(1975-09-16) September 16, 1975 (age 48) Karkur, Israel
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight
68 kg (150 lb)[1]
Other interests
Cycling [1]
Sport
Country
Israel
Sport
Sailing
Event
Mistral
Club
Sdot Yam
Coached by
Mike Gebhardt
Retired
2008
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
(2004)
World finals
(2002)
Regional finals
(1995, 2002)
Highest world ranking
1st (Mistral, 2003) 25th (RS:X, 2007)
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Israel
Olympic Games
2004 Athens
Mistral
1996 Atlanta
Mistral
World Championships
2002 Pattaya
Mistral
1996 Haifa
Mistral
2003 Cádiz
Mistral
European Championships
1995 Isle of Wight
Mistral
2002 Neusiedlersee
Mistral
1997 Murcia
Mistral
2001 Marseille
Mistral
Updated on 8 August 2012
Gal Fridman (or Friedman, Hebrew: גל פרידמן; born September 16, 1975) is an Israeli windsurfer and Israel's first Olympic gold medalist. Fridman won a Bronze Medal in the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, and his gold medal in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the first of two Israelis athlete to win two Olympic Medals, and the first Olympic Gold medalist in Israeli history. His first name, Gal, means "wave" in Hebrew.
He was born in Karkur, Israel, and lives close to the water in Sdot Yam, a nearby kibbutz.
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gal Fridman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
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