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Netanya Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate I ...

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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 ...

, coor = , campus = , former_names = , free_label = , free = , colors = , colours = , athletics = , sports = , nickname = , mascot = , affiliations = , website = , logo = , footnotes = Wingate Institute ( he, מכון וינגייט), officially Orde Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sports ( he, המכון לחינוך גופני ולספורט ע"ש אורד וינגייט), is a sports training institute located south of

History

Wingate Physical Education Institute1959

Wingate Institute was established in 1957. It was named after

Orde Wingate Major General Orde Charles Wingate, (26 February 1903 – 24 March 1944) was a senior British Army officer known for his creation of the Chindit deep-penetration missions in Japanese-held territory during the Burma Campaign of the Second World ...

. It serves as the host facility for several Israeli national sports teams and as a base for IDF fitness training. Among its numerous athletic fields is the

rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ...

pitch that serves as the home pitch of the

Israel national rugby union team The Israel national rugby union team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בראגבי) is governed by Rugby Israel, which oversees all rugby union in Israel. As of 24 January 2022, Israel is ranked 60th in the IRB World Rankings. Their home ground is ...

. Additionally, numerous fields are used as venues during the

Maccabiah Games The Maccabiah Games (a.k.a. the World Maccabiah Games; he, משחקי המכביה, or משחקי המכביה העולמית; sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Olympics"), first held in 1932, are an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sp ...

. In 1989, the institute was awarded the

Israel Prize The Israel Prize ( he, פרס ישראל; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor. History The Israel Prize is awarded annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state cer ...

, for sport.

Schools

* Nat Holman School for Coaches and Trainers ( he, בית הספר למאמנים ומדריכים ע"ש נט הולמן) * Ribstein Centre for Research, Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy ( he, מרכז ריבשטיין לרפואת ספורט ולמחקר) *

International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame ( he, יד לאיש הספורט היהודי, translit=Yad Le'ish HaSport HaYehudi) was opened July 7, 1981 in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around ...

( he, היד לאיש הספורט היהודי) * Turner Pedagogical Centre ( he, המרכז הפדגוגי ע"ש טרנר) * Cultivation of Young Talent in the Sport-Gifted Centre ( he, המרכז לטיפוח מחוננים בספורט) * PikiWiki Israel 20592 The Gymnast sculpture in Wingate Institute

PikiWiki Israel 20592 The Gymnast sculpture in Wingate Institute

PikiWiki Israel 20591 Swimmer sculpture in Wingate Institute

Centre for the Development of Sports Achievement ( he, יחידה לספורט הישגי) * PikiWiki Israel 20593 Basketball players sculpture in Wingate Institute

PikiWiki Israel 20593 Basketball players sculpture in Wingate Institute

Headquarters for the

Israeli Diving Federation Israeli Diving Federation ( he, ההתאחדות הישראלית לצלילה, Hitahdut Haisraelit Letslila) (TIDF) is a non-governmental SCUBA diving training organization based in Israel. History The Gulf of Eilat is one of the most popular ...

Notable alumni

* Girmaw Amare (born 1987), runner * Gideon Ariel (born 1939), Olympic competitor in the shot put and discus throw *

Mohamed Abu Arisha Mohamed Abu Arisha (محمد ابو عريشة; born November 10, 1997) is a Palestinian citizen of Israel basketball player that ha s played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C., Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and has played ...

(born 1997), basketball player for

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

and the

Israeli national basketball team The Israel men's national basketball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל) represents Israel in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 33rd in the ...

Shani Bloch Shani Bloch, also known as Shani Bloch-Davidov ( he, שני בלוך; born 6 March 1979) is an Israeli racing cyclist. Bloch is the first Israeli road cyclist to compete in the Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale, Giro d'Italia Femminile, and ...

(born 1979), Olympic racing cyclist * Maya Calé-Benzoor (born 1958), Olympic runner and long jumper *

Jon Dalzell Jonathan Dalzell (born July 8, 1960) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the shooting guard position. Dalzell played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for 14 seasons from 1983 to 1997. Biography Dalzell grew up in ...

, American-Israeli basketball player *

Adam Edelman Adam Edelman (born March 14, 1991) is an American-born Israeli sliding sports athlete. He is a four-time Israeli National Champion in the skeleton event who competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Edelman ...

(born 1991), American-born four-time Israeli National Champion in skeleton event, and Israeli Olympian *

Jonathan Erlich Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich ( he, יונתן דאריו "יוני" ארליך, born 5 April 1977) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. During his career, he was mainly a doubles specialist, having won the men's doubles title at the ...

(born 1977), tennis player, ranked # 5 in world in doubles *

Yuval Freilich Yuval Shalom Freilich (יובל פרייליך; born 24 January 1995) is an Israeli left-handed épée fencing, fencer. Biography Yuval Freilich was born in Israel, and grew up in a religiously observant Jewish home in Gush Etzion in the settle ...

(born 1995), épée fencer, 2019 European Epee Champion *

Julia Glushko Julia Glushko (or Yulia, he, יוליה גלושקו; born 1 January 1990) is an Israeli retired tennis player. She won 11 singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her best results at a Grand Slam tournament were reaching the third ...

(born 1990), tennis player * Anastasia Gorbenko (born 2003), Olympic swimmer, won the

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

in the girls' 200 m individual medley at the

2018 Youth Olympic Games The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international multi-sport event, sports, cultural, and edu ...

. *

Gilad Hesseg Gilad Hesseg ( he, גלעד השג) is an Israeli folk rock singer-songwriter and composer. He has been active in the field of Israeli music for the best part of his life and has composed and recorded numerous songs, using his own and others’ ...

, singer-songwriter *

Hussniya Jabara Hussniya Jabara ( ar, حسنية جبّارة, he, חוסניה ג'בארה; born 11 April 1958) is an Israeli former politician, who served as a member of the Knesset for Meretz between 1999 and 2003. She was the first female Israeli Arab to b ...

(born 1958), politician *

Maya Kalle-Bentzur Maya may refer to: Civilizations * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a popula ...

(born 1958), Olympic runner and long jumper *

Nili Natkho Nili Natkho ( he, נילי נאתכו; February 18, 1982 – November 5, 2004) was a Circassian-Israeli basketball player who played for Maccabi Raanana and Elitzur Ramla. Natkho died in a car accident at the age of 22. Her cousin is the promi ...

(1982-2004), basketball player *

Tomer Or Tomer ( he, תֹּמֶר, , Palm Tree) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley next to the Palestinian village of Fasayil, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Counci ...

(born 1978), Olympic fencer & junior world champion * Orna Ostfeld (born 1952), basketball player (scored world record 108 points) & coach * Nina Pekerman (born 1977), triathlete *

Andy Ram Andreas "Andy" Ram ( he, אנדי רם; born April 10, 1980) is a retired Israeli professional tennis player. He was primarily a doubles player, and competed in three Olympics. He is the first Israeli tennis player to win a senior Grand Slam ...

(born 1980), tennis player, ranked # 5 in world in doubles *

Idit Silman Idit Silman (, born 27 October 1980) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yamina from 2021 to 2022, and previously for the Union of Right-Wing Parties in 2019. She was the parliamentary whip of the coalition, befor ...

(born 1980),

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

member *

Derrick Sharp Derrick Lanorris Sharp ( he, דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He pla ...

(born 1971), basketball player *

Miriam Siderenski Miriam Louise Marie Siderenski (also Miryam and Sidranski (-Catzenstein); he, מרים סידרנסקי; born 11 November 1941) is a Congolese-born Israeli former Olympic runner. She was the Israeli Champion in the 60 metres, 100 metres, and 200 ...

(born 1941), Olympic sprinter * John Whitman (born 1967), author and krav maga instructor * Eyal Yanilov (born 1959), Krav Maga instructor

References

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* {{Authority control 1957 establishments in Israel Educational institutions established in 1957 Organizations based in Netanya Sports organizations of Israel Educational organizations based in Israel Military installations of Israel National Institutes of Sport Israel Prize in sport recipients Israel Prize recipients that are organizations Sport in Netanya Lacrosse venues Rugby union stadiums in Israel

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Schools

Notable alumni

See also

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