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	Gal Fridman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gal Fridman (Hebrew: גל פרידמן) (born 16 September 1975 in Hadera, Israel and living in nearby Karkur) is an Israeli windsurfer and an Olympic gold medalist.
		Fridman won a bronze medal at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics.
		Gal Fridman was one of Israel's Olympic team favorites to a win a medal (along with Judoka Ariel Zeevi and athlete Alex Averbukh), and prepared for the Olympic games for two years prior to the event.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gal_Fridman (290 words)

	UJC - ORT Graduate Gal Fridman Makes History in Winning Israel's First Gold
		Fridman's passion for the sea was evident during his schooldays, as shown by his entry in the school's graduation book.
		Fridman had already entered the record books when, as a result of his placement in the previous 10 races, he was the only competitor guaranteed at least a bronze in the competition -- making him the first Israeli to win two Olympic medals.
		On his return to Israel, Fridman said he planned to stop at the memorial in Tel Aviv for the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by the PLO during the Munich Olympic Games three years before he was born.
	www.ujc.org /content_display.html?ArticleID=123510 (647 words)

	Gal A. Kaminka: Publications Sorted by Date
		Noa Agmon, Gal A. Kaminka, and Sarit Kraus.
		Merav Hadad, Gilad Armon-Kest, Gal A. Kaminka, and Sarit Kraus.
		Weimin Shen, Jafar Adibi, Bonghan Cho, Gal A. Kaminka, Jihie Kim, Behnam Salemi, and Sheila Tejada.
	www.cs.biu.ac.il /~galk/Publications (2374 words)

	Gal Fridman
		His father, Uri Fridman, has been his inspiration and coached him for many years in his amateur and professional career; his uncle of nearby Kibbutz Sdot Yam also helped him; his mother Dganit says she is his keenest supporter; his brother Yuval accompanied him to the Athens Olympics.
		Gal Fridman returned to the Olympic team for the Athens Olympics in the Windsurfing/Mistral class, and entered with determination, ambition, and high hopes of winning a gold medal.
		An ecstatic and exhausted Gal Fridman acknowledged his supporters from and in Israel; in his shy and modest comments on winning first place and on returning to Israel, he dedicated his medal to the memory of the 11 Israeli athletes assassinated by members of the Black September organization, during the Munich Olympics (1972).
	www.jafi.org.il /education/100/people/BIOS/gfriedman.html (486 words)

	Gal Friedman
		Gal Fridman, born on 16.9.1975, in Hadera, is an Israeli surfer who has a surfboard named "Mistral".
		Gal is the first Israeli to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games, and he got to hear the "Hatikva" (the Israeli anthem) in the medal giving ceremony.
		Gal had a big preference over the other opponents in every category that included strength and this preference gave Gal power to lead the tournament and in the end even win the last round.
	gvctemp01.virtualclassroom.org /sports/gal/index.html (456 words)

	IsraelFaxx.com newsletter: 4fax0826.txt
		Gal Fridman was awarded a gold medal for the windsurfing event at a ceremony in Athens on Wednesday evening, Israel's first ever gold at the Olympics.
		Fridman - the first Israeli to win two Olympic medals after winning the bronze in 1996 - finished the last of the 11 races in second place, but took the gold by scoring 42 points.
		Fridman thanked the prime minister and said that he is excited by the gesture.
	www.israelfaxx.com /webarchive/2004/08/4fax0826.html (1141 words)

	ESPN.com - Windsurfer wins Israel's first gold
		Fridman promised to take his gold medal to the memorial in Tel Aviv for those killed in Munich, to "give respect for the people who were in front of me and killed while they tried to represent my country."
		Gal Fridman began sailing at age 7, and soon his father was coaching him.
		Fridman said he wasn't a fan of politics, but that he hoped that his achievement could help bring peace to the country.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1867247 (803 words)

	The Seattle Times: Sports: Israel celebrates first gold medal
		ATHENS Windsurfer Gal Fridman swears he felt all of Israel — and the 11 slain Israelis from the 1972 Munich Olympics —; pumping his board for him yesterday "as if I was somewhere else, and the board was moving by itself in the final meters."
		Fridman, whose first name means "wave" in Hebrew, was mobbed by fans afterward, and security guards had to escort him to safety.
		Fridman's victory is a happy chapter in what has been a somber Olympic history for Israel, and he said he knows exactly what he will do with his medal when he returns home.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2002015719_olyisrael26.html (458 words)

