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Israelis and Jews Win Olympic Gold

Jewish athletes brought home the hardware for Israel, Australia, and beyond.

By Nathan Posner September 8, 2021, 4:55 pm Edit

A rising sophomore at Georgetown University, Nathan plans to major in government and minor in film and media studies as well as statistics, hoping to eventually get into a career creating digital content for campaigns or covering them for the Atlanta Jewish Times and other media outlets.

Jewish and Israeli athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics, from left to right: Sue Bird, Diego Schwartzman, Linoy Ashram, Maru Teferi, Jessica Fox. (Courtesy: AP/Jessica Hill; AP/Thibault Camus, AP/Efrem Lukatsky; Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 4.0; AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth/Times of Israel)

Jewish and Israeli athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics, from left to right: Sue Bird, Diego Schwartzman, Linoy Ashram, Maru Teferi, Jessica Fox. (Courtesy: AP/Jessica Hill; AP/Thibault Camus, AP/Efrem Lukatsky; Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 4.0; AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth/Times of Israel)

Israel took home a record number of golds in Tokyo, and Jewish Olympians — from Israel to Australia — contributed to the medal count. Israeli athletes won a record 4 medals, including a bronze for the judo team.

Sue Bird, USA: Women’s Basketball — Gold

Linoy Ashram, Israel: Rhythmic Gymnastics — Gold

Alix Klineman, USA: Beach Volleyball — Gold

Jessica Fox, Australia: C1 Canoeing — Gold

Lilia Akhaimova, Russia Olympic Committee: Team Gymnastics — Gold

Artem Dolgopyat, Israel: Artistic Gymnastics — Gold

Or Sasson, Israel: Judo — Bronze

Israeli Judo Team — Bronze

Avishag Semberg, Israel: Taekwondo — Bronze

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