(in bold: athletes who qualified to the next rounds and are still in play, medal winners indicated by
Sunday August 11
Women’s Rhythmic Gymnastics
Team ISRAEL – Group All-Around
– Finished 8th overall with 53.400
Saturday August 11
Men’s Basketball
David Blatt (RUSSIA, Men’s Basketball coach) – Bronze Medal game *BRONZE MEDAL*
– Russia beat Argentina 81-77 and finished 3rd overall
Women’s Rhythmic Gymnastics
Neta Rivkin (ISRAEL) – Individual All-Around Final
– Finished 7th overall with 109.000 (Record for Israeli gymnasts)
Friday August 10
Women’s Track and Field
Olesya Povh (UKRAINE) – 4x100m Olympic Final *BRONZE MEDAL*
– Finished 3rd in the final with Ukraine’s relay team
Women’s Sailing
Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (NEW ZEALAND) – 470, Medal Race *GOLD MEDAL*
– Finished medal race in the 1st place
– Finished 1st overall, Aleh and Powrie win a gold medal
Women’s Rhythmic Gymnastics
Team ISRAEL – Group All-Around
– Finished 7th overall with 53.100 score and advances to final (Sunday)
Neta Rivkin (ISRAEL) – Individual All-Around
– Finished 9th overall with 108.900 score and advances to final (Saturday)
Wednesday August 8
Basketball
David Blatt (RUSSIA) – Coach, Quarterfinals
– Beat Lithuania 83-74
– Will play Spain in the semifinals
Women’s Sailing
Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (NEW ZEALAND) – 470, Final Day
– Finished 9th race in the 2nd place
– Finished 10th race in the 18th place
Gil Cohen and Vered Bouskila (ISRAEL) – 470, Final Day
– Finished 9th race in the 12th place
– Finished 10th race in the 15th place
– Finished in the 15th place and did not advance to the medal race
Tuesday August 7
Women’s Gymnastics
Alexandra (Aly) Raisman (USA) – Floor Execise Final *GOLD MEDAL*
– Finished 1st overall with a 15.600 score
Alexandra (Aly) Raisman (USA) – Beam Final *BRONZE MEDAL*
– Finished 3rd overall with a 15.066 score
Women’s Sailing
Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (NEW ZEALAND) – 470, Day 4
– Finished 7th race in the 1st place
– Finished 8th race in the 1st place
Gil Cohen and Vered Bouskila (ISRAEL) – 470, Day 4
– Finished 7th race in the 12th place
– Finished 8th race in the 16th place
Lee Korzits (ISRAEL) – RS:X, DAY 4
– Finished medal race in the 9th place
– Finished race in the 6th place overall
Men’s Sailing
Eran Sela and Gidi Kliger (ISRAEL) – 470, Final Day
– Finished 15th overall
Monday August 6
Men’s Track and Field
Steven Solomon (AUSTRALIA), 400m Sprint, Final
– Finishes 8th with 45.
Women’s Synchronized Swimming
Anastasia Gloushkov / Inna Yoffe (ISRAEL) – Women’s Duet, Qualification Free Routine
– Scored 83.520
– Eliminated
Men’s Sailing
Eran Sela and Gidi Kliger (ISRAEL) – 470, Day 4
– Finished 7th race in the 5th place
– Finished 8th race in the 12th place
– Currently in the 11h place after 6 races (next races tomorrow)
– If they do not finish in the top 10 overall they are out of the competition
Sunday August 5
Men’s Track and Field
Steven Solomon (AUSTRALIA), 400m Sprint, Semifinals
– Ran 44.97 (Personal Best) and advanced to the Final (tomorrow)
Women’s Synchronized Swimming
Anastasia Gloushkov / Inna Yoffe (ISRAEL) – Women’s Duet, Qyalification Technical Routine
– Finished 17th with a 83.400 score
– Free Routine tomorrow
Men’s Gymnastics
Alex Shatilov (ISRAEL) – Floor Exercise Final
– Finished 6th in the final with 15.333
Women’s Sailing
Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (NEW ZEALAND) – 470, Day 3
– Finished 5th race in the 10th place
– Finished 6th race in the 4th place
– Currently in the 2nd place after races (next 2 races tomorrow)
– Aleh is daughter to Israelis
Gil Cohen and Vered Bouskila (ISRAEL) – 470, Day 1
– Finished 5th race in the 4th place
