Yitzhak (also "Itzhak") Hatuel (; born 15 September 1962) is an Israeli fencer. He competed in the individual
foil
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Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine
* Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal
* Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food
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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 21 years of age. In Round 1, he went 5-0, defeating Saul Mendoza of Bolivia, Jerome Ko of Hong Kong,
Sergio Turiace
Sergio Turiace (born 17 February 1963) is an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an int ...
of Argentina, Nobuyuki Azuma of Japan, and future gold medalist
Philippe Omnès
Philippe Omnès (born 6 August 1960) is a French fencer and Olympic champion in the foil competition.
He won a gold medal in individual foil event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the quarter-finals, he went 2-2, defeating Bilal Rifaat of Egypt and
Yu Yifeng
Yu Yifeng (born 6 June 1963) is a Chinese fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) w ...
of China. In the semi-finals, he went 3-2, defeating
Bill Gosbee
William David Gosbee (born 20 May 1961) better known as Bill Gosbee is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. He was a five-time British fencing champion, winning five fo ...
Mauro Numa
Mauro Numa (born 8 November 1961 in Mestre) is an Italian fencer and one of the strongest during the 1980s.His career started very early and in 1979, at 18, he was included in the Foil's Italian Team. In 1980 Numa could not compete at the Moscow ...
of Italy -- who ended up winning the gold medal. In the finals, he went 0-2, losing to Numa and to
Peter Lewison
Peter Lewison (born December 7, 1961) is an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially ...
of the United States.
He is the brother of Israeli Olympic fencer Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann (winner of 16 Israeli championships and participant in three Olympic Games), and uncle of Israeli Olympic fencer
Delila Hatuel
Delila Hatuel (; born November 15, 1980) is an Israeli Olympic foil fencer. She represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was ranked ninth in the world.
Biography
Hatuel was born in Acre, Israel, in 1980. Her brother Maor is also a ...