Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Israel
competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
, China. This was Israel's 14th participation in the Summer Olympics.
43 Israeli athletes competed in Beijing, the largest Israeli delegation in Olympic history, the previous record having been 40 at Sydney 2000
. The Olympic team was split almost equally between men and women, with 23 men and 20 women, which is the largest share of women in Israel's summer Olympic history. This was the youngest delegation in Israel's Olympic history, with about half the team under the age of 23, and many of them are expected to reach their peak in time for the 2012 Olympics in London.
Shooter Guy Starik
became the second Israeli in Olympic history to participate in 4 Olympic Games. Three athletes made their third Olympic appearance: pole vault
er Aleksandr Averbukh
, who has two European championship titles, two world championship medals and two Olympic finals in his resume, judoka Ariel Ze'evi, three-times European champion and bronze medalist in 2004 Summer Olympics
, and canoer
Michael Kolganov
, former world champion and bronze medalist in 2000 Summer Olympics
, who was the flagbearer for Israel in the opening ceremony.
12 other athletes made their second Olympic appearance, while 27 athletes made their Olympic debut at Beijing.
Israel made its Olympic debut in Beijing in the team event in rhythmic gymnastics
, women's épée in fencing, women's one-person dinghy (Laser Radial) in sailing, and women's doubles in tennis.
Among the medal hopefuls were Ariel Ze'evi, and also Udi Gal
and Gideon Kliger
, 3-times world bronze medalists in sailing 470
class, Shahar Zubari
, world bronze medalist in sailboard Neil Pryde RS:X class, and tennis men's double team Jonathan Erlich
and Andy Ram
, winners of the 2008 Australian Open
and #3 seeds in the Olympic tournament.
The largest delegation in Israel's Olympic history won just one bronze medal by Shahar Zubari
in this Olympics, which was below the expectations of the National Olympic committee. However, beside disappointment from failures of medal hopefuls, such as Arik Ze'evi, Udi Gal
and Gideon Kliger
, and Jonathan Erlich
and Andy Ram
, there were some fine performances from other athletes.
The sailing team was close to win another medal by Vered Buskila
and Nike Kornecki in women's 470 class, who finished in fourth place, while Maayan Davidovich
became the first Israeli female windsurfer to place in the top 10.
The Gymnasts excelled and recorded first finals in Israel Olympic history by Alex Shatilov, 8th in men's floor (best achievement in artistic gymnastics), the rhythmic team placed sixth on its debut in the team all-around event, while Irina Risenzon
placed 9th in the rhythmic individual all-around event. Also the 14th place of Neta Rivkin
, the youngest member of the Olympic team, was a good achievement.
There were plenty of national records in the swimming pool – 11 in 17 races – and 3 swimmers achieved 4 top-16 places between them, more than any previous Olympics. Gal Nevo
was the best of them, with 11th place in 400 metres individual medley and 13th place in 200 metres individual medley. Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or got 15th place in 200 metres freestyle, and Guy Barne'a 16th in 100 metres backstroke.
Among the other sports, there was only one notable achievement, Gal Yekutiel
's fifth place in judo, which was beyond the expectations from him.
In shooting, 4-times Olympian Guy Starik
came close to the final of the rifle prone event, but a miss on the final shot placed him in 12th place, losing on tie break to the 4 shooters ranked above him.
On the down side, all four athletes in track-and-field failed to reach their expected results, all three fencers were eliminated in their first bouts, and four tennis players recorded just one win between them (by Shahar Pe'er
) before being eliminated.
Seven swimmers represented Israel in the Olympics.
Key
Men
Women
Anastasia Gloushkov
and Inna Yoffe
represented Israel.
Four athletes represented Israel in Beijing.
Men
Michael Kolganov
represented Israel in kayaking.
Men
Men
}
L 10–11
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|}
Women
}
L 9–10
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|-
|
|Individual épée
|align=center|22
| style="background:wheat;"|
|align=center|
L 8–15
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|}
Alexander Shatilov
represented Israel.
Ranking in each apparatus in brackets
3 judoka represented Israel.
Men
Women
Seven sailors in five boats represented Israel in Beijing.
Men
Women
Three shooters represented Israel in Beijing
Men
Bat-El Gatterer
competed in Taekwondo.
