Ayelet Ohayon
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Ayelet Ohayon is an Israeli foil
fencer
.
Ohayon also won the gold medal
at the 2000 European Championships.
.
s in foil.
At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she competed in both the individual and team foil events. In the individual competition, she easily defeated her first round opponent, Guatemala
's Carmen Rodrigues, 15-2, but then lost 15–10 in the 2nd round to No. 8 seed Sabine Bau of Germany. In Atlanta Ohayon also competed in the team foil event. The Israelis lost to China in the first round (29–45), but defeated the United States (45–39) to finish in 9th place.
Ohayon returned to the Olympics at the 2000 Sydney Games (she was ranked No. 40 in the world entering the Games), and reached the 3rd round of the individual foil competition. After receiving a first round bye, she defeated Adeline Wuilleme
of France in the next round (15–12). Her competition ended when she lost to Diana Bianchedi of France, 12–15.
Ohayon came into the 2004 Athens
Olympics ranked 19th in women's individual foil. She drew a highly rated German opponent, Simone Bauer (ranked 13th) in the round of 32. Ohayon lost 15–10 and was eliminated. She took the defeat very much to heart, saying: "My preparations have gone down the drain. Everything I invested in my whole childhood has gone down the drain. My entire life from age 5 ends here." She came in 19th in the competition.
Foil (fencing)
A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
fencer
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...
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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.Ohayon also won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the 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...
at the 2000 European Championships.
Junior World Cup Championships
In her first junior world cup, she beat an Italian fencer who was favorite to win the title. At her second junior world cup, Ohayon made it to a point short of the finals. A year and a half later, she finished third at the world youth cup, taking the silver medalSilver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
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World Cup Championships
Ohayon ended 8th in the final of the World Cup in 1996, which moved her to 25th in the world rankings. She finished in 7th place at the 1997 World Cup Championships. At the 1999 World Championships, she finished 20th. Three years later, at the 2002 Worlds, Ayelet finished 15th. She came in 3rd in the 2002 World Cup tournament.Olympics
Ohayon has competed at three OlympiadOlympiad
An Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games of Classical Greece. In the Hellenistic period, beginning with Ephorus, Olympiads were used as calendar epoch....
s in foil.
At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she competed in both the individual and team foil events. In the individual competition, she easily defeated her first round opponent, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
's Carmen Rodrigues, 15-2, but then lost 15–10 in the 2nd round to No. 8 seed Sabine Bau of Germany. In Atlanta Ohayon also competed in the team foil event. The Israelis lost to China in the first round (29–45), but defeated the United States (45–39) to finish in 9th place.
Ohayon returned to the Olympics at the 2000 Sydney Games (she was ranked No. 40 in the world entering the Games), and reached the 3rd round of the individual foil competition. After receiving a first round bye, she defeated Adeline Wuilleme
Adeline Wuillème
Adeline Wuillème , is a French foil fencer who competed in three Olympic games-References:...
of France in the next round (15–12). Her competition ended when she lost to Diana Bianchedi of France, 12–15.
Ohayon came into the 2004 Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
Olympics ranked 19th in women's individual foil. She drew a highly rated German opponent, Simone Bauer (ranked 13th) in the round of 32. Ohayon lost 15–10 and was eliminated. She took the defeat very much to heart, saying: "My preparations have gone down the drain. Everything I invested in my whole childhood has gone down the drain. My entire life from age 5 ends here." She came in 19th in the competition.