Jelena Tripolski (; also "Yelena"; born November 18, 1967) 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 ...
.
She is Jewish, immigrated to Israel, and is an electronic engineer.
Shooting career
Tripolski competed for
Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 30 competitors, 25 men and 5 women, took part in 42 events in 10 sports. Israel won its first ever Olympic medals at these Games. The first medallist in Israel's history was Yael Ar ...
in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
, at the age of 24, in
Shooting--Women's Sporting Pistol, 25 metres, and came in tied for 21st with a score of 573.
She also competed in
Shooting--Women's Air Pistol, 10 metres, and came in tied for 37th with a score of 372.
References
External links
*
1967 births
Living people
Israeli female sport shooters
Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic shooters for Israel
Jewish sport shooters
Jewish Israeli sportspeople
{{Israel-sportshooting-bio-stub