Israel has achieved a historic performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, securing six medals so far, including an unprecedented three medals in a single day.
The highlight of Israel’s Olympic campaign came on Saturday, August 3rd, when Tom Reuveny won gold in the Men’s Windsurfing (IQFoil) event. This marked Israel’s first gold medal in this competition and only the fourth gold medal in the country’s Olympic history.
Reuveny, 24, followed in the footsteps of his coach, Gal Fridman, who won Israel’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in windsurfing 20 years ago in Athens.
Speaking to the difficulty of training for an Olympic event while his country was embroiled in conflict, Reuveny noted, “It was so hard to go training while everyone else was crying over lost people, dead people. It’s been so hard, and I still had to put my head down and keep training and that’s all for this moment.”
On the same day, Sharon Kantor, 21, clinched a silver medal in the Women’s Windsurfing (IQFoil) event.
“It’s exciting to be a woman winning a medal, and now in sailing, it’s just crazy,” she added.
Completing the trio of medals on this historic day, Artem Dolgopyat, a gold medalist from the 2020 Games in Tokyo, secured a silver medal in the Gymnastics Floor final. This achievement made Dolgopyat Israel’s second individual multi-medallist in Olympic history.
Before Saturday’s triumphs, Israeli judokas had already secured three medals a day earlier, setting a new record for the most medals won in a single Olympic Games by Israel.
Peter Paltchik claimed bronze in the men’s under-100 kg weight class category, Inbar Lanir clinched silver in the women’s under-78 kg weight class, and Raz Hershko earned another silver in the women’s over-78 kg weight class.
As the Games continue, Israel’s performance has already made these games the most successful in its Olympic history.
Based on source article: Israel 21C