Shlomo "Shlomi" Eyal (; 19 June 1959 – 17 June 2019) was an Israeli fencer. He competed in the individual

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event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

at the age of 25. In Round 1 he went 3–1, defeating Julito Francis from the Virgin Islands,

Haluk Yamaç Haluk Yamaç (born 19 November 1957) is a Turkish fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the individual foil event at the 1983 Mediterranean Games The IX Mediterranean Games (), ...

of Turkey, and

Stefano Cerioni Stefano Cerioni (born 24 January 1964) is an Italian foil fencer, Olympic team champion in 1984, Olympic champion in 1988 and World team champion in 1985 and 1994. He became a fencing master, then a director of foil, first for Italy, then for Ru ...

of Italy. In the quarterfinals he went 2-2, defeating

Edgardo Díaz Edgardo Díaz Meléndez (born 1947) is a Puerto Rican music producer and songwriter. He is the creator of the "boy band" Menudo. Early life Díaz was born in Panama City, Panama to Puerto Rican parents "Nacho" Diaz and his wife "Panchi" ...

of Puerto Rico and former silver medalist

Pascal Jolyot Pascal Jolyot (born 26 July 1958) is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil and a silver in the individual foil events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The ...

of France. In the semifinals he was eliminated after going 1–4, with his sole victory coming against

José Rafael Magallanes José Rafael Magallanes (born 26 September 1955) is a Venezuelan fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly kno ...

of Venezuela.

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* 1959 births 2019 deaths Israeli male foil fencers Olympic fencers for Israel Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century Israeli sportsmen {{Israel-fencing-bio-stub