– Finished 6th race in the 14th place
– Currently in the 10th place after races (next 2 races tomorrow)
Lee Korzits (ISRAEL) – RS:X, DAY 4
– Finished 9th race in the 26th place
– Finished 10th race in the 11th place
– Currently tied for 2nd place after 10 races
– Tuesday is the final 10 medal races
Men’s Sailing
Shahar Tzuberi (ISRAEL) – RS-X, FINAL DAY
– Finished 9th race in the 26th place
– Finished 10th race in the 1st place
– Finished 19th overall and did not advance to medal race
Saturday August 4
Women’s Sailing
Lee Korzits (ISRAEL) – RS:X, DAY 4
– Finished 7th race in the 2nd place
– Finished 8th race in the 1st place
– Currently in the 2nd place after 8 races (next race tomorrow)
Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (NEW ZEALAND) – 470, Day 1
– Finished 3rd race in the 2nd place
– Finished 4th race in the 5th place
– Currently in the 1sr place after races (next 2 races tomorrow)
– Aleh is daughter of Israelis
Gil Cohen and Vered Bouskila (ISRAEL) – 470, Day 1
– Finished 3rd race in the 10th place
– Finished 4th race in the 18th place
– Currently in the 15th place after races (next 2 races tomorrow)
Nufar Edelman (ISRAEL) – Laser Radial, FINAL DAY
– Finished 9th race in the 18th place
– Finished 10th race in the 26th place
– Finished the race in the 30th place
Men’s Sailing
Shahar Tzuberi (ISRAEL) – RS-X, DAY 4
– Finished 7th race in the 35th place
– Finished 8th race in the 12th place
– Currently in the 20th place after 8 races (next 2 races tomorrow)
Eran Sela and Gidi Kliger (ISRAEL) – 470, Day 3
– Finished 5th race in the 2nd place
– Finished 6th race in the 14th place
– Currently in the 14th place after 6 races (next races Monday)
Men’s Track and Field
Steven Solomon (AUSTRALIA), 400m Sprint, Round 1
– Ran 45.18 (Personal Best) and qualified for the semifinals
Donald Sandord (ISRAEL), 400m Sprint, Round 1
– Ran 45.71 (Israeli record) and did not advance to semifinals
– Sanford claimed his shoes were stolen and was forced to wear replacement shoes
Women’s Track and Field
Jillian Schwartz (ISRAEL), Women’s Pole Vault, Qualification Round
– Passed 4.10, 4.25, 4.40
– Failed to pass 4.50 and did not advance
Friday August 3
Results
Women’s Sailing
Gil Cohen and Vered Bouskila (ISRAEL) – 470, Day 1
– Finished 1st race in the 3rd place
– Finished 2nd race in the 6th place but was disqualified after the Danish couple appealed.
– Currently in the 13th place after 2 races (next races tomorrow)
Nufar Edelman (ISRAEL) – Laser Radial, DAY 3
– Finished 5th race in the 24th place
– Finished 6th race in the 28th place
– Currently in the 30th place after 8 races (next 2 races tomorrow)
Men’s Sailing
Eran Sela and Gidi Kliger (ISRAEL) – 470, Day 2
– Finished 3rd race in the 17th place
– Finished 4th race in the 11th place
– Currently in the 14th place after 4 races (next races tomorrow)
Men’s Fencing
Timothy Morhouse (USA) – Team Sabre
– Team USA lost to Russia 45-33 in the Quarterfinals
– Team USA lost to Belarus in the 7-8 placements
Men’s Shooting
Sergey Richter (ISRAEL), Men’s 50m Rifle Prone
– Finished 44th in the qualification round, eliminated
Thursday August 2
Results
Men’s Swimming
Yaakov Toumarkin (ISRAEL), Men’s 200m Backstroke Final
– Finished 7th, best ranking ever for an Israeli swimmer in the Olympics
Women’s Gymnastics
Alexandra (Aly) Raisman (USA) Women’s All-Around
– Finished 4th overall with a 59.566 score
Thursday August 2
Results
Men’s Swimming
Yaakov Toumarkin (ISRAEL), Men’s 200m Backstroke Final
– Finished 7th, best ranking ever for an Israeli swimmer in the Olympics
Women’s Gymnastics
Alexandra (Aly) Raisman (USA) Women’s All-Around
– Finished 4th overall with a 59.566 score
Women’s Canoe Slalom
Jessica Fox (AUSTRALIA), Kayak (K1) Final *SILVER MEDAL*
– Finished 2nd overall with a 106.51 score
– Her Mother, Myriam, won bronze in the 1996 games
Men’s Sailing
Shahar Tzuberi (ISRAEL) – RS-X, DAY 3
– Did not finish 5th race (Disqualified)
– Finished 6th race in the 12th place
– Currently in the 12th place after 6 races (next 2 races Saturdat)
Women’s Sailing
Lee Korzits (ISRAEL) – RS:X, DAY 3
– Finished 5th race in the 2nd place
– Finished 6th race in the 11th place
– Currently in the 3rd place after 6 races (next race Saturday)
Men’s Sailing
Eran Sela and Gidi Kliger (ISRAEL) – 470, Day 1
– Finished 1st race in the 19th place
– Finished 2nd race in the 11th place
– Currently in the 14th place after 2 races (next races tomorrow)
Men’s Tennis
Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich (ISRAEL) – Men’s Doubles Tennis, Quarterfinals
– Lost to Bryan/Bryan (USA) – 7:6, 7:, eliminated
Men’s Judo
Arik Ze’evi (ISRAEL) – 90kg
– Lost to Dimitri Peters (Germany) in the round of 32
– Disappointing ending to the bronze medal winner of the 2004 Games, who is most likely to retire
Wednesday August 1
Results
Men’s Swimming
Yakov Toumarkin (ISRAEL) – 200m Backstroke semifinals
– Finished 5th in the first semifinals and advanced to the Olympic Final
Gal Nevo (ISRAEL) – 200m Individual Medley qualifiers
– Finished 4th in his heat, eliminated from finals
Men’s Gymnastics
Alex Shatilov (ISRAEL) – Men’s All-Around Gymnastics Finals
– Finishes 12th in the All-Around Final
– Scores 15.600 in the Floor Exercise, best of all gymnast
– Men’s Floor Exercise Final this Sunday
Men’s Tennis
Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich (ISRAEL) – Men’s Doubles Tennis, 2nd Round
– Defeated Federer/Wawrinka (SUI) – 1:6, 7:6, 6:3
– To play the top ranked Bryan brothers (USA) in the quarterfinals
Women’s Sailing
Lee Korzits (ISRAEL) – RS:X, DAY 2
– Finished 3rd race in the 7th place
– Finished 4th race in the 2nd place
– Currently in the 2nd place after 4 races (next 2 races tomorrow)
Nufar Edelman (ISRAEL) – Laser Radial, DAY 3
– Finished 5th race in the 29th place
– Finished 6th race in the 3rd place
– Currently in the 30th place after 6 races (next 2 races tomorrow)
Men’s Sailing
Shahar Tzuberi (ISRAEL) – RS-X, DAY 2
– Finished 3rd race in the 17th place
– Finished second race in the 10th place
– Currently in the 10th place after 4 races (next 2 races tomorrow)
Men’s Rowing
David Banks (USA) – Men’s Eight Finals
– Team USA finished 4th
Tuesday July 31
Women’s Gymnastics
Alexandra (Aly) Raisman (USA) – Team Finals *GOLD MEDAL*
– Scored 14.933 on the beam
– Scored 15.300 on the floor routine, rank 1
– Team USA wins the gold medal
Women’s Sailing
Lee Korsitz (ISRAEL) – RS-X, DAY 1
– Finished first race in the 1st place
– Finished second race in the 3rd place
– Currently in the 2nd place after 2 races
Nufar Edelman (ISRAEL) – Laser Radial, DAY 2
– Finished third race in the 33rd place
– Finished fourth race in the 34th place
– Currently in the 33rd place after 4 races
Men’s Sailing
Shahar Tzuberi (ISRAEL) – RS-X, DAY 1
– Finished first race in the 12th place
– Finished second race in the 8th place
– Currently in the 10th place after 2 races
Women’s Judo
Alice Schlesinger (ISRAEL) – 63 Kg
– Beat Hilde Drexler (Austria) in the round of 16
– Lost to Urska Zolnir (Slovenia) in quarterfinals, continues to bronze medal tournament
– Lost to Gebrise Emane (France) in round one, eliminated
Monday July 30,
Women’s Swimming
Amit Ivri (ISRAEL) – 200m Individual Medley
– Finished 5th in her heat and qualified for the semifinals
– Finished 6th in the first semifinals but did not advance to the finals (finished 14th)
Women’s Sailing
Nufar Edelman (ISRAEL) – Laser Radial, DAY 1
– Currently in 33rd place after the first race out of 11
