Israel at the 2022 World Games

Israel competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Israeli athletes participated in ten sports, winning seven gold, three silver and four bronze medals, and attaining eleventh place overall at the Games, in its best showing to date.

Israel at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeISR
NOCOlympic Committee of Israel
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors51 (26 men and 25 women) in 10 sports
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
7
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
14
World Games appearances
  • 1981
  • 1985
  • 1989
  • 1993
  • 1997
  • 2001
  • 2005
  • 2009
  • 2013
  • 2017
  • 2022

Medalists

Israeli athletes won seven gold medals and placed eleventh overall in number of gold medals. Israeli athletes also won three silvers and four bronze medals. Israel finished in eleventh place overall in the Games, in its best showing to date.[2]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldDaria AtamanovRhythmic gymnasticsBall12 July
 GoldDaria AtamanovRhythmic gymnasticsRibbon13 July
 GoldOr MosheKickboxingMen's 75 kg14 July
 GoldNimrod RyederJu-jitsuMen's ne-waza 77 kg15 July
 GoldShir CohenKickboxingWomen's 52 kg14 July
 GoldMeshy RosenfeldJu-jitsuWomen's ne-waza 57 kg15 July
 GoldMeshy RosenfeldJu-jitsuWomen's ne-waza open16 July
 SilverDaria AtamanovRhythmic gymnasticsClubs13 July
 SilverRony NisimianJu-jitsuWomen's ne-waza 63 kg15 July
 SilverNili BlockMuaythaiWomen's 60 kg17 July
 BronzeViki DabushJu-jitsuMen's ne-waza 69 kg15 July
 BronzeSaar ShemeshJu-jitsuMen's ne-waza 85 kg15 July
 BronzeMeron Weissman
Adi Horwitz
Acrobatic gymnasticsMixed pair15 July
 BronzeSaar ShemeshJu-jitsuMen's ne-waza open16 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Acrobatic gymnastics 549
Dancesport 112
Ju-jitsu 325
Kickboxing 224
Lacrosse 121224
Muaythai 112
Rhythmic gymnastics 11
Sport climbing 112
Water skiing 101
Wushu 011
Total262551

Acrobatic gymnastics

Israel competed in acrobatic gymnastics; Meron Weissman and Adi Horwitz won the bronze medal for Mixed Pair.[3]

Dancesport

Israel competed in dancesport.[4]

Ju-jitsu

Israel won seven medals in ju-jitsu; Meshy Rosenfeld winning two gold medals in the Women's ne-waza 57 kg and Women's ne-waza open categories. and Nimrod Ryeder winning gold for Men's ne-waza 77 kg. Rony Nisimian won the silver medal in the Women's ne-waza 63 kg category. Saar Shemesh won two bronze medals, in the Men's ne-waza 85 kg and the Men's ne-waza open categories, while Viki Dabush won a bronze medal in the Men's ne-waza 69 kg category.[5][6][7]

Kickboxing

Israel won two gold medals in kickboxing; Or Moshe winning in the Men's 75 kg and Shir Cohen in the Women's 52 kg categories.[8]

Lacrosse

Israel competed in both the men's and women's lacrosse tournaments.[9]

Muaythai

Israel competed in Muaythai; Nili Block won the silver medal in the Women's 60 kg category.[10]

Rhythmic gymnastics

Israel competed in rhythmic gymnastics; Daria Atamanov winning two gold medals, in the Balls and Ribbon categories, and the silver medal in Clubs.[11]

Sport climbing

Israel competed in sport climbing.[12]

Water skiing

Israel competed in water skiing.[13]

Wushu

Israel competed in wushu.[14]

References

  1. "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. Brook, Larry (2022-07-19). "Israel has noteworthy top-15 overall finish at the World Games". JNS.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  3. "Acrobatic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. "Dancesport Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. Berkeley, Geoff (15 July 2022). "Jonsson wins all-Swedish archery final at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. Brennan, Eliott (16 July 2022). "Ju-jitsu glory for Mochulskyi, Pilz returns to sport climbing summit at World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  7. "Ju-jitsu Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  8. "Kickboxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. "Lacrosse Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  10. "Muaythai Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  11. "Rhythmic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  12. "Sport Climbing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. "Waterski & Wakeboard Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  14. "Wushu Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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