Lydia Hatuel-Zuckerman
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Lydia Hatuel-Zuckerman is an Israeli fencer
. One of Israel's top female fencers, she competed in the foil
event at the 1984, 1992, and 1996 Olympiad
s.
(who competed in foil for Israel in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games), and aunt of Israeli Olympic fencer Delila Hatuel
and Israeli fencer Maor Hatuel.
Olympic Games
, she swept through the 1st round, winning all 6 of her bouts. In the 2nd round, however, she was eliminated from the competition. She finished in 26th place.
She did not compete in the 1988 Seoul
Olympics because the fencing competition fell on Yom Kippur
.
At the 1992 Barcelona
Games she finished in 22nd place.
At the 1996 Atlanta Games, at which she was seeded # 12, she won her first match over Felicia Zimmerman of the U.S., but then lost in the round-of-16 to No. 5 seed Monika Weber-Koszto
, 15-13. She finished in 13th place.
In Atlanta, she also competed in the team foil event. The Israelis, who were seeded No. 9, lost to China
in the 1st round (29–45), but defeated the United States
(45–39) to finish in 9th place. The other members of the team were Ayelet Ohayon
and Lilach Parisky.
Going into the '96 Olympics she was ranked 11th in the world in women's foil.http://info.jpost.com/1998/Supplements/Olymp/israel.html
She also finished 73rd in the foil at the 1999 World Championships.http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:A5pPxbO5xcQJ:www.scottishfencing.8m.com/wc_results/ladies_foil_ind.htm+Lydia+zuckerman+foil&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=77&gl=us
, she won the bronze medal in the individual foil competition.
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
. One of Israel's top female fencers, she competed in the foil
Foil
Foil may refer to:Materials* Foil , a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine* Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal* Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food...
event at the 1984, 1992, and 1996 Olympiad
Olympiad
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s.
Family
She is the sister of Israeli Olympic fencer Yitzhak HatuelYitzhak Hatuel
Yitzhak Hatuel is an Israeli fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.He is the brother of Israeli Olympic fencer Lydia Hatuel-Zuckerman , and uncle of Israeli Olympic fencer Delila Hatuel and Israeli fencer Maor Hatuel.-References:...
(who competed in foil for Israel in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games), and aunt of Israeli Olympic fencer Delila Hatuel
Delila Hatuel
Delila 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...
and Israeli fencer Maor Hatuel.
Israeli champion
In 1979, at the age of 16, Lydia became Israel's women's fencing champion, a title she would hold for many years. The Guinness Book of World Records listed her after she had won the title 6 straight times.Olympics
At the 1984 Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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Olympic Games
Olympic Games
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, she swept through the 1st round, winning all 6 of her bouts. In the 2nd round, however, she was eliminated from the competition. She finished in 26th place.
She did not compete in the 1988 Seoul
Seoul
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Olympics because the fencing competition fell on Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur , also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest and most solemn day of the year for the Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue...
.
At the 1992 Barcelona
Barcelona
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Games she finished in 22nd place.
At the 1996 Atlanta Games, at which she was seeded # 12, she won her first match over Felicia Zimmerman of the U.S., but then lost in the round-of-16 to No. 5 seed Monika Weber-Koszto
Monika Weber-Koszto
Monika Weber-Koszto is a Romanian-born fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics competing for Romania. She then won a silver in the same event at the 1992 Summer Olympics competing for Germany...
, 15-13. She finished in 13th place.
In Atlanta, she also competed in the team foil event. The Israelis, who were seeded No. 9, lost to China
China
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in the 1st round (29–45), but defeated the United States
United States
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(45–39) to finish in 9th place. The other members of the team were Ayelet Ohayon
Ayelet Ohayon
Ayelet Ohayon is an Israeli foil fencer.-European Championships:She finished 8th in the 1995 European Championships, and placed 7th in the individual foil event at the 1996 and 1997 European Championships....
and Lilach Parisky.
World Championships and World Cup
In 1991, she finished 8th in the World Championships, and a few years later finished 8th in the 1996 World Cup.Going into the '96 Olympics she was ranked 11th in the world in women's foil.http://info.jpost.com/1998/Supplements/Olymp/israel.html
She also finished 73rd in the foil at the 1999 World Championships.http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:A5pPxbO5xcQJ:www.scottishfencing.8m.com/wc_results/ladies_foil_ind.htm+Lydia+zuckerman+foil&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=77&gl=us
European Championships
In 2002, the 39-year-old surprised the fencing world by reaching the semifinals of the European Championships, only one-and-a-half months after giving birth to her 3rd child.Maccabiah Games
At the 2001 Maccabiah GamesMaccabiah Games
The Maccabiah is an international Jewish athletic event similar to the Olympics held in Israel every four years under the auspices of the Maccabi Federation, affiliated with the Maccabi World Union. The Maccabiah Games is the third largest international sports competition in the world...
, she won the bronze medal in the individual foil competition.