Gili_Haimovitz

Gili Haimovitz

Gili Haimovitz

Israeli taekwondo athlete


Gili Liel Haimovitz (גילי חיימוביץ; born February 24, 1993) is an Israeli taekwondo fighter.[1][2] In 2009 he won the gold medal in the -45 kg category at the European Taekwondo Junior Championships, and at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games he won a gold medal in the under-48-kilogram event.

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Taekwando career

Haimovitz began practicing taekwando as a child.[3] He joined the Israeli Defense Forces in 2011, leading to him missing a number of competitions.[4] He grew up practicing at the Sharabi Martial Arts Club.[3] He is coached by Yechiam Sharabi and Mark Breginski.[2]

In 2009 he won the gold medal in the -45 kg category at the European Taekwondo Junior Championships in Trelleborg, Sweden.[5][6]

At the 2010 Youth Olympic Games he won a gold medal in the under-48-kilogram, or 106-pound, event at 17 years of age.[7][8][3][9][10][11]

In 2012 he won gold medals in -45 kg youth at the Trelleborg Open and the Israel Open, in 2015 he won gold medals in -54 kg senior at the Israel Open and the Serbia Open, and in 2016 he won a gold medal in -54 kg senior at the Slovenia Open.[2][12] He won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships in Grozny (U21; -58 kg), and a bronze medal at the 2019 Multi European Games in Sofia (senior; -68 kg).[2]


References

  1. "Gili HAIMOVITZ - Olympic Taekwondo | Israel". International Olympic Committee. June 26, 2016.
  2. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData.
  3. "אלוף בירוק: גילי חיימוביץ' התגייס לצה"ל". אלוף בירוק: גילי חיימוביץ' התגייס לצה"ל.
  4. Glinter, Ezra. "Israeli Wins Gold Medal by Default". The Forward.
  5. ""יקח לי זמן לקלוט את זה"". וואלה! ספורט. August 15, 2010.
  6. "גילי חיימוביץ' מתכונן לקרב: לא אכל ארוחת בוקר". גילי חיימוביץ' מתכונן לקרב: לא אכל ארוחת בוקר.

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