Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Israel
competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, Greece
.
Israel won its first ever gold medal at these Games.
Men's Marathon:
Women's 100m Hurdles:
Women's Marathon:
Women's K1 500 metres:
Men's K1 1000 metres:
Men's 66 kg:
Men's 73 kg:
Men's 100 kg:
Women's 52 kg:
– gold medal
Men's 470
Women's Mistral
Women's 470
Men's 50 metre rifle prone
Men's 10 metre air pistol
Women's 100 metre butterfly
Women's 100 metre backstroke
Women's 100 metre freestyle
Women's 50 metre freestyle
Women's singles
Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
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 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...
in 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...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
Israel won its first ever gold medal at these Games.
Athletics
Men's Pole Vault:- Aleksander Averbukh
- Qualifying – 5.70 metres (1st place)
- Final – 5.65 metres (8th place)
Men's Marathon:
- Haile Satayin – 2:17.25 (20th place)
- Asaf BimroAsaf BimroAsaf Bimro is a retired Israeli long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.He was an Ethiopian citizen until 1984 when he emigrated to Israel. His best finishes at the European or World Championships has been a 20th place at the 2002 European Championships, an 18th place at the 2001...
– 2:25.20 (59th place)
Women's 100m Hurdles:
- Irina LenskiyIrina Lenskiy-Personal life:She was a Ukrainian citizen, known as Irina Lenskaya, until 1999 when she emigrated to Israel. She also held the surname Omelchenko for a period....
- Heat – 13.75 seconds (7th place)
Women's Marathon:
- Nili AbramskiNili AbramskiNili Abramski is an Israeli female long-distance runner.-Career highlights:MarathonsNili Abramski is an Israeli female long-distance runner.-Career highlights:...
– 2:48.08 (42nd place)
Canoeing
Men's K1 500 metres:- Michael KolganovMichael KolganovMichael 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...
- Heat, 4th place
- Semifinal, 8th place
Women's K1 500 metres:
- Larissa Peisakhovitch
- Heat, 3rd place
- Semifinal, 2nd place
- Final, 6th place
Men's K1 1000 metres:
- Roei Yellin
- Heat, 3rd place
- Semifinal, 3rd place
- Final, 9th place
Fencing
Women's Foil Individual:- Ayelet OhayonAyelet OhayonAyelet 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....
- Lost to Simone Bauer (Germany) 5:10 in round of 32
Judo
Men's 60 kg:- Gal YekutielGal YekutielGal Yekutiel is an Israeli judoka. He competes in the extra lightweight weight category.-Biography:...
- Beat Albert Techov (Lithuania) in round of 64
- Lost to Taraje Williams-Murray (USA) in round of 32
Men's 66 kg:
- Ehud VaksEhud VaksEhud Vaks is an Israeli judo athlete .-2004 Olympics:In the 2004 Summer Olympics, competing in the half lightweight 66 kg weight class, Vaks was scheduled to fight Iranian competitor Arash Miresmaeili in the first round...
- Beat Arash Miresmaeili (Iran) in round of 32 (Miresmaeili did not make weight http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6582-2004Aug16.html and was disqualified)
- Lost to Amar Meridja (Algeria) in round of 16
Men's 73 kg:
- Yoel RazvozovYoel RazvozovYoel Razvozov is an Israeli judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
- Beat Rubert Martinez Texidor (Cuba) in round of 32
- Lost to Daniel Fernandes (France) in round of 16
- Beat Xie Jianhua (China) in repechage round of 16
- Lost to Leandro Guilheiro (Brazil) in repechage quarterfinal
Men's 100 kg:
- Ariel (Arik) Ze'eviAriel ZeeviAriel "Arik" Ze'evi is an Israeli judoka, widely recognized as the country's most prominent judoka during the nineties and until this day....
– bronze medal
- Beat Mario Sabino Jr. (Brazil) in round of 32
- Beat Michele Monti (Italy) in round of 16
- Lost to Jang Song-Ho (South Korea) in quarterfinal
- Beat Franck Martial Moussima Ewane (Cameroon) in repechage quarterfinal
- Beat Ghislain Lemaire (France) in repechage semifinal
- Beat Elco van der Geest (Netherlands) in bronze medal final
Women's 52 kg:
- Michal Feinblat
- Lost to Telma Monteiro (Portugal) in round of 16
Sailing
Men's MistralGal Fridman
Gal Fridman is an Israeli windsurfer and Olympic gold medalist.He was born in Karkur, Israel, and lives in nearby kibbutz Sdot Yam.Fridman won a bronze medal in the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics...
