Israel at the
2017 Summer Deaflympics
IOC codeISR
NOCIsrael Deaf Sports Federation
Websitewww.israeldeafsport.org
in Samsun
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 44th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Deaflympics appearances (overview)
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Israel competed in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics which was held in Samsun, Turkey and they sent a delegation of just 6 participants for the event.[1][2] This was the 15th appearance for Israel in the Deaflympics after making its debut way back in 1993. The Israeli team managed to receive the solitary bronze medal in the Men's Shooting.[3] This was the second overall medal won by Israel (after 24 years) in their Deaflympic history after clinching a bronze medal in the 1993 Summer Deaflympics.

Participants

Name Sport
Bokler Avi Karate
Hadad Yaniv Josef Cross Country
Lotan Ziv Cross Country
Lutsky Gabriel Tennis
Negev Avishay Cross Country
Yanko Saar Shooting

Medal table

Sport  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
Shooting 0 0 1 1

Medalists

Name Sport Event Medal
Yanko Saar Shooting Men's 50m Prone  Bronze

Shooting

Israeli deaf male shooter, Yanko Saar clinched the bronze medal for the nation in the 50 meters rifle prone with an aggregate of 180.2. He became the 1st Israeli individual athlete to win a medal in Deaflympics history.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Israel |2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Deaflympics athletes get president's blessing ahead of summer games". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  3. ↑ "Shooting | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  4. ↑ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". www.deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-10-16.

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