ATHLETES from Israel

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Israeli Athletes of all time. This list of famous Israeli Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Gal Fridman (1975 - )

With an HPI of 33.10, Gal Fridman is the most famous Israeli Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

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.

2. Shahar Tzuberi (1986 - )

With an HPI of 24.65, Shahar Tzuberi is the 2nd most famous Israeli Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Shahar Tzuberi (or Zubari, Hebrew: שחר צוברי; born 1 September 1986) is an Israeli windsurfer and Olympic bronze medalist, surfing in the "Neil Pryde" RS:X discipline. He is a nephew of Gad Tsobari, the 1972 Olympic wrestler who escaped from Arab terrorists during the Munich massacre. He is a three-time Olympian.

3. Avishag Semberg (2001 - )

With an HPI of 23.77, Avishag Semberg is the 3rd most famous Israeli Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Avishag Semberg (or Abishag Samberg, Hebrew: אבישג סמברג; born (2001-09-16)16 September 2001) is an Israeli taekwondo athlete. She is an Olympic bronze medalist for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 49 kg competition. She won Israel's all-time tenth Olympic medal, and is the youngest Israeli to receive an Olympic medal, at the age of 19.