Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann (; born August 15, 1963, in

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

, Morocco) is an

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fencer. One of Israel's top female fencers, she competed in the individual

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event at the 1984, 1992, and 1996

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s. Her fencing career started at the age of 8, she maintained an international ranking until 2004, and she still competed at the national level in 2012.First time in Israel: Mother and soon on the same competition
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Early and personal life

Hatuel-Czuckermann was born in

, Morocco on August 15, 1963, one of nine children born to Jewish Moroccan parents. The family immigrated to

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, making

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, later that year, living in a

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Acre, Israel Acre ( ), known locally as Akko ( he, עַכּוֹ, ''ʻAkō'') or Akka ( ar, عكّا, ''ʻAkkā''), is a city in the coastal plain region of the Northern District of Israel. The city occupies an important location, sitting in a natural harb ...

.Fenced in - Haaretz - Israel News , Haaretz.com
/ref> Inspired by their father's interest in

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and general athletics, she and her siblings trained together, ultimately reaching Olympic status as adults. Though the family was close-knit, several of them fell into criminal activity, most notably, her brother Uri Hatuel and later, Uri's son Kobi, both of whom have been charged by Israeli authorities for

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. She has a

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, and works in

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Fencing career

Israeli champion

Hatuel-Czuckermann first won the Israeli national title in 1979, when she was 16. She eventually won the title more than 20 times, including 16 consecutive years, and was listed in the ''

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''.

Olympics

She missed her first chance at the Olympics at the

1980 Moscow Olympic Games The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

because of the international

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. At the

1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

, at the age of 20, she won all six of her bouts in the first round (defeating

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of Haiti,

Silvana Giancola Silvana Giancola (born 24 February 1962) is an Argentine fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as ...

of Argentina,

Mieko Miyahara (born 8 January 1960) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly ...

of Japan,

Margherita Zalaffi Margherita Zalaffi (born 7 April 1966) is an Italian former fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1992 Summer Olympics and silvers at the same event in 1988 and in the women's team épée in 1996. She competed at fi ...

of Italy,

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of Great Britain, and Veronique Brouquier of France), but was eliminated in the quarterfinals in which she went 1-3 (defeating

O Seung-Sun Oh Seung-soon (born 11 July 1963) is a South Korean fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 198 ...

of South Korea). She finished in 26th place. She did not compete in the

1988 Seoul Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

because the fencing competition fell on

Yom Kippur Yom Kippur (; he, יוֹם כִּפּוּר, , , ) is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, the first month of the Hebrew calendar. Primarily centered on atonement and repentance, the day's ...

. At the 1992 Barcelona Games she went 3–2 in Round 1 (defeating

Renée Aubin Renée Aubin (born 17 October 1963) is a Canadian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'es ...

of Canada, Annette Dobmeier of Germany, and

Ildikó Mincza-Nébald Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (born 6 December 1969, in Budapest) is a Hungarian épée fencer. Mincza-Nébald won the bronze medal in the individual épée event at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, losing the semi-final 14-15 to Ana Maria Brânză an ...

of Hungary), then won a barrage match against Yelena Glikina of Germany but lost in the final pool. She finished in 23rd place. Atlanta 1996 Israeli Olympic Delegation

At the 1996 Atlanta Games, she was Israel's flag bearer. She was seeded number 12, had a bye in Round One, won her first match in Round Two over Felicia Zimmerman of the US, but lost 15–13 in Round Three to two-time team silver medalist number 5 seed

Monika Weber-Koszto Monika Weber-Koszto ( hu, Weber-Kosztó Mónika; born 7 February 1966) is a Romanian-born German fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics competing for Romania. She then won a silver in the sam ...

of Germany. She finished in 13th place. She also competed in the team foil event, along with

Ayelet Ohayon Ayelet Ohayon (איילת אוחיון; born October 20, 1974) is a three-time Olympian Israeli foil fencer. She also won the silver medal at the 1993 Junior World Cup Championships, the gold medal at the 2000 European Championships, and a gol ...

