone, in which he came in 26th. In 1998, Starik finished fourth at the 1998 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, despite a bout of meningitis, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Polak
Boris Polak (בוריס פולק; born July 15, 1954) is an Israeli former world champion and Olympic sport shooter. Personal life Polak is Jewish and was born in Moldova, in 1954. He made ''aliyah'' (immigrated to Israel) with his family from Alma Ata, Kazakhstan in 1992. He lives in Ashkelon, Israel, and is married with two children.http://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHISRM1507195401 He has worked as a machinist and as a shooting coach. Shooting career Polak started practicing shooting, and competing, in 1968, when he was 14 years old. In 1980, after Polak came in 6th in the European Shooting Championships in Oslo in the AR (air rifle) 40M, the Soviet Union dropped him from its Olympic shooting team because some officials thought that at 26 years of age he was too old. He stopped shooting, and for the next seven years served as a border guard in the Red Army on a mountain top near China, attaining the rank of Colonel. After moving to Israel, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anat Fabrikant
Anat Fabrikant-Kreiz (ענת פבריקנט; born September 14, 1975) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor. Personal life She was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is Jewish. She is married to Ynon Kreiz, CEO of Mattel. Sailing career She began competing in sailing at the age of 12. Her club was Hapoel Tel Aviv. When she participated in the Olympics she was 5-8.5 (175 cm) tall, and weighed 146 lbs (66 kg). She and Shani Kedmi placed 8th at the 1995 European Championships in the 470 competition. She represented Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 20 in Sailing—Women's Two Person Dinghy 470 event with Kedmi, and came in 12th. In 1999, she and Kedmi won a bronze medal representing Israel at the 1999 Summer Universiade, placed 4th at both the European and World Championships, and were ranked No. 2 in the world. In 2000 they finished 6th at the 2000 European Championships. She represented Israel at the 2000 Summer Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shani Kedmi
Shani Kedmi (שני קדמי; born July 20, 1977) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor. She was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is Jewish. Sailing career Kedmi began competing in sailing at the age of 15. Her club was Hapoel Tel Aviv. When she participated in the Olympics she was 5-2.5 (160 cm) tall, and weighed 128 lbs (58 kg). She and Anat Fabrikant placed 8th at the 1995 European Championships in the 470 (dinghy), 470 competition. Kedmi represented Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 19 in Sailing—Women's Two Person Dinghy 470 event with Fabrikant, and came in 12th. In 1999, Kedmi and Fabrikant won a silver medal at the Allianz Regatta, Holland Regatta, won a bronze medal representing Israel at the 1999 Summer Universiade, placed 4th at both the European and World Championships, and were ranked No. 2 in the world. In 2000 they finished 6th at the 2000 European Championships. Kedmi represented Israel at the 2000 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ran Shantal
Ran Shantal (also "Shental" or "Chantal"; רן שנטל; born May 25, 1971) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor. Early life Shantal was born in Jaffa, Israel, and is Jewish. His brother is Olympic competitive sailor Nir Shental. Sailing career His club is Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 1987, Shantal and his brother Nir won the gold medal in the 17th International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) Youth Sailing World Championships in the 420 dinghy—Open in Botany Bay, NSW, Australia. They beat out future Olympians Jean-François Berthet and Gwenael Berthet of France. In August 1988, he won the silver medal in the 470 dinghy Junior World Championship in the 470 - Open, in Puck, Poland. In 1993, Shantal and his brother won the silver medal in the 470 World Championships. In 1995, he and his brother won the bronze medal in the 470 World Championships in the 470-Men, in Toronto, Canada. That year, he and his brother were named Israel's Sportsmen of the Year in a cere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nir Shantal
Nir Shental (also "Chantal"; ניר שנטל; born April 25, 1969) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor. Early life Shental was born in Jaffa, Israel, and he is Jewish. His brother is an Olympic competitive sailor Ran Shental. Sailing career His club is Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 1987, Shental and his brother Ran won the gold medal in the 17th International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) Youth Sailing World Championships in the 420 dinghy—Open in Botany Bay, NSW, Australia. They beat out future Olympians Jean-François Berthet and Gwenael Berthet of France. In August 1988, he won the silver medal in the 470 dinghy Junior World Championship in the 470 - Open, in Puck, Poland. In 1993, Shental and his brother won the silver medal in the 470 World Championships. In 1995, he and his brother won the bronze medal in the 470 World Championships in the 470-Men, in Toronto, Canada. That year, they were named Israel's Sportsmen of the Year in a ceremony conducted b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Medal
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the second place a silver medal. More generally, bronze is traditionally the most common metal used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, before which only first and second places were awarded. Olympic Games Minting Olympic medals is the responsibility of the host city. From 1928– 1968 the design was always the same: the obverse showed a generic design by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli with text giving the host city; the reverse showed another generic design of an Olympic champion. From 1972– 2000, Cassioli's design (or a slight reworking) remained on the obverse with a cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yael Arad
Yael Arad ( he, יעל ארד; born May 1, 1967) is an Israeli judoka. She was the first Israeli to win an Olympic Games, Olympic medal. She is widely recognized as one of Israel's most successful athletes and is credited with bringing judo into the athletic mainstream. After her retirement, Arad developed a career as a businesswoman and CEO. She specializes in entrepreneurship, business development and marketing strategy. She manages the commercial rights of ViacomCBS in Israel. Arad advises companies in various sectors and lectures on excellence in sports, life and business. Biography Arad, who is Jewish, was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Aryeh Arad, a journalist in Davar, Galei Tzahal & Kol Yisrael, and Nurit Arad, a journalist in Yedioth Ahronoth reporting in the field of consumerism. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Reichman University. International judo career Arad started taking judo classes at the age of eight and within half a year, ranked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judo At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 61 Kg
These are the results of the women's 61 kg (also known as ''half middleweight'') competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 24 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 61 kilograms. Competition took place on July 23 of 1996 in the Georgia World Congress Center. Results The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. Repechage The losing semifinalists as well as those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 61 kg W61 Judo at the Summer Olympics Women's Half Middleweight Olympics W61 Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