Women
}
L 3:4
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|}
Men
}
L 6–4 6–4
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|17–32
|}
Women
}
W 6–3 5–7 6–0
|align=center|
L 6–3 7–6
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|align=center|17–32
|-
|
|Singles
|align=center|
L 7–5 5–7 6–4
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|align=center|33–64
|-
|
|Doubles
| style="background:wheat;"|
|align=center|
L 6–3 6–2
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|align=center|17–32
|}
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China. This was Israel's 14th participation in the Summer Olympics.
43 Israeli athletes competed in Beijing, the largest Israeli delegation in Olympic history, the previous record having been 40 at Sydney 2000
Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The delegation of 40 athletes was the biggest until that time, and second-biggest in history after 2008 Olympics.- Bronze:* Michael Kolganov — Canoeing, Men's K1 500m Kayak Singles...
. The Olympic team was split almost equally between men and women, with 23 men and 20 women, which is the largest share of women in Israel's summer Olympic history. This was the youngest delegation in Israel's Olympic history, with about half the team under the age of 23, and many of them are expected to reach their peak in time for the 2012 Olympics in London.
Shooter Guy Starik
Guy Starik
Guy Starik 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 competition....
became the second Israeli in Olympic history to participate in 4 Olympic Games. Three athletes made their third Olympic appearance: pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
er Aleksandr Averbukh
Aleksandr Averbukh
Aleksandr Averbukh is a retired Israeli athlete who competed in the pole vault.-Biography:He is Jewish. He was formerly a decathlete competing for Russia, but in 1999 he became an Israeli citizen and rose to top level in pole vault....
, who has two European championship titles, two world championship medals and two Olympic finals in his resume, judoka Ariel Ze'evi, three-times European champion and bronze medalist in 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, and canoer
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
Michael Kolganov
Michael Kolganov
Michael Kolganov is a Soviet-born, Israeli sprint canoer and former world champion. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at Sydney in 2000...
, former world champion and bronze medalist in 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, who was the flagbearer for Israel in the opening ceremony.
12 other athletes made their second Olympic appearance, while 27 athletes made their Olympic debut at Beijing.
Israel made its Olympic debut in Beijing in the team event in rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...
, women's épée in fencing, women's one-person dinghy (Laser Radial) in sailing, and women's doubles in tennis.
Among the medal hopefuls were Ariel Ze'evi, and also Udi Gal
Udi Gal
Udi Gal is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist.-Biography:Gal is Jewish, and was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He started sailing at 8 years of age, and started racing at 13 years of age. He competes with the club Hapoel Tel Aviv...
and Gideon Kliger
Gideon Kliger
Gideon "Gidi" Kliger is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist.-Biography:...
, 3-times world bronze medalists in sailing 470
470 (dinghy)
The 470 is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. The name is the overall length of the boat in centimetres . The hull is fibreglass with integral buoyancy tanks. The 470 is equipped with spinnaker and trapeze, making teamwork necessary to...
class, Shahar Zubari
Shahar Zubari
Shahar Zubari is an Israeli windsurfer and Olympic bronze medalist, surfing in the "Neil Pryde" RS:X discipline. He was born in Eilat, Israel.-Early career:...
, world bronze medalist in sailboard Neil Pryde RS:X class, and tennis men's double team Jonathan Erlich
Jonathan Erlich
Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player...
and Andy Ram
Andy Ram
Andy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches...
, winners of the 2008 Australian Open
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
and #3 seeds in the Olympic tournament.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.... |
Men's sailboard |
Other notable achievements
| Place | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | and Nike Kornecki | Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.... |
Women's 470 class |
| 5 | Judo Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.... |
Men's 60 kg | |
| 6 | Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing... |
Women's rhythmic team all-around | |
| 8 | Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing... |
Men's floor | |
| 9 | Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing... |
Women's rhythmic individual all-around | |
| 10 | Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.... |
Women's sailboard |
Results summary
Shahar Zubari
Shahar Zubari is an Israeli windsurfer and Olympic bronze medalist, surfing in the "Neil Pryde" RS:X discipline. He was born in Eilat, Israel.-Early career:...
in this Olympics, which was below the expectations of the National Olympic committee. However, beside disappointment from failures of medal hopefuls, such as Arik Ze'evi, Udi Gal
Udi Gal
Udi Gal is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist.-Biography:Gal is Jewish, and was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He started sailing at 8 years of age, and started racing at 13 years of age. He competes with the club Hapoel Tel Aviv...
and Gideon Kliger
Gideon Kliger
Gideon "Gidi" Kliger is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist.-Biography:...
