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Alex Tripolski (; born April 2, 1962) is an Israeli former Olympic
sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such ...
. He is also the President of the Israel Curling Federation.


Early life

Tripolski was born in Russia, and is Jewish."Tripolski, Alex"
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aliyah ''Aliyah'' (, ; ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from Jewish diaspora, the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel or the Palestine (region), Palestine region, which is today chiefly represented by the Israel ...
'' (immigrated to Israel) from Russia in 1990.


Shooting career

Tripolski won the
silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, ...
in the
pistol A pistol is a type of handgun, characterised by a gun barrel, barrel with an integral chamber (firearms), chamber. The word "pistol" derives from the Middle French ''pistolet'' (), meaning a small gun or knife, and first appeared in the Englis ...
division while representing Israel at the 1995 European Championships. In 1996 he finished 10th in the 50 meter free rifle at the ''Union International de Tir'' (UIT) World Cup Finals. At the 2001 World Cup, Tripolski finished 15th in the
10 meter air pistol The 10 metre air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). It is similar to 10 metre air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm (or .177) caliber air guns at a distance of , and that ...
competition with 576 points, 8 behind the winner. Tripolski competed for
Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics Israel competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta, United States. 25 competitors, 18 men and 7 women, took part in 26 events in 10 sports. Gal Fridman won a bronze medal in Sailing, the only medal won by an Israeli at thes ...
in Atlanta, at the age of 34, in Shooting--Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres, and came in tied for 16th with 572 total points. He also competed in Shooting--Men's Air Pistol, 10 metres, and came in tied for 39th with a 558 total points. At the
2013 Maccabiah Games The 19th Maccabiah () were held during July 18 to 30, 2013. The Games brought together 7,500 competing athletes, making it the third-largest international sporting event in the world after the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. The Maccabiah he ...
, Tripolski won the
gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...
in the 10 meter air pistol with a score of 571, and the
silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, ...
in the 50 meter free pistol with a score of 530.


Curling

As of 2013 Tripolski was heading the sport of
curling Curling is a sport in which players slide #Curling stone, stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area that is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take t ...
in Israel, and that year the
World Curling Federation World Curling, formerly the World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter ...
reinstated Israel as a full member. In 2015 he was President of the Israel Curling Federation.


See also

* List of select Jewish shooters


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tripolski, Alex Living people Jewish sport shooters Jewish Israeli sportspeople Soviet emigrants to Israel Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Israel 1962 births Israeli male sport shooters Jewish Russian sportspeople Olympic shooters for Israel Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel Curling in Israel 20th-century Israeli sportsmen