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 ...

competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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, from 13 to 29 August 2004. It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Olympic Committee of Israel sent 36 athletes to the Games, 20 men and 16 women, to compete in 13 sports. The team's size was smaller by three from that sent to the previous games in Sydney (which was, by far, the nation's largest delegation). Nine athletes had competed in Sydney, including sprint canoer and Olympic bronze medalist

Michael Kolganov Michael "Misha" Kolganov (or Kalganov, he, מיכאל (מישה) קולגנוב, russian: Михаил Калганов; born October 24, 1974) is a USSR-born Israeli sprint kayaker and former world champion (1998–99). Competing in th ...

and European judo champion

Ariel Ze'evi Ariel "Arik" Ze'evi ( he, אריאל "אריק" זאבי, born 16 January 1977) is a retired Israeli dan 6 black belt in Judo. He had a long and successful career competing in half-heavyweight Judo competitions. He is an Olympic bronze medal fina ...

, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Notable Israeli athletes featured tennis men's doubles team

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 ...

and

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 ...

, Russian imports Larissa Kosorukova in sprint canoeing and

Alexander Danilov Alexander Danilov ( he, אלכסנדר דנילוב, russian: Александр Данилов; born November 10, 1969) is an Israeli pistol shooter competed for his country at the 2000 Sydney Games and 2004 Athens Games. Athletic career Danil ...

in men's pistol shooting, and synchronized swimming pair

Anastasia Gloushkov Anastasia Gloushkov ( he, אנסטסיה גלושקוב, russian: Анастасия Глушкова; born May 24, 1985) is an Israeli Olympic synchronized swimmer. Biography Gloushkov is Jewish, and was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. Her paren ...

and

Inna Yoffe Inna Yoffe ( he, אינה יופה; born February 8, 1988) is an Israeli Olympic synchronized swimmer. Biography Yoffe is Jewish, and was born in the Soviet Union. She and the Israeli synchronized swimming team train in Jerusalem. She swims fo ...

, the youngest of the team at age 16. Apart from Kosorukova and Danilov (both competed for Russia in 1996), Georgian-born wrestler

Gocha Tsitsiashvili Gocha Tsitsiashvili ( he, גוצ'ה ציציאשווילי, ka, გოჩა ციციაშვილი; born November 7, 1973, in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR) is a retired amateur Israeli Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavy ...

and rifle shooter

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 co ...

made their third Olympic appearances as the most experienced members of the team. Israel left Athens with two medals, including its first ever Olympic gold from windsurfer

Gal Fridman Gal Fridman (or Friedman, he, גל פרידמן; born September 16, 1975) is an Israeli windsurfer and Israel's first Olympic Games, Olympic gold medalist. Fridman won a bronze medal, Bronze Medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta 1996 Summer ...

in men's mistral one design. On the other hand, the bronze medal was awarded to judoka

in men's half-heavyweight division.

Medalists

Athletics

Israeli athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). ;Key * Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only * Q = Qualified for the next round * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target * NR = National record * N/A = Round not applicable for the event * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events

Canoeing

Sprint

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Fencing

Israel has qualified one fencer. ;Women

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men

Rhythmic

Judo

Five Israeli judoka qualified for the following events. ;Men ;Women

Sailing

Israeli sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events. ;Men ;Women M = Medal race; OCS =

On course side On the course side is an expression used in sailboat racing to indicate that a boat was on the wrong side of the starting line when the starting signal was given. According to the Sailing Instructions valid for a specific racing event, being on th ...

of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

;Men

Swimming

;Women

Synchronized swimming

Two Israeli synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Israel has qualified one taekwondo jin.

Tennis

Three Israeli tennis players qualified for the following events.

Wrestling

;Key * - Victory by Fall. * - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. * - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points. ;Men's Greco-Roman

References

External links

Official Report of the XXVIII OlympiadOlympic Committee of Israel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Israel At The 2004 Summer Olympics Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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