, and Jonathan Erlich
Jonathan Erlich
Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player...
and Andy Ram
Andy Ram
Andy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches...
, there were some fine performances from other athletes.
The sailing team was close to win another medal by Vered Buskila
Vered Buskila
Vered "Vardush" Buskila is an Israeli Olympic sailor, and competes in the 470 Class double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centerboard, Bermuda rig, and center sheeting...
and Nike Kornecki in women's 470 class, who finished in fourth place, while Maayan Davidovich
Maayan Davidovich
-Biography:Davidovich is Jewish, and was her hometown is Herzliya, Israel. She competes with the club Hapoel Tel Aviv.She started sailing at the age of five, and made her international competitive debut in the 1999 Optimist European Championships, in Greece....
became the first Israeli female windsurfer to place in the top 10.
The Gymnasts excelled and recorded first finals in Israel Olympic history by Alex Shatilov, 8th in men's floor (best achievement in artistic gymnastics), the rhythmic team placed sixth on its debut in the team all-around event, while Irina Risenzon
Irina Risenzon
Irina Risenzon is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast.-Biography:Rizenson is Jewish, and has been coached by Ira Vigdorchik of Holon. She competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, china, placing 9th in the individual all-around competition...
placed 9th in the rhythmic individual all-around event. Also the 14th place of Neta Rivkin
Neta Rivkin
Neta Rivkin is an Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast. She won silver medals in the individual hoop competition and in clubs at the 2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, and a bronze medal in the individual hoop final at the 2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.-Biography:Rivkin...
, the youngest member of the Olympic team, was a good achievement.
There were plenty of national records in the swimming pool – 11 in 17 races – and 3 swimmers achieved 4 top-16 places between them, more than any previous Olympics. Gal Nevo
Gal Nevo
Gal Nevo is an Israeli swimmer who holds three Israeli records in the 200m IM, 400m IM and 200m butterfly. He represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:Nevo is Jewish....
was the best of them, with 11th place in 400 metres individual medley and 13th place in 200 metres individual medley. Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or got 15th place in 200 metres freestyle, and Guy Barne'a 16th in 100 metres backstroke.
Among the other sports, there was only one notable achievement, Gal Yekutiel
Gal Yekutiel
Gal Yekutiel is an Israeli judoka. He competes in the extra lightweight weight category.-Biography:...
's fifth place in judo, which was beyond the expectations from him.
In shooting, 4-times Olympian Guy Starik
Guy Starik
Guy Starik 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 competition....
came close to the final of the rifle prone event, but a miss on the final shot placed him in 12th place, losing on tie break to the 4 shooters ranked above him.
On the down side, all four athletes in track-and-field failed to reach their expected results, all three fencers were eliminated in their first bouts, and four tennis players recorded just one win between them (by Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
) before being eliminated.
Swimming (7)
Seven swimmers represented Israel in the Olympics.Key
- NR=National record
- PB=Personal best
- SB=Season best
Men
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Guy Barne'a | 100 metre backstroke | 54.50NR | 15 Q | 54.93 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Tom Be'eri Tom Be'eri Tom Beeri is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:He is Jewish.He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.-References:... |
100 metre breaststroke | 1:02.42NR | 42 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre breaststroke | 2:11.44NR | 20 | Did not advance | ||||
| Itay Chama | 200 metre backstroke | 2:00.93 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| Alon Mandel Alon Mandel Alon Mandel is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:He is Jewish.He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.... |
100 metre butterfly | 52.99NR | 36 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre butterfly | 1:59.27NR | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gal Nevo Gal Nevo Gal Nevo is an Israeli swimmer who holds three Israeli records in the 200m IM, 400m IM and 200m butterfly. He represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:Nevo is Jewish.... |
200 metre individual medley | 1:59.66NR | 12 Q | 2:00.43 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| 400 metre individual medley | 4:14.03NR | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or | 100 metre freestyle | 49.10NR | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre freestyle | 1:47.78NR | 15 Q | 1:48.16 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
Women
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anya Gostomelsky | 50 metre freestyle | 25.23NR | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre freestyle | 55.18 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 metre backstroke | 1:01.87NR | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 metre butterfly | 59.50PB | 36 | Did not advance | ||||
Synchronized swimming (2)
Anastasia GloushkovAnastasia Gloushkov
-Biography:Gloushkov is Jewish, and was born in Moscow, Russia. Her parents were both accomplished swimmers, and when she was six the family moved to Greece, where her parents taught swimming. Three years later, they moved to Jerusalem....
