Israel_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics
Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Israel's competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Quick Facts Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 36 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearers | Ariel Ze'evi (opening) Gal Fridman (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 52nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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The Olympic Committee of Israel sent 36 athletes to the Games, 20 men and 16 women, to compete in 13 sports. The team's size was smaller by three from that sent to the previous games in Sydney (which was, by far, the nation's largest delegation). Nine athletes had competed in Sydney, including sprint canoer and Olympic bronze medalist Michael Kolganov and European judo champion Ariel Ze'evi, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1][2]
Notable Israeli athletes featured tennis men's doubles team Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, Russian imports Larissa Kosorukova in sprint canoeing and Alexander Danilov in men's pistol shooting, and synchronized swimming pair Anastasia Gloushkov and Inna Yoffe, the youngest of the team at age 16. Apart from Kosorukova and Danilov (both competed for Russia in 1996), Georgian-born wrestler Gocha Tsitsiashvili and rifle shooter Guy Starik made their third Olympic appearances as the most experienced members of the team.
Israel left Athens with two medals, including its first ever Olympic gold from windsurfer Gal Fridman in men's mistral one design.[3] On the other hand, the bronze medal was awarded to judoka Ariel Ze'evi in men's half-heavyweight division.[4]
More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Gal Fridman | Sailing | Men's sailboard | August 24 |
 Bronze | Ariel Ze'evi | Judo | Men's 100 kg | August 19 |
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Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Israeli athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[5][6]
- Key
- Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Asaf Bimro | Marathon | 2:25:20 | 59 |
| Haile Satayin | 2:17:25 | 20 | |
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Aleksandr Averbukh | Pole vault | 5.70 | =1 Q | 5.65 | 8 |
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Nili Abramski | Marathon | — | 2:48:08 | 42 | |||
| Irina Lenskiy | 100 m hurdles | 13.75 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sprint
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Michael Kolganov | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:39.745 | 4 q | 1:43.411 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Roei Yellin | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:34.036 | 3 q | 3:30.005 | 3 Q | 3:43.485 | 9 |
| Larissa Kosorukova | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:54.234 | 3 q | 1:55.096 | 2 Q | 1:53.089 | 6 |
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Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Main article: Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Israel has qualified one fencer.
- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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| Ayelet Ohayon | Individual foil |  Bauer (GER)L 10–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Artistic
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Pavel Gofman | All-around | 9.437 | 9.475 | 9.462 | 9.375 | 9.612 | 9.362 | 56.723 | 12 Q | 9.100 | 9.262 | 9.425 | 9.112 | 9.725 | 9.062 | 55.686 | 19 |
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Rhythmic
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Katerina Pisetsky | Individual | 22.675 | 22.750 | 23.100 | 21.425 | 89.950 | 16 | Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Five Israeli judoka qualified for the following events.
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result |
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| Gal Yekutiel | −60 kg |  Techovas (LTU) W 0101–0000 |
 Williams-Murray (USA)L 0000–1010 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Ehud Vaks | −66 kg | — |  Miresmaeili (IRI)W WO |
 Meridja (ALG)L 0000–0010 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Yoel Razvozov | −73 kg | Bye |  Martínez (CUB)W 1000–0000 |
 Fernandes (FRA)L 0001–1000 |
Did not advance |  Xie Jh (CHN)W 1100–0000 |
 Guilheiro (BRA)L 0020–1101 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Ariel Ze'evi | −100 kg | Bye | Sabino (BRA) W 1010–0100 |
 Monti (ITA)W 1011–0111 |
 Jang (KOR)L 0110–1002 |
Did not advance | Bye |  Moussima (CMR)W 0210–0000 |
Lemaire (FRA) W 1001–0000 |
 van der Geest (NED)W 1002–0001 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Michal Feinblat | −52 kg | Bye |  Monteiro (POR)L 0000–1010 |
Did not advance | ||||||
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Main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Israeli sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Gal Fridman | Mistral | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 42 | | |
| Udi Gal Gideon Kliger |
470 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 128 | 15 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Lee Korzits | Mistral | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 117 | 13 | |
| Nike Kornecki Vered Buskila |
470 | 11 | RAF | 19 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 122 | 18 | |
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M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Alexander Danilov | 10 m air pistol | 577 | =20 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m pistol | 554 | =15 | Did not advance | ||
| Guy Starik | 50 m rifle prone | 592 | =16 | Did not advance | |
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Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Vered Borochovski | 100 m butterfly | 1:00.69 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:20.62 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Anna Gostomelsky | 50 m freestyle | 26.72 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 57.15 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:04.06 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Two Israeli synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Anastasia Gloushkov Inna Yoffe |
Duet | 42.750 | 16 | 43.000 | 85.750 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
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Main article: Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Marina Kravchenko | Women's singles |  Volakaki (GRE)W 4–0 |
 Badescu (ROM)W 4–2 |
 Boroš (CRO)L 0–4 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Israel has qualified one taekwondo jin.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Maya Arusi | Women's −49 kg |  Contreras (VEN)L 1–5 |
Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Three Israeli tennis players qualified for the following events.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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| Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
Men's doubles | — |  Enqvist /Söderling (SWE) W 7–5, 6–3 |
 Andreev /Davydenko (RUS) W 6–4, 6–1 |
Kiefer / Schüttler (GER) L 6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | ||
| Anna Smashnova | Women's singles | Garbin (ITA) L 2–6, 1–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Key
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's Greco-Roman
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Yasha Manasherov | −74 kg |  Khalimov (KAZ)L 0–3 PO |
 Recuero (ESP)L 0–5 VT |
3 | Did not advance | 19 | ||
| Gotsha Tsitsiashvili | −84 kg | Noumonvi (FRA) W 3–1 PP |
Mishin (RUS) L 0–3 PO |
2 | Did not advance | 14 | ||
| Yuri Evseitchik | −120 kg | López (CUB) L 0–3 PO |
 Gül (TUR)L 0–3 PO |
3 | Did not advance | 19 | ||
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- "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- "Windsurfer wins Israel's first gold". ESPN. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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- Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
- Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew and English)