Israel at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics

Israel at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics
IOC code	ISR
NOC	Israel Deaf Sports Federation
Website	www.israeldeafsport.org
in Samsun
Competitors	6 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 in their Deaflympic history (after 24 years), following 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

Main article: Shooting at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics

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 . ISSN   0792-822X . 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.

External links

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