The Olympic Games
The Olympic Games In ancient times and lasted for about a thousand years.
At the end of the 19th century, the Olympic Games were revived by Baron Pierre de Coubertin and were held for the first time in the modern era in Athens in 1896.
Since then, every 4 years Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games are held.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) serves as the umbrella organization of the Olympic movement, and its role is to promote Olympism and lead the Olympic movement through cooperation among all members of the Olympic family: the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), International Sports Federations (IFs), athletes, organizing committees for the Olympic Games (OCOGs), partners (TOP), broadcast rights holders, and United Nations agencies. At the head of the organization is President Thomas Bach.
The Olympic Summer Games are the largest event of their kind in the world, not just in the field of sports. More than 10,500 of the best athletes from around the world in all Olympic sports participate in it, accompanied by about 5,500 coaches and professionals, covered by approximately 25,000 media personnel across all electronic and print platforms.
Israel participated for the first time in the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952.
The Munich Games of 1972 will be remembered for eternity due to the murder of eleven athletes, coaches, and judges who were members of the Israeli delegation.
In the Barcelona Games of 1992, Israel won its first Olympic medals, and in the Athens Games of 2004, Israel won its first gold medal.
In the Winter Olympic Games, Israel made its first appearance in Lillehammer 1994.
The Olympic medalists of Israel are:
Yael Arad (Judo) – Silver in Barcelona 1992
Oren Smadja (Judo) – Bronze medal in Barcelona 1992
Gal Friedman (windsurfing) Gold in Athens 2004, Bronze in Atlanta 1996
Mikhail Kolganov – Rowing/Kayak) – Bronze in Sydney 2000
Arik Ze’evi (judo) – Bronze in Athens 2004
Shachar Tsuberi (windsurfing) – bronze in Beijing 2008.
Ori Sasson (Judo) – Bronze in Rio 2016.
Yarden Gerbi (Judo) – Bronze in Rio 2016.
Artem Dolgopyat (Gymnastics) – Gold in Tokyo 2020, Silver in Paris 2024
Linoy Ashram (Rhythmic Gymnastics) – Gold at Tokyo 2020
Avishag Semberg (Taekwondo) – Bronze in Tokyo 2020
Israel’s Judo Team (Mixed) Bronze in Tokyo 2020
Peter Paltchik (Judo) – Bronze in Paris 2024
Raz Hershko (Judo) – Silver in Paris 2024
Inbar Lanir (Judo) – Silver in Paris 2024
Tom Reuveni (Windsurfing) – Gold in Paris 2024
Sharon Kantor (Windsurfing) – Silver in Paris 2024
Women Rhythmic Gymnastics Team – Silver in Paris 2024
The Olympic Games (Winter)
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