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Israelis and Jews Win Olympic Gold

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

By Nathan Posner
  • 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.
 8 September 2021, 4:55 pm
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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