, Lilach Parisky, and Ira Slivotsky. The Israelis, who were seeded number 9, lost to China in the first round (29–45), but defeated the United States (45–39; with her defeating Zimmerman and Suzanne Paxton). They finished in 9th place.

World Championships and World Cup

In 1991, she finished 8th in the World Championships, and in 1996 she was ranked 8th in World Cup.

Olympic Games

1980 Moscow, Russia, didn't participate because of the

1984 Los Angeles, USA, 26th 1988 Seoul, Korea, didn't participate because of the

Day of Atonement Yom Kippur (; he, יוֹם כִּפּוּר, , , ) is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, the first month of the Hebrew calendar. Primarily centered on atonement and repentance, the day's ...

1992 Barcelona, Spain, 23rd 1996 Atlanta, USA, 13th - Flag bearer

World Championships

1982 Rome, Italy, 52nd 1983 Vienna, Austria, 26th 1986 Sofia, Bulgaria, 22nd 1987 Lousanne, Switzerland, 20th 1989 Denver, USA, 18th 1990 Lyon, France, 16th 1991 Budapest, Hungary, 8th - highest rank 1994 Athens, Greece, 15th 1995 The Hague, the Netherlands, 38th 1999 Seoul, Korea, 73rd. 2001 Nîmes, France, 14th. 2002 Lisbon, Portugal, 43rd

European Championships

She reached the semi-finals at the European Championships in 2002.

Maccabiah Games

She won the bronze medal in the individual foil competition at the 2001 Maccabiah Games.

Public activity

Sports

In 1996, right after the Atlanta Olympics, she was among the founders of the Israeli Olympic Athletes Committee, and retained her membership until 2009. Between 2004 and 2009 she was a member of the

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 Natio ...

. From 2010 to 2012 she served as Chairman of the Israeli Fencing Association. In 2012, she was Director of Sports Activities for Acre.

Politics

In 2012, she was among the organizers of the

Gilad Shalit Gilad Shalit ( he-a, גלעד שליט, Shalit.ogg, ''Gilˁad Šaliṭ'', born 28 August 1986) is a former MIA soldier of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who on 25 June 2006, was captured by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid via tu ...

Cycling for Peace ride.

Academics

She published an article in the field of

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- "Hyperactivity\Impulsivity Amelioration Effects of a Fencing Training Program on Children Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder", at ''DISCOBOLUL; Physical Education, Sport and Kinetotherapy Journal'' (October–December 2016).

Family

Hatuel-Czuckermann has been married to Robert Czuckermann since 1989 and the two have four children together, sons Idan, Matan, and Niran, and daughter Lihi. With the exception of Lihi, all of her children are competitive fencers with the

Fédération Internationale d'Escrime The ''Fédération Internationale d'Escrime'' ( en, International Fencing Federation), commonly known by the acronym FIE, is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. Today, its head office is at the Maison du Sport International ...

. Other notable members of her family include her brother,

Yitzhak Hatuel Yitzhak (also "Itzhak") Hatuel (born 15 September 1962) is an Israeli fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics at 21 years of age. In Round 1, he went 5-0, defeating Saul Mendoza of Bolivia, Jerome Ko of Hon ...

, and her niece,

Delila Hatuel Delila Hatuel ( he, דלילה חטואל; born November 15, 1980) is an Israeli Olympic foil fencer. She represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has been ranked ninth in the world. Biography Delila Hatuel born in Acre, Israel. ...

, both of whom are fencers.

References

External links

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Jerusalem Post article, "Hatoel Zuckerman foiled by referee"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hatuel-Czuckermann, Lydia 1963 births Living people Israeli female foil fencers Jewish female foil fencers Jewish sportswomen Sportspeople from Casablanca Olympic fencers of Israel Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for Israel Maccabiah Games medalists in fencing Competitors at the 2001 Maccabiah Games Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent