Hapoel Tel Aviv
Encyclopedia
Hapoel Tel Aviv is a sports club
in Israel
, founded in the 1920's, and part of the Hapoel
association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv
which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, weightlifting
and others. Hapoel Tel Aviv is well known for its red uniforms.
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, founded in the 1920's, and part of the Hapoel
Hapoel
Hapoel is an Israeli sport association. It was established in 1926 as a union of the Histadrut, and represented the workers class...
association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, weightlifting
Powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
and others. Hapoel Tel Aviv is well known for its red uniforms.
Notable members
- Udi GalUdi GalUdi 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...
(born 1979), Olympic sailor and world championship bronze medalist - Eliezer HalfinEliezer HalfinEliezer Halfin was a wrestler for the Israeli Olympic team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Along with 10 other athletes and coaches he was taken hostage by Palestinian Black September terrorists...
(1948–72) Olympic wrestler; killed in Munich MassacreMunich massacreThe Munich massacre is an informal name for events that occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Bavaria in southern West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian group Black September. Members of Black September... - Gideon KligerGideon KligerGideon "Gidi" Kliger is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist.-Biography:...
(born 1980), Olympic sailor and world championship bronze medalist - Mark SlavinMark SlavinMark Slavin , was an Israeli Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler and victim of the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics....
(1954–72), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler; killed in Munich Massacre
Teams
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. – football
- Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. is an Israeli basketball club. The second most successful side in Israeli basketball, The club Owned by Hapoel Tel Aviv Supporters Trust and is currently in Liga Leumit, the Second tier.-History:...
– basketball - Hapoel Tel Aviv W. – weightlifting