Yitzhak Hatuel

Yitzhak (also "Itzhak") Hatuel (born 15 September 1962) is an Israeli fencer.[1] He competed in the individual foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics at 21 years of age.[1] In Round 1, he went 5-0, defeating Saul Mendoza of Bolivia, Jerome Ko of Hong Kong, Sergio Turiace of Argentina, Nobuyuki Azuma of Japan, and future gold medalist Philippe Omnès of France.[1] In the quarter-finals, he went 2-2, defeating Bilal Rifaat of Egypt and Yu Yifeng of China.[1] In the semi-finals, he went 3-2, defeating Bill Gosbee of Great Britain, Nobuyuki Azuma of Japan, and Mauro Numa of Italy -- who ended up winning the gold medal.[1] In the finals, he went 0-2, losing to Numa and to Peter Lewison of the United States.[1]

Yitzhak Hatuel
Personal information
Full nameיצחק חטואל
Born (1962-09-15) 15 September 1962
Sport
CountryIsrael
SportFencing
Event(s)Foil

He is the brother of Israeli Olympic fencer Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann (winner of 16 Israeli championships and participant in three Olympic Games), and uncle of Israeli Olympic fencer Delila Hatuel and Israeli fencer Maor Hatuel.[2][3]

References
  1. "Yitzhak Hatuel Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. Talshir, Uri (21 September 2011). "Fencing / Living by the sword". Haaretz. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  3. "Double-edged foil". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
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