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
2015 European Games, in
Baku,
Azerbaijan
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from 12 to 28 June 2015. The 2015 European Games represents Israel's largest ever delegation to a sports competition.
[Israel sends 141 athletes to European Games]
/ref> Prior to the start of the event Israel planned to send 141 athletes to the games.[
Winners of Olympic competitions such as triathlon, table tennis and shooting competitions will automatically qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Israel will also participate in three of the five non-Olympic events, including 3×3 basketball and the sambo.
Israel finished the games with 12 medals in total and 2 athletes qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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TV broadcasting
International Sports Broadcasting (ISB) will be the host broadcaster of the European Games. During the Games, ISB will produce approximately 6 hours of coverage per day. In Israel the games were broadcast on Sport 5
Sports Channel ( he, ערוץ הספורט, ''Arutz HaSport''), also known as the Sport 5 ( he, ספורט 5, ''Sport Hamesh'') is one of the major Israeli television company and sports journalism outlet owned by the RGE Group. Available on c ...
and Sport 1.
Medalists
At the closing of the games Israel had won twelve medals, two gold, four silver and six bronze, ranking them 22nd overall.
Competitors
The Israeli delegation included 134 athletes competing in 20 sports.
Archery
Athletics
In total Israel is sending 43 people to compete in Athletics competitions. This includes 23 men and 20 women.
At the conclusion of each event points were added to a nation's total based on the competitors placement. Points were combined to produce national team totals, and games medals were awarded to the top three nations. Medals were not awarded for individual events. At the conclusion of the 40 athletic events, Israel accumulated 430 total points, giving them the bronze medal.
Badminton
;Men
Basketball 3×3
Basketball at the 2015 European games took place in the half-court '' 3x3'' format.
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Cycling
Mountain Bike
Road Cycling
Fencing
Gymnastics
Acrobatic
;Women's groups
Artistic
;Men
;All-Around
;Apparatus
;Women
;All-Around
Rhythmic
Israel has qualified two athletes after their performance at the 2013 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
The 29th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships took place from May 31 to June 2, 2013 at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria including 34 National Federations.
Medal winners
Results
Seniors
Team
Hoop
Ball
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Judo
Sambo
Shooting
Swimming
On 24 June, Israeli swimmer Marc Hinawi became the first Israel to win a medal in swimming at the European games (8th overall), winning the bronze medal in 1,500 metre free style.Swimmer Marc Hinawi brings Israel eighth medal at European Games
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Synchronised Swimming
Taekwondo
Triathlon
Water Polo
Wrestling
References
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Nations at the 2015 European Games
European Games
The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition contested by athletes from European nations and several transcontinental countries. The Games were envisioned and are governed by the European Olympic Committees ...
2015