and Inna Yoffe
Inna Yoffe
-Biography:Yoffe is Jewish, and was born in the Soviet Union. She and the Israeli synchronized swimming team train in Jerusalem. She swims for the Maccabi Kiryat-HaYovel club of Jerusalem.-Synchronized swimming career:...
represented Israel.
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total points | Rank | ||
| Anastasia Gloushkov Anastasia Gloushkov -Biography:Gloushkov is Jewish, and was born in Moscow, Russia. Her parents were both accomplished swimmers, and when she was six the family moved to Greece, where her parents taught swimming. Three years later, they moved to Jerusalem.... Inna Yoffe Inna Yoffe -Biography:Yoffe is Jewish, and was born in the Soviet Union. She and the Israeli synchronized swimming team train in Jerusalem. She swims for the Maccabi Kiryat-HaYovel club of Jerusalem.-Synchronized swimming career:... |
Duet | 43.583 | 15 | 43.334 | 16 | 86.917 | 15 | Did not advance | |||
Athletics (4)
Four athletes represented Israel in Beijing.Men
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Aleksandr Averbukh Aleksandr Averbukh Aleksandr Averbukh is a retired Israeli athlete who competed in the pole vault.-Biography:He is Jewish. He was formerly a decathlete competing for Russia, but in 1999 he became an Israeli citizen and rose to top level in pole vault.... |
Pole vault Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault A new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 5.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 22.... |
5.45 | 28 | Did not advance | |||||
| Itai Magidi | 3000 metre steeplechase Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metre steeplechase -Round 1:Legend: Q=Qualified top 4 in heat; q=Qualified by time; DNF=Did Not Finish; DNS=Did Not Start; DQ=Disqualified; NR=National Record; PB=Personal Best; SB=Season Best- Final :-Splits:... |
9:05.02 | 37 | Did not advance | |||||
| Niki Palli | High jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 2.32 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 19.... |
2.20 | 21 | Did not advance | |||||
| Haile Satayin | Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :... |
2:30.07 | 69 | ||||||
Canoe/kayak
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Flatwater (1)
Michael KolganovMichael Kolganov
Michael Kolganov is a Soviet-born, Israeli sprint canoer and former world champion. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at Sydney in 2000...
represented Israel in kayaking.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Michael Kolganov Michael Kolganov Michael Kolganov is a Soviet-born, Israeli sprint canoer and former world champion. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at Sydney in 2000... |
K-1 500 m | 1:38.396 | 1 Q | 1:43.145 | 4(11) | Did not advance | |
| K-1 1000 m | 3:38.207 | 5 Q | 3:43.108 | 8(17) | Did not advance | ||
- Rankings are in individual heat, overall ranking in brackets.
Fencing (3)
- Delila HatuelDelila HatuelDelila Hatuel is an Israeli Olympic foil fencer. She represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has been ranked as high as ninth in the world.-Biography:Hatuel is Jewish, and was born in Acre, Israel...
, Noam Mills and Tomer OrTomer Or-Early life and coaching career:Or is Jewish, and was born in Haifa, Israel.Or received his coaching diploma from Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport in Netanya, Israel, in 2005. He aearned an LL.B. in Law and Business from the Interdisciplinary Center, in Herzliya...
represented Israel.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze Final | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
|||
| Individual foil | 17 |
L 10–11
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|}
Women
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze Final | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
|||
| Individual foil | 19 |
L 9–10
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|-
|
|Individual épée
|align=center|22
| style="background:wheat;"|
|align=center|
L 8–15
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|}
Gymnastics
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Artistic (1)
Alexander ShatilovAlexander Shatilov
Alexander Shatilov is an Israeli artistic gymnast. He specializes in the floor exercise, in which he won several medals at world and European championships, and reached the final at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...
represented Israel.