Men’s Swimming
Gal Nevo (ISRAEL) – 200m Butterfly men
– Finish first in his heat but did not qualify for the semifinals
Men’s Judo
Josef (Susu) Pakelashvili (ISRAEL) – 73kg
– Beat Sezer Huysuz (Turkey) in the round of 32
– Lost to Riki Nakaya (Japan) in the round of 16, Nakaya won the gold
Men’s Shooting
Sergey Richter (ISRAEL) – Aur Rifle 10m
– Did not qualify for finals after finishing ninth with 595 points; needed one more point to qualify
Sunday, July 29
Women’s Gymnastics
Alexandra (Aly) Raisman (USA)
– Qualified for the finals of the beam routine after finishing fifth overall with a 15.1/20 score
– Qualified for the finals of the floor routine after finishing first overall with a 15.325/20 score, Raisman did her routine to “Hava Nagila”
– Qualified for the all-around individual finals after finishing second overall. Current world champion, American Jordyn Wieber failed to qualify after finishing third (only two gymnists from each country are allowed in the final)
– Qualified for the all-around team finals with team USA after finishing first
Valeria Maksiuta (ISRAEL)
– Did not qualify for finals after finishing 59th out of 60 overall
– Maksiuta fell from the beam during her routine
Men’s Swimming
Jason Lezak (USA) – 4X100m Freestyle Relay *SILVER MEDAL*
– Finished 2nd with the American relay team in the qualifiers (Lezak was last to swim)
– Did not participate in finals, USA won silver (Lezak alse received a medal)
Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or (ISRAEL) – 200m Freestyle
– Did not qualify for semifinals
– Was forced to swim with a teammate’s cap after Israeli sponsor Speedo did not provide him with personal cap
Yakov Toumarkin (ISRAEL) – 100m Backstroke men
– Did not qualify for semifinals
Men’s Fencing
Timothy Morhouse (USA) – Sabre
– Beat Veniamin Reshetnikov (Russia) in the round of 32
– Beat Dmitri Lapkes (Belarus) in the round of 16
– Lost to Diego Occhiuzzi (Italy) in the quarterfinals
Men’s Judo
Golan Polak (ISRAEL) – 66Kg
– Lost to David Larose (France) in the round of 32
Women’s Tennis
Shahar Peer (ISRAEL) – Singles
– Lost to Maria Sharapova (Russia) 2:6, 0:6; knocked out
-Hasn’t beaten Sharapova in seven matches
Men’s Badminton
Misha Zilberman (ISRAEL) – Singles
– lost to Derek Wong (Singapore) 2-0, knocked out.
Saturday, July 28
Men’s Gymnastics
Alex Shatilov (ISRAEL)
– Qualified for the finals of the floor routine after finishing 4th overall with 15.6333/20 score.
– Qualified for the all-around invdividual final after finishing 12th overall. Final is this Wednesday.
Felix Aronovich (ISRAEL)
– Did not qualify for the all-around or individual finals after finishing 32nd overall.
Men’s Swimming
Gal Nevo (ISRAEL) – 400m Individual Medley
– Did not qualify for semifinals.
– Reports about Tunisian swimmer Taki Marbet not showing up after refusing to swim with Nevo were denied by Tunisian team
Imri Ganiel (ISRAEL) – 100m Breaststroke
– Did not qualify for semifinals
Women’s Swimming
Amit Ivry (ISRAEL) – 100m Butterfly
– Did not qualiify for semifinals
Men’s Rowing
David Banks (USA) – Men Eight
– Qualified for the finals for team USA after finishing first
Men’s Judo
Tommy Arshanski (ISRAEL) – 60Kg
– Beat Jeroen Mooren (Netherlands) in the Round of 32
– Lost to Hiraoki Hiraoka (Japan) in the Round of 16 (Hiraoka won silver medal)
Men’s Tennis
Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich (ISRAEL) – Doubles
– Beat Granoller and Lopez (Spain) 7:6, 7:6 in first round
– set to play winner between Japanese and Swiss team (Swiss team top player Roger Federer), date TBD
Men’s Badminton
Misha Zilberman (ISRAEL)
– Lost to Jan Jorgensen (Denmark) 2-0 in group stage
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