List of famous athletes from Israel, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Israel has seen some very talented athletes over the years, many of who have gone on to represent their country in the Olympics. These are some of the best Israeli athletes of all time, so if you're a native of Israel and are aspiring to compete in sports professionally then these are people you should look up to. If you're searching for a particular popular athlete from Israel then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for.
Everyone from Oren Muharer to Dan Alberto Fellus is included on this list.
This list answers the questions, "Who are the greatest Israeli athletes?" and "Which athletes are from Israel?"
You can click on the names of these legendary athletes of Israel in order to get more information about each one.1
Sue Bird
Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980), commonly known as Sue Bird, is an American... more2
Alexandra "Sasha" Zaretsky (Hebrew: אלכסנדרה זרצקי, Russian: Александра Зарецкая, Alexandra... more
3Slobodan Drapić
Maccabi HerzliyaBirthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia
Nationality: Israel,Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,Serbia,Yugoslavia
Slobodan Drapić (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Драпић, Hebrew: סלובודאן דראפיץ'; born 28 February... more4
Dani Bondar
FC Volga Nizhny NovgorodBirthplace: Moscow, Russia
Nationality: Israel
Position: Defender
Dani Bondar (Hebrew: דני בונדר; born 7 February 1987) is an Israeli former footballer played... more- 5
Leonard Krupnik
New York Red BullsBirthplace: Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Nationality: United States of America,Soviet Union,Israel,Ukraine
Position: Defender
Leonid "Leo" Krupnik (Ukrainian: Леонід Крупнік, Russian: Леонид Крупник, Hebrew: ליאוניד... more 6
Shahar Pe'er (Hebrew: שחר פאר, pronounced [ˈʃaχaʁ peˈʔeʁ]; born May 1, 1987) is an Israeli... more7
Anna Smashnova (Hebrew: אנה סמשנובה, Russian: Анна Смашнова; born July 16, 1976) is a... more8
Tzipora "Tzipi" Obziler (Hebrew: ציפורה אובזילר) (born April 19, 1973) is a former Israeli... more9
Roman Zaretsky (Hebrew: רומן זרצקי, Russian: Роман Зарецкий, Belarusian: Раман Зарэцкі, born... more10
Yael Arad (Hebrew: יעל ארד; born May 1, 1967) is an Israeli judoka. She was the first Israeli... more11
Eyal Golan (Hebrew: אייל גולן; born Eyal Biton on April 12, 1971) is an Israeli singer who... more12
Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich (Hebrew: יונתן דאריו "יוני" ארליך, born April 5, 1977) is a... more13
George Borba (Hebrew: ג'ורג' בורבה; born in 1944 in Italy), is a former Israeli international... more14
Andy Ram (Hebrew: אנדי רם; born April 10, 1980) is a retired Israeli professional tennis... more15
Ariel "Arik" Ze'evi (Hebrew: אריאל "אריק" זאבי, born 16 January 1977) is a retired Israeli... more16
Gal Fridman (or Friedman, Hebrew: גל פרידמן; born September 16, 1975) is an Israeli... more17
Mordechai "Motaleh" Shpigler (Hebrew: מרדכי שפיגלר, born 19 August 1944) is a former Israeli... more18
Avraham "Avi" Cohen (Hebrew: אבי כהן; 14 November 1956 – 29 December 2010) was an Israeli... more19
David Mark Berger (May 24, 1944 – September 6, 1972) was an American and Israeli Olympic... more20
Itzhak Shum
Skoda XanthiBirthplace: Chișinău, Moldova
Nationality: Soviet Union,Israel
Itzhak Shum (Hebrew: יצחק שום, born 1