List of flag bearers for Israel at the Olympics

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Israel at the
Olympics
Flag of Israel.svg
IOC code ISR
NOC Olympic Committee of Israel
Website www.olympic.one.co.il  (in Hebrew and English)
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
9
Total
13
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Israel at the Olympics. [1]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games.

#Event yearSeasonOpening flag bearerSportClosing flag bearerSport
25 2022 Winter Evgeni Krasnopolski
Noa Szollos [2]
Figure skating
Alpine skiing
24 2020 Summer Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko
Yakov Toumarkin
Athletics
Swimming
Linoy Ashram Gymnastics
23 2018 Winter Oleksii Bychenko [3] Figure skating Itamar Biran Alpine skiing
22 2016 Summer Neta Rivkin [4] Gymnastics Alona Koshevatskiy [5] Gymnastics
21 2014 Winter Vladislav Bykanov [6] Short track speed skating Vladislav Bykanov [7] Short track speed skating
20 2012 Summer Shahar Tzuberi [8] Sailing Neta Rivkin [9] Gymnastics
19 2010 Winter Alexandra Zaretsky [8] Figure skating Mykhaylo Renzhyn [10] Alpine skiing
18 2008 Summer Michael Kolganov [11] Canoeing Shahar Tzuberi [12] Sailing
17 2006 Winter Galit Chait [8] Figure skating Galit Chait [13] Figure skating
16 2004 Summer Ariel Ze'evi [8] Judo Gal Fridman [14] Sailing
15 2002 Winter Galit Chait [8] Figure skating
14 2000 Summer Rogel Nachum [8] Athletics
13 1998 Winter Michael Shmerkin [8] Figure skating
12 1996 Summer Lydia Hatuel-Zuckerman [8] Fencing
11 1994 Winter Michael Shmerkin [8] Figure skating
10 1992 Summer Eldad Amir [8] Sailing
9 1988 Summer Itzhak Yonassi [8] Shooting
8 1984 Summer Zehava Shmueli [8] Athletics
7 1976 Summer Esther Roth-Shahamorov [8] Athletics
6 1972 Summer Henry Herscovici [8] Shooting
5 1968 Summer Gershon Shefa [8] Swimming
4 1964 Summer Gideon Ariel [8] Athletics
3 1960 Summer Gideon Ariel [8] Athletics
2 1956 Summer Yoav Ra'anan [8] Diving
1 1952 Summer Abraham Shneior [8] Basketball

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References

  1. Israel. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. "יבגני קרסנופולסקי ונועה סזולוש הם נושאי הדגל של ישראל בטקס הפתיחה של משחקי החורף, בייג'ינג 2022" [Evgeni Krasnopolski and Noa Szollos are Israel's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games, Beijing 2022] (in Hebrew). Olympic Committee of Israel. 30 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. "ריבקין תישא את הדגל בטקס הפתיחה בריו" [Rivkin will carry the flag at the opening ceremony in Rio]. Ynet. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony - Flag Bearers
  6. Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers
  7. Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flag Bearers
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Israel
  9. London 2012 Rhythmic Gymnastics No Medals, but Israelis Still Find a Way to Shine
  10. The Flagbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony
  11. Kolganov to carry Israel flag in Beijing [ permanent dead link ]
  12. Closing Ceremony Flag Bearers
  13. 2006 Flag Bearers for the Closing Ceremony
  14. 2004 Flag Bearers for the Closing Ceremony