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor | Pommel horse | Rings | Vault | Parallel bars | Horizontal bar | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Alexander Shatilov Alexander Shatilov Alexander Shatilov is an Israeli artistic gymnast. He specializes in the floor exercise, in which he won several medals at world and European championships, and reached the final at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:... |
All-around | 15.600 | 13.825 | 14.075 | 15.575 | 14.500 | 14.225 | 87.800 | 29(25) | Did not advance | |
| Floor | 15.600 | 15.600 | 8 Q | 14.125 | 8 | ||||||
| Pommel horse | 13.825 | 13.825 | 51 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Rings | 14.075 | 14.075 | 58 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Vault | 15.575 | 15.575 | 58 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Parallel bars | 14.500 | 14.500 | 63 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Horizontal bar | 14.225 | 14.225 | 54 | Did not advance | |||||||
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Rhythmic (7)
- Irina RisenzonIrina RisenzonIrina Risenzon is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast.-Biography:Rizenson is Jewish, and has been coached by Ira Vigdorchik of Holon. She competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, china, placing 9th in the individual all-around competition...
, Neta RivkinNeta RivkinNeta Rivkin is an Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast. She won silver medals in the individual hoop competition and in clubs at the 2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, and a bronze medal in the individual hoop final at the 2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.-Biography:Rivkin...
and a team of 5 gymnasts represented Israel.
| Athlete | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Hoop | Rope | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Rope | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Irina Risenzon Irina Risenzon Irina Risenzon is an Israeli rhythmic gymnast.-Biography:Rizenson is Jewish, and has been coached by Ira Vigdorchik of Holon. She competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, china, placing 9th in the individual all-around competition... |
16.800 (9) |
17.100 (8) |
17.125 (8) |
16.825 (9) |
67.850 | 8 | 17.025 (8) | 16.350 (9) | 16.850 (9) | 16.550 (9) | 66.775 | 9 |
| Neta Rivkin Neta Rivkin Neta Rivkin is an Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast. She won silver medals in the individual hoop competition and in clubs at the 2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, and a bronze medal in the individual hoop final at the 2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.-Biography:Rivkin... |
16.500 (12) |
16.825 (10) |
16.450 (13) |
16.100 (15) |
65.875 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| Team | 5 Ropes | 3 Hoops&2 Clubs | Total | Rank | 5 Ropes | 3 Hoops&2 Clubs | Total | Rank | ||||
| Alona Dvornichenko Katerina Pisetsky Maria Savenkov Maria Savenkov -Biography:Savenkov is Jewish, and was born in Volgograd, Russia.She and her teammates placed 6th in the finals on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, as a part of the Israeli National Rhythmic Gymnastic Team.... Rachel Vigdorchick Veronika Vitenberg Veronika Vitenberg Veronika Vitenberg is an Israeli Rhythmic Gymnast and Olympic Finalist.Vitenberg made history when she won 6th place at the finals on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, as a part of the Israeli National Rhythmic Gymnastic Team.... |
15.300 (11) |
16.225 (6) |
31.525 | 7 | 16.050 (7) |
16.050 (6) |
32.100 | 6 | ||||
Ranking in each apparatus in brackets
Judo (3)
3 judoka represented Israel.Men
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage first round | Repechage quarterfinals | Repechage semifinals | Bronze final | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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| Gal Yekutiel Gal Yekutiel Gal Yekutiel is an Israeli judoka. He competes in the extra lightweight weight category.-Biography:... |
−60 kg | 5 | W 0001–0000 |
L 1001–0001 |
Did not advance | W 0001–0000 |
W 0001–0000 |
W 0200–0101 |
L 1012–0000 |
Did not advance | |
| Ariel (Arik) Ze'evi | −100 kg | W 0010–0001 |
L 0010–0001 |
Did not advance | L 0011–0001 |
Did not advance | |||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage first round | Repechage quarterfinals | Repechage semifinals | Bronze final | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Opposition Result |
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| −63 kg | L 0011–0000 |
Did not advance | L 1001–0000 |
Did not advance | |||||||
Sailing (5)
Seven sailors in five boats represented Israel in Beijing.Men
| Athlete(s) | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Medal race | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udi Gal Udi Gal Udi Gal is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist.-Biography:Gal is Jewish, and was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He started sailing at 8 years of age, and started racing at 13 years of age. He competes with the club Hapoel Tel Aviv... Gideon Kliger Gideon Kliger Gideon "Gidi" Kliger is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist.-Biography:... |
470 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | BFD (30) |