– gold medal
Men's 470
- Gideon KligerGideon KligerGideon "Gidi" Kliger is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist.-Biography:...
and 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...
– 15th place
Women's Mistral
- Lee Korzitz – 13th place
Women's 470
- Nike Kornecki and Vered BuskilaVered BuskilaVered "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...
– 18th place
Shooting
Men's 50 metre pistol- Alexander DanilovAlexander DanilovAlexander Danilov is an Israeli pistol shooter, who was a member of the Israeli shooting team at the 2000 Sydney Games and 2004 Athens Games....
– 554 points (15th place)
Men's 50 metre rifle prone
- Guy StarikGuy StarikGuy 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....
– 592 points (16th place)
Men's 10 metre air pistol
- Alexander Danilov – 577 points (20th place)
Swimming
Women's 200 metre individual medley- Vered BorochovskiVered BorochovskiVered Borochovski is a former Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. She also holds three Israeli swimming records.In December 2002 she competed at the Jerusalem Cup. She swam a time of 27.38 in the 50m fly....
– 2:20.62 (24th place)
Women's 100 metre butterfly
- Vered Borochovski – 1:00.69 (26th place)
Women's 100 metre backstroke
- Anna GostomelskyAnna GostomelskyAnna Gostomelsky is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:She is Jewish. She holds the most Israeli swimming records of any female swimmer....
– 1:04.06 (28th place)
Women's 100 metre freestyle
- Anna Gostomelsky – 57.15 (32nd place)
Women's 50 metre freestyle
- Anna Gostomelsky – 26.72 (35th place)
Synchronized swimming
Duet- 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 YoffeInna 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:...
– 17th place
Table tennis
Women's singles- Marina KravchenkoMarina KravchenkoMarina Kravchenko is a champion Israeli table tennis player. She is Jewish. She participated in the Olympics in 2004.-External links:**...
- beat Archontoula Volakaki (Greece) 4:0 in 1st round
- beat Otilia Badescu (Romania) 4:2 in 2nd round
- lost to Tamara Boros (Croatia) 0:4 in 3rd round
Taekwando
Women's 49 kg- Maya Arusi
- lost to Dalia Kontreras (VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
) 1:5 in round of 16
Tennis
Men's doubles- Jonathan ErlichJonathan ErlichJonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player...
and 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...
- beat Thomas EnqvistThomas EnqvistThomas Karl Johan Enqvist is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg, and was ranked as high as No. 4 on the ATP Rankings.Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team...
and Robin SöderlingRobin SöderlingRobin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
(SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) 7:5 6:3 in 1st round - beat Igor AndreevIgor AndreevIgor Valerievich Andreev is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow.-2003:Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.At the...
and Nikolay DavydenkoNikolay DavydenkoNikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
(RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) 6:4 6:1 in 2nd round - lost to Nicolas KieferNicolas KieferNicolas Kiefer , is a former German professional tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
and Rainer SchüttlerRainer SchüttlerRainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament....
(GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) 6:2 2:6 2:6 in quarter-final
Women's singles
- Anna SmashnovaAnna SmashnovaAnna Smashnova is a former professional tennis player from Israel. She retired from professional tennis after Wimbledon 2007.Smashnova, who has been noted as having a great last name for a tennis player, reached her career-high singles ranking of World # 15 in 2003. She was in 13 finals, and won...
- lost to Tathiana GarbinTathiana GarbinTathiana Garbin is an Italian tennis player. As of 17 May 2010, she is ranked World No. 56 in singles and No. 38 in doubles. Garbin is probably best known for her shocking defeat of the defending champion and the reigning World No. 1 Justine Henin in the second round of the 2004 French Open...
(ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) 2:6 1:6 in 1st round
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg- Gotsha Tzitziashvily – 14th place
- beat Melonin Noumonvi (France) 3:1
- lost to Alexei MichineAlexei MichineAleksey Vladimirovich Mishin is a wrestler from Russia. Mishin won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, 84 kg division, at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is also the 2007 world champion and 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2006 European champion. His personal trainer is Alexander Tarakanov.-References:*...
(Russia) 0:3
Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
- Yasha Manasherov – 19th place
- lost to Danil Khalimov (Kazakhstan) 0:8
- lost to Alberto Jose Recuero (Spain) 1:3
Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
- Yuri Yevseychyk – 19th place
- lost to Mijail Lopez (Cuba) 0:5
- lost to Yekta Yilmaz Gul (Turkey) 0:3
Officials
- President: Zvi Varshaviak
- Secretary General: Arie Rosenzweig