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]

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