Gili Haimovitz

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.

Gili Liel Haimovitz
Personal information
Native nameגילי חיימוביץ
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993
Sport
CountryIsrael
Sporttaekwando
Weight class-68 kg
ClubSharabi Martial Arts Club
Coached byYechiam Sharabi and Mark Breginski
Achievements and titles
World finals2010 Youth Olympic Games gold medal in -48 kg
Regional finals2009 European Taekwondo Junior Championships gold medal in -45 kg

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. "Gili Haimovitz, How Do You Feel About Winning a Youth Olympics Gold Medal by Default?". Haaretz. August 17, 2010.
  4. "אלוף בירוק: גילי חיימוביץ' התגייס לצה"ל". אלוף בירוק: גילי חיימוביץ' התגייס לצה"ל.
  5. "Junior Fighter Defies Odds in Sweden". The Jerusalem Post.
  6. "מדליית זהב לישראל באליפות אירופה לנוער בטאקוונדו". וואלה! ספורט. May 29, 2009.
  7. "Israel's young athletes can't find the podium at the Youth Olympic Games in China". The Jerusalem Post.
  8. "Israel Wins Tae Kwon Do Gold After Iranian Athlete Withdraws". The New York Times. August 16, 2010.
  9. Glinter, Ezra. "Israeli Wins Gold Medal by Default". The Forward.
  10. ""יקח לי זמן לקלוט את זה"". וואלה! ספורט. August 15, 2010.
  11. "גילי חיימוביץ' מתכונן לקרב: לא אכל ארוחת בוקר". גילי חיימוביץ' מתכונן לקרב: לא אכל ארוחת בוקר.
  12. "טאקוונדו: זהב וארד לאחים חיימוביץ', כסף לברגינסקי". ynet. November 28, 2016.
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