Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics
# Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Israel competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Olympic Committee of Israel sent 36 athletes to the Games, 20 men and 16 women, to compete in 13 sports. The team's size was smaller by three from that sent to the previous games in Sydney (which was, by far, the nation's largest delegation). Nine athletes had competed in Sydney, including sprint canoer and Olympic bronze medalist Michael Kolganov and European judo champion Ariel Ze'evi, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

Notable Israeli athletes featured tennis men's doubles team Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, Russian imports Larissa Kosorukova in sprint canoeing and Alexander Danilov in men's pistol shooting, and synchronized swimming pair Anastasia Gloushkov and Inna Yoffe, the youngest of the team at age 16. Apart from Kosorukova and Danilov (both competed for Russia in 1996), Georgian-born wrestler Gocha Tsitsiashvili and rifle shooter Guy Starik made their third Olympic appearances as the most experienced members of the team.

Israel left Athens with two medals, including its first ever Olympic gold from windsurfer Gal Fridman in men's mistral one design. On the other hand, the bronze medal was awarded to judoka Ariel Ze'evi in men's half-heavyweight division.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Gal Fridman | Sailing | Men's sailboard | August 24 |
| Bronze | Ariel Ze'evi | Judo | Men's 100 kg | August 19 |

## Athletics

Israeli athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

### Key

* Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Asaf Bimro | Marathon | 2:25:20 | 59 |
| Haile Satayin | Marathon | 2:17:25 | 20 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Aleksandr Averbukh | Pole vault | 5.70 | =1 Q | 5.65 | 8 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Nili Abramski | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:48:08 | 42 |
| Irina Lenskiy | 100 m hurdles | 13.75 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Michael Kolganov | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:39.745 | 4 q | 1:43.411 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roei Yellin | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:34.036 | 3 q | 3:30.005 | 3 Q | 3:43.485 | 9 |
| Larissa Kosorukova | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:54.234 | 3 q | 1:55.096 | 2 Q | 1:53.089 | 6 |

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

## Fencing

Israel has qualified one fencer.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ayelet Ohayon | Individual foil | Bauer (GER) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics

### Artistic

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Pavel Gofman | All-around | 9.437 | 9.475 | 9.462 | 9.375 | 9.612 | 9.362 | 56.723 | 12 Q | 9.100 | 9.262 | 9.425 | 9.112 | 9.725 | 9.062 | 55.686 | 19 |

### Rhythmic

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Katerina Pisetsky | Individual | 22.675 | 22.750 | 23.100 | 21.425 | 89.950 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

Five Israeli judoka qualified for the following events.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Gal Yekutiel | −60 kg | Techovas (LTU) W 0101–0000 | Williams-Murray (USA) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ehud Vaks | −66 kg | — | Miresmaeili (IRI) W WO | Meridja (ALG) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yoel Razvozov | −73 kg | Bye | Martínez (CUB) W 1000–0000 | Fernandes (FRA) L 0001–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Xie Jh (CHN) W 1100–0000 | Guilheiro (BRA) L 0020–1101 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Ariel Ze'evi | −100 kg | Bye | Sabino (BRA) W 1010–0100 | Monti (ITA) W 1011–0111 | Jang (KOR) L 0110–1002 | Did not advance | Bye | Moussima (CMR) W 0210–0000 | Lemaire (FRA) W 1001–0000 | van der Geest (NED) W 1002–0001 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Michal Feinblat | −52 kg | Bye | Monteiro (POR) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sailing

Israeli sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Gal Fridman | Mistral | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 42 | |
| Udi Gal Gideon Kliger | 470 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 12 | DSQ | 128 | 15 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Lee Korzits | Mistral | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 117 | 13 |
| Nike Kornecki Vered Buskila | 470 | OCS | 11 | RAF | 19 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 122 | 18 |

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

## Shooting

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Alexander Danilov | 10 m air pistol | 577 | =20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alexander Danilov | 50 m pistol | 554 | =15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Guy Starik | 50 m rifle prone | 592 | =16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Vered Borochovski | 100 m butterfly | 1:00.69 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vered Borochovski | 200 m individual medley | 2:20.62 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anna Gostomelsky | 50 m freestyle | 26.72 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anna Gostomelsky | 100 m freestyle | 57.15 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anna Gostomelsky | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.06 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Synchronized swimming

Two Israeli synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.

| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank |
| Anastasia Gloushkov Inna Yoffe | Duet | 42.750 | 16 | 43.000 | 85.750 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Marina Kravchenko | Women's singles | Volakaki (GRE) W 4–0 | Badescu (ROM) W 4–2 | Boroš (CRO) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Israel has qualified one taekwondo jin.

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Maya Arusi | Women's −49 kg | Contreras (VEN) L 1–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

Three Israeli tennis players qualified for the following events.

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | Men's doubles | — | Enqvist / Söderling (SWE) W 7–5, 6–3 | Andreev / Davydenko (RUS) W 6–4, 6–1 | Kiefer / Schüttler (GER) L 6–2, 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anna Smashnova | Women's singles | Garbin (ITA) L 2–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Wrestling

### Key

* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Yasha Manasherov | −74 kg | Khalimov (KAZ) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Recuero (ESP) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
| Gotsha Tsitsiashvili | −84 kg | Noumonvi (FRA) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Mishin (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Yuri Evseitchik | −120 kg | López (CUB) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Gül (TUR) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
