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Wingate Institute (Hebrew: מכון וינגייט), officially Orde Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sports (Hebrew: המכון לחינוך גופני ולספורט ע"ש אורד וינגייט), is a sports training institute located south of Netanya, Israel.
History
Wingate Institute was established in 1957. It was named after Orde Wingate. 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.
In 1989, the institute was awarded the Israel Prize, for sport.
Schools
Nat Holman School for Coaches and Trainers (Hebrew: בית הספר למאמנים ומדריכים ע"ש נט הולמן)
Ribstein Centre for Research, Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy (Hebrew: מרכז ריבשטיין לרפואת ספורט ולמחקר)
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (Hebrew: היד לאיש הספורט היהודי)
Turner Pedagogical Centre (Hebrew: המרכז הפדגוגי ע"ש טרנר)
Cultivation of Young Talent in the Sport-Gifted Centre (Hebrew: המרכז לטיפוח מחוננים בספורט)
Centre for the Development of Sports Achievement (Hebrew: יחידה לספורט הישגי)
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 (born 1997), basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League 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 (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 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
Maya Kalle-Bentzur (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 (1982-2004), basketball player
Tomer Or (born 1978), Olympic fencer & junior world champion
Orna Ostfeld (born 1952), basketball player (scored world record 108 points) & coach
Nina Pekerman (born 1977), triathlete
Andy Ram (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), Knesset 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 (born 1941), Olympic sprinter
John Whitman (born 1967), author and Krav Maga instructor
Eyal Yanilov (born 1959), Krav Maga instructor
See also
Sports in Israel
Education in Israel
List of Israel Prize recipients
National Sport Center – Tel Aviv
Wingate test
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- The Covered Wagon
- Agresi Militer Belanda II
- Albert Einstein
- Dorit Rabinyan
- Daftar pemain sepak bola internasional Israel
- David Grossman
- The Art of War (film)
- Bohuslav Martinů
- Daftar tim sepak bola di Inggris
- Merrill's Marauders
- Wingate Institute
- Wingate
- Orde Wingate
- Wingate test
- Moshe Weinberg
- Netanya
- Maisa Abd Elhadi
- Eyal Yanilov
- Adam Maraana
- Krav Maga