| Israel at the 2021 Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ISR |
| in Chengdu, China 28 July 2023 – 8 August 2023 | |
| Competitors | 5 (5 men) |
| Medals |
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| Summer World University Games appearances | |
Israel competed at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China held from 28 July to 8 August 2023. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ishay Ifraimov | Long jump | 7.42 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | |||||
| Niran Czuckermann | Men's individual foil |  Sampson (USA)L 4–5 |  Youn (KOR)L 2–5 |  Cheung (HKG)L 4–5 |  Kozak (POL)L 4–5 |  Chua (SGP)L 3–5 |  Fei (CHN)W 5–4 | 54 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Roy Gross | Men's individual foil | Xiao (USA) L 0–5 |  Korom (HUN)L 4–5 |  Filippi (ITA)L 4–5 | Ng (HKG) W 5–3 |  Zoons (NED)L 4–5 | Jurkiewicz (POL) L3–5 | 55 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Yaakov Rapoport | Men's individual foil | Choi (HKG) L 3–5 |  Kawamura (JPN)W 5–1 | Lombardi (ITA) L 2–5 | Huang (CHN) L 0–5 |  Nandeibam (IND)W 5–1 | Seo (KOR) L 0–5 | 50 Q | Xiao (USA) W 15–9 | Mihályi (HUN) L 14–15 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Roey Rosenfeld | Men's individual foil |  Bibard (FRA)W 5–3 |  De Greef (BEL)L 1–5 |  Ng (MAC)W 5–1 | Lock (SGP) W 5–3 | Zhao (USA) L 0–5 |  Molina (UZB)L 4–5 | 39 Q | Benyus (HUN) L 14–15 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Niran Czuckermann Roy Gross Yaakov Rapoport Roey Rosenfeld | Men's team foil | — |  Japan (JPN)L 27–45 | Did not advance | |||||||||||||||
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