11 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 12 | Did not advance | 108(138) | 14 |
| Shahar Zubari Shahar Zubari Shahar Zubari is an Israeli windsurfer and Olympic bronze medalist, surfing in the "Neil Pryde" RS:X discipline. He was born in Eilat, Israel.-Early career:... |
Sailboard | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | (19) | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 58(77) |  |
Women
| Athlete(s) | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Medal race | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vered Buskila Vered Buskila Vered "Vardush" Buskila is an Israeli Olympic sailor, and competes in the 470 Class double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centerboard, Bermuda rig, and center sheeting... Nike Kornecki |
470 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | (19) | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 66(85) | 4 |
| Maayan Davidovich Maayan Davidovich -Biography:Davidovich is Jewish, and was her hometown is Herzliya, Israel. She competes with the club Hapoel Tel Aviv.She started sailing at the age of five, and made her international competitive debut in the 1999 Optimist European Championships, in Greece.... |
Sailboard | 13 | 9 | (20) | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 111(131) | 10 |
| Nufar Edelman Nufar Edelman Nufar Edelman is an Israeli Olympic sailor. She competes in the Laser Radial, a class of small singlehanded sailing dinghy.-Biography:Edelman is Jewish, and was born in Rosh HaNikra, Israel... |
Laser Radial | (25) | 12 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 17 | X | Did not advance | 111(136) | 16 |
- BFD: Disqualification under rule 30.3 – Black Flag Rule
- : Excluded Score
- X: Cancelled
Shooting (3)
Three shooters represented Israel in Beijing Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Doron Egozi Doron Egozi -Biography:Egozi is Jewish, and was born in Ma'abarot, Israel. He is coached by Israeli Olympian Guy Starik.In July 2007, Egozi came in eighth in the 50 metre rifle three positions at the European Championships in Spain.... |
10 m air rifle | 587 | 41 | Did not advance | 41 | |
| 50 m Rifle Three Positions |
1155 | 36 | Did not advance | 36 | ||
| Gil Simkovich | 50 m rifle Prone | 592 | 22 | Did not advance | 22 | |
| 50 m Rifle Three Positions |
1153 | 38 | Did not advance | 38 | ||
| Guy Starik Guy Starik Guy Starik 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 competition.... |
50 m rifle Prone | 594 | 12 | Did not advance | 12 | |
Taekwondo (1)
Bat-El GattererBat-El Gatterer
Bat-El Gatterer is an Israeli Olympic taekwondo athlete. She was the women's 2010 European featherweight champion.-Biography:...
competed in Taekwondo.
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal Match | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Bat-El Gatterer Bat-El Gatterer Bat-El Gatterer is an Israeli Olympic taekwondo athlete. She was the women's 2010 European featherweight champion.-Biography:... |
−57 kg |
L 3:4
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|}
Tennis (4)
- Jonathan ErlichJonathan ErlichJonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player...
, Andy RamAndy RamAndy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches...
, Tzipora ObzilerTzipora ObzilerTzipora Obziler is a former professional right-handed tennis player.She reached her career-high singles world ranking of #75 in on July 8, 2007, and doubles ranking of #149 on April 10, 2000....
and Shahar Pe'erShahar Pe'erShahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
competed in tennis.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition & Score |
Opposition & Score |
Opposition & Score |
Opposition & Score |
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Opposition & Score |
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| |
Doubles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles The Men's Doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 16 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament. Matches were best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was best-of-5 sets... |
L 6–4 6–4
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|17–32
|}
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition & Score |
Opposition & Score |
Opposition & Score |
Opposition & Score |
Opposition & Score |
Opposition & Score |
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| Shahar Pe'er Shahar Pe'er Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 .... |
Singles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles The Women's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre... |
W 6–3 5–7 6–0
|align=center|
L 6–3 7–6
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|align=center|17–32
|-
|
|Singles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles
The Women's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...
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L 7–5 5–7 6–4
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|align=center|33–64
|-
|
|Doubles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Doubles
The women's doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from 10 August to 17 August at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....
| style="background:wheat;"|
|align=center|
L 6–3 6–2
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Did not advance
|align=center|17–32
|}