Gili Liel Haimovitz
Personal information
Native nameגילי חיימוביץ
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993
Sport
CountryIsrael
Sporttaekwando
Weight class-68 kg
ClubSharabi Martial Arts Club
Coached byYechiam Sharabi and Mark Breginski
Achievements and titles
World finals2010 Youth Olympic Games gold medal in -48 kg
Regional finals2009 European Taekwondo Junior Championships gold medal in -45 kg

Gili Liel Haimovitz (גילי חיימוביץ; born February 24, 1993) is an Israeli taekwondo fighter.[1][2] In 2009 he won the gold medal in the -45 kg category at the European Taekwondo Junior Championships, and at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games he won a gold medal in the under-48-kilogram event.

Taekwando career

Haimovitz began practicing taekwando as a child.[3] He joined the Israeli Defense Forces in 2011, leading to him missing a number of competitions.[4] He grew up practicing at the Sharabi Martial Arts Club.[3] He is coached by Yechiam Sharabi and Mark Breginski.[2]

In 2009 he won the gold medal in the -45 kg category at the European Taekwondo Junior Championships in Trelleborg, Sweden.[5][6]

At the 2010 Youth Olympic Games he won a gold medal in the under-48-kilogram, or 106-pound, event at 17 years of age.[7][8][3][9][10][11]

In 2012 he won gold medals in -45 kg youth at the Trelleborg Open and the Israel Open, in 2015 he won gold medals in -54 kg senior at the Israel Open and the Serbia Open, and in 2016 he won a gold medal in -54 kg senior at the Slovenia Open.[2][12] He won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships in Grozny (U21; -58 kg), and a bronze medal at the 2019 Multi European Games in Sofia (senior; -68 kg).[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Gili HAIMOVITZ - Olympic Taekwondo | Israel". International Olympic Committee. June 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData.
  3. 1 2 3 "Gili Haimovitz, How Do You Feel About Winning a Youth Olympics Gold Medal by Default?". Haaretz. August 17, 2010.
  4. ↑ "אלוף בירוק: גילי חיימוביץ' התגייס לצה"ל". אלוף בירוק: גילי חיימוביץ' התגייס לצה"ל.
  5. ↑ "Junior Fighter Defies Odds in Sweden". The Jerusalem Post.
  6. ↑ "מדליית זהב לישראל באליפות אירופה לנוער בטאקוונדו". וואלה! ספורט. May 29, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Israel's young athletes can't find the podium at the Youth Olympic Games in China". The Jerusalem Post.
  8. ↑ "Israel Wins Tae Kwon Do Gold After Iranian Athlete Withdraws". The New York Times. August 16, 2010.
  9. ↑ Glinter, Ezra. "Israeli Wins Gold Medal by Default". The Forward.
  10. ↑ ""יקח לי זמן לקלוט את זה"". וואלה! ספורט. August 15, 2010.
  11. ↑ "גילי חיימוביץ' מתכונן לקרב: לא אכל ארוחת בוקר". גילי חיימוביץ' מתכונן לקרב: לא אכל ארוחת בוקר.
  12. ↑ "טאקוונדו: זהב וארד לאחים חיימוביץ', כסף לברגינסקי". ynet. November 28, 2016.
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