Shlomo "Shlomi" Eyal (19 June 1959 – 17 June 2019) was an Israeli
fencer. He competed in the individual
foil
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Materials
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* Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal
* Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food
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event at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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at the age of 25.
In Round 1 he went 3-1, defeating
Julito Francis from the Virgin Islands,
Haluk Yamaç of Turkey, and
Stefano Cerioni
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of Italy.
In the quarterfinals he went 2-2, defeating
Edgardo Díaz
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Early life
Díaz was born in Panama City, Panama to Puerto Rican parents "Nacho" Diaz and his wife "Panchi", Díaz grew up in Miami, F ...
of Puerto Rico and former silver medalist
Pascal Jolyot
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The ...
of France.
In the semifinals he was eliminated after going 1-4, with his sole victory coming against
José Rafael Magallanes of Venezuela.
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1959 births
2019 deaths
Israeli male foil fencers
Olympic fencers of Israel
Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
20th-century Israeli people
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