	Israel Olympics
		Fridman, 29, raced a tactically flawless final race in the men's Mistral windsailing event to finish the race in second place and propel him past Brazil's Ricardo Santos and Nikolaos Kaklamanakis of Greece for the gold.
		Fridman had already made Israeli Olympic history on Monday when, as a result of his placement in the previous 10 races, he was the only competitor guaranteed at least a medal in the competition, making him the first Israeli to win two Olympic medals.
		Fridman, after jumping into the water to take a victory swim and emerging to say that he won the race for Israelis who died before he was born, countrymen taken by hooded and masked Palestinian terrorists who would fly them out of the Games and into their graves.
	www.israelnewsagency.com /israelolympicssports486660.html (4970 words)

	International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
		Gal Fridman won the 2004 Olympic Mistral Windsurfing event in Athens, and with the victory became Israel’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist.
		The victory-platform presentation of 28-year old Fridman’s gold medal marked the first time Hatikvah (the Israeli national anthem) was played at an Olympic awards ceremony.
		Fridman was just seven years old when his father introduced windsurfing to the youngster who would become Israel’s first Olympic gold medalist.
	www.jewishsports.net /BioPages/GalFridman.htm (221 words)

	Mideast Dispatch Archive: On the first day Israel was shunned, on the 12th it won gold
		On Wednesday, Gal Fridman was whisked from interview to interview, camera to camera, and he seemed overwhelmed by it all.
		Fridman won it Wednesday in windsurfing, the men's mistral, before jumping into the water and emerging to say that he won the race for countrymen who died before he was born, countrymen taken by hooded and masked Palestinian terrorists who would fly them out of the Games and into their graves.
		Fridman talked of a Turkish friend he called "my Muslim brother," a friend who in turn called Fridman "my Jewish brother." The windsurfer whose first name means "wave" in Hebrew couldn't understand the decision by Iran's world judo champ, Arash Miresmaeili, to refuse to compete against Israel's Ehud Vaks.
	www.tomgrossmedia.com /mideastdispatches/archives/000078.html (4310 words)

	Women's American ORT: Former ORT Student Wins First Israeli Gold Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Gal Fridman, the first Israeli to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games, smiles as young admirers check out his gold medal, after his arrival in Tel Aviv from Athens, Aug. 30, 2004.
		Gal Fridman has made history, becoming the first Israeli to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
		Fridman's passion for the sea was evident during his schooldays, as shown by an entry in the school's graduation book.
	www.waort.org /site/PageServer?pagename=news_olympicgold (647 words)

	JewishJournal.com
		Gal Fridman of Israel celebrates winning his gold medal in the men's windsurfer mistral finals race during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
		The medal was Israel’s sixth overall, and the second of Fridman’s career: He won a bronze at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
		Fridman’s biggest fan, ironically, said she was one of the few who did not see him win.
	www.jewishjournal.com /home/preview.php?id=12725 (656 words)

	israelinsider: Briefs: Fridman gets his medal back (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A safe containing the medal Fridman won in Athens last year and a bronze medal he won in Atlanta in 1996 were stolen Tuesday his parent's home in the northern town of Karkur.
		Fridman said that he had believed he would get the medal back since he didn't think any one would succeed in selling it.
		Fridman, whose first name means "wave" in Hebrew, became an instant national hero last August when he won Israel's first gold medal.
	web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Briefs/5792.htm (367 words)

	Israel's First Gold Medal
		During the ceremony, the Israeli national anthem "Hatikva" was played for the first time ever in the Olympic Games, while Fridman and the dozens of Isarelis in the audience sang along (click here to watch the video).
		Then Fridman came back from second place in the 11th and last race, and Israel had its first gold medal in its 52 years of Olympic history.
		Fridman came into the ampitheater with the Israeli flag stretched out, and the noise that went up was even bigger than the one that greeted the Greek who won the silver medal, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis.
	wings.buffalo.edu /law/jlsa/olympics.htm (1330 words)

	Lifestyles Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Fridman still answers his own telephone calls, despite the media representatives, family members, friends and other Israelis who flooded him with phone calls after his victory.
		But when Fridman announced he was taking a break for a year and focusing on cycling races, Steinberg went back to coaching the Israeli windsurfing team in preparation for the Athens Olympics.
		Fridman, aware of his historic mission, requested to dedicate his medal to the 11 Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
	www.lifestylesmagazine.com /Lifestyle_01-2005_005.html (2161 words)

	Israel wins first-ever gold medal
		Fridman literally sailed into this position, winning the gold medal in windsurfing Wednesday afternoon, a victory that sent waves of emotion through his country, joy and pride and great relief.
		For athletes like the 28-year- old Fridman, who were not born to experience that horror first-hand, it does not take long for them to learn.
		Fridman said he plans to take the medal to the Tel Aviv memorial, to mix his moment of victory with the memories of those murdered.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/08/26/SPGLB8E9ID1.DTL (289 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Dozens of Israelis rushed to the podium after Fridman was awarded his medal and celebrated with him.
		Citing Fridman's modesty and determination, Katsav said, "The citizens of the State of Israel and the Jewish people are proud of you, love you, and are happy for your impressive accomplishment, the first in the history of Israel." Fridman's victory brought screams of delight in shops and offices across the country.
		Residents of Fridman's hometown of Karkur, near Hadera, streamed to the family's house to celebrate.
	www.jr.co.il /pictures/israel/history/a040825h.txt (786 words)

	Windsurfer wins first-ever gold for Israel - MSNBC - MSNBC.com
		Gal Fridman sailed a remarkably consistent regatta, never finishing worse than eighth in the 11-race series.
		Fridman’s victory finally gives Israelis the chance to hear their national anthem during a medal ceremony, scheduled for later in the day.
		Fridman won a bronze in his event in 1996.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5815432 (648 words)

	Fridman gold fulfils Israel's dream
		Windsurfer Gal Fridman created Olympic history on Wednesday by winning Israel's first Olympic gold medal in any sport.
		Fridman, 28, won the men's Mistral title after finishing second in the final race.
		Fridman, who won a bronze in 1996, was not selected for the Sydney Games and gave up the sport for two years before returning to win the world title in 2002.
	inhome.rediff.com /sports/2004/aug/25oly-sai.htm (289 words)

	IsraCast: OLYMPIC GOLD!
		Gal Fridman’s historic victory sends a wave of joy and pride throughout the country - a huge morale booster for a nation mobilized in a deadly war against terrorism.
		And indeed, it was almost as if Gal Fridman was sailing along with the whole country aboard his tiny Mistral.
		So, is it any wonder that Gal Fridman is a national hero proving once again ‘If you wish it, it’s no dream!’ He has become the Jewish State’s equivalent of America’s Mark Spitz.
	www.isracast.com /Transcripts/250804a_trans.htm (427 words)

	Israel's First Gold \| Scholastic.com
		Windsurfer Gal Fridman won the first Olympic gold medal for his country.
		Fridman, whose first name means "wave," was the first to cross the finish line in a men's sailing race.
		Fridman plans to bring his medal to a memorial that honors the victims of the 1972 attack.
	content.scholastic.com /browse/article.jsp?id=2254 (360 words)

	Canadian Jewish News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In a gesture of far-reaching significance, after he arrived home, Fridman visited the monument in Tel Aviv that memorializes the 11 athletes and coaches slain by the PLO terrorists in 1972.
		His victory in the wind and surf was not merely an athletic achievement, Fridman seemed to imply, but a further forging of a link of memory, connectedness and gratitude on the long, metaphysical chain of peoplehood and history.
		The distillate, the essence of that spontaneous gladness that is so sweetly evident in the embrace of Gal Fridman when he brought the medal home is the feeling we must try to grasp at this time of year.
	www.cjnews.com /viewarticle.asp?id=4348 (755 words)

	For Israel, a first gold medal and affirmation of statehood \| csmonitor.com
		TEL AVIV – Israel savored its first-ever Olympic gold medal as windsurfer Gal Fridman won the men's mistral sailing competition in Greece, triggering an spurt of national pride in a country suffering from four years of daily violence with the Palestinians and an economic slump.
		Fridman - whose first name means "wave'' in Hebrew - climbed back onto his surfboard and wrapped himself in the Israeli flag.
		Fridman, who won a bronze eight years ago in Atlanta, clinched the Olympic gold by placing second in the last race of the 11-leg windsurfing regatta.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/0826/p02s02-wome.html (632 words)

	Jewish Community of Greater New Haven
		Gal Fridman, whose first name means “wave” in Hebrew, made waves in his historic achievement as he went from Bronze Medalist in 2003 to windsurfing Gold Medalist in August 2004.
		"Gal rose to the occasion in confidently executing 11 races in Athens this summer, and we are proud to celebrate his triumphant accomplishment with our community,” said Rabbi Sheya Hecht, New Haven Hebrew Day School Headmaster.
		Steve Frydman, Gal’s uncle and long-time NHHDS supporter, extend an invitation to the entire community to share in Israel’s pride, get Gal’s autograph and view a video clip of the actual event in Athens.
	www.jewishnewhaven.org /calendar_event.html?eventid=2342 (295 words)

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