Wingate Institute (), officially Orde Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sports (), is a sports training institute located south of

Netanya Netanya () () or Natanya (), is a city in the "Planet Bekasi" Central District (Israel), Setanyahu of Israel, Israel BAB ih, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between the Poleg stre ...

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History

Wingate Physical Education Institute1959

Wingate Institute was established in 1957. It was named after

Orde Wingate Major-general (United Kingdom), Major General Orde Charles Wingate, (26 February 1903 – 24 March 1944) was a senior British Army officer known for his creation of the Chindits, Chindit deep-penetration missions in Japanese-held territory duri ...

. It serves as the host facility for several Israeli national sports teams and as a base for IDF fitness training. Among its numerous athletic fields is the rugby pitch that serves as the home pitch of the Israel national rugby union team. Additionally, numerous fields are used as venues during the

Maccabiah Games The Maccabiah Games (, or משחקי המכביה העולמית; sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Olympics") is an international multi-sport event with summer and winter sports competitions featuring Jews and Israelis regardless of religion ...

. In 1989, the institute was awarded the

Israel Prize The Israel Prize (; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor. History Prior to the Israel Prize, the most significant award in the arts was the Dizengoff Prize and in Israel ...

, for sport.

Schools

* Nat Holman School for Coaches and Trainers () * Ribstein Centre for Research, Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy () * International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame () * Turner Pedagogical Centre () * Cultivation of Young Talent in the Sport-Gifted Centre () * PikiWiki Israel 20592 The Gymnast sculpture in Wingate Institute

PikiWiki Israel 20592 The Gymnast sculpture in Wingate Institute

PikiWiki Israel 20591 Swimmer sculpture in Wingate Institute

Centre for the Development of Sports Achievement () * PikiWiki Israel 20593 Basketball players sculpture in Wingate Institute

Headquarters for the Israeli Diving Federation

Notable alumni

* Girmaw Amare (born 1987), Olympic runner * Gideon Ariel (born 1939), Olympic competitor in the shot put and discus throw *

Mohamed Abu Arisha Mohamed Abu Arisha (; born November 10, 1997) is an Arab-Israeli basketball player who has played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C., Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and has played for the Israeli national basketball team. Cu ...

(born 1997), basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

and the Israeli national basketball team * Daria Atamanov (born 2005), Olympic rhythmic gymnast * Aviv Barzelay (born 2002), Olympic swimmer * Shani Bloch (born 1979), Olympic racing cyclist * Maya Calé-Benzoor (born 1958), Olympic runner and long jumper * Jon Dalzell, American-Israeli basketball player * Artem Dolgopyat (born 1997), Olympic champion and world champion gymnast * Adam Edelman (born 1991), American-born four-time Israeli National Champion in skeleton event, and Israeli Olympian *

Jonathan Erlich Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich (; born 5 April 1977) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. During his career, he was mainly a doubles specialist, having won the men's doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open – Men's doubles, 2008 Aus ...

(born 1977), tennis player, ranked # 5 in world in doubles * Yuval Freilich (born 1995), épée fencer, 2019 European Epee Champion * Julia Glushko (born 1990), tennis player * Anastasia Gorbenko (born 2003), Olympic swimmer, 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 girls' 200 m individual medley at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. * Raz Hershko (born 1998), European champion and Olympic judoka * Gilad Hesseg (born 1971), singer-songwriter * Hussniya Jabara (born 1958), politician *

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(born 1958), Olympic runner and long jumper * Inbar Lanir (born 2000), world champion and Olympic judoka * Denis Loktev (born 2000), Olympic swimmer * Adam Maraana (born 2003), swimmer * Mikaella Moshe (born 2003), Olympic archer *

Nili Natkho Nili Natkho (; February 18, 1982 – November 5, 2004) was a Circassian-Israeli basketball player who played for Maccabi Raanana and Elitzur Ramla (women's basketball), Elitzur Ramla. Natkho died in a car accident at the age of 22. Her cousin is ...

(1982-2004), basketball player * Tomer Or (born 1978), Olympic fencer and junior world champion *

Orna Ostfeld Orna Ostfeld (; born December 23, 1952) is an Israeli former basketball player and current basketball coach. Early life and non-basketball activities Ostfeld is Jewish, and was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She is a graduate of Wingate Institute, ...

(born 1952), basketball player (scored world record 108 points) and coach *

Nina Pekerman Nina Pekerman (; born September 28, 1977) is an Israeli athlete who competes in triathlon and Ironman Triathlon competitions. She was rated 25th in the second level of world championship in racing bicycle in 2003, ניר שועליהסיפור � ...

(born 1977), triathlete *

Andy Ram Andreas "Andy" Ram (; born April 10, 1980) is a retired Israeli professional tennis player. He was primarily a doubles player, and competed in three Olympics. He is the first Israeli tennis player to win a senior Grand Slam event. Ram first ...

(born 1980), tennis player, ranked # 5 in world in doubles * Ran Sagiv (born 1997), Olympic triathlete * Shachar Sagiv (born 1994), Olympic triathlete * Idit Silman (born 1980),

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member * Ofir Shaham (born 2004), Israeli team world champion rhythmic gymnast * Derrick Sharp (born 1971), basketball player * Baruch Shmailov (born 1994), Olympic judoka *

Miriam Siderenski Miriam Louise Marie Siderenski (also Miryam and Sidranski (-Catzenstein); ; born 11 November 1941) is a Congolese-born Israeli former Olympic runner. She was the Israeli Champion in the 60 metres, 100 metres, and 200 metres. She was born in Belg ...

(born 1941), Olympic sprinter * John Whitman (born 1967), author and Krav Maga instructor * Eyal Yanilov (born 1959), Krav Maga instructor

References

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* {{Authority control 1957 establishments in Israel Educational institutions established in 1957 Organizations based in Netanya Sports organizations of Israel Educational organizations based in Israel Military installations of Israel National Institutes of Sport Israel Prize in sport recipients Israel Prize recipients that are organizations Sport in Netanya Lacrosse venues Rugby union stadiums in Israel

History

Schools

Notable alumni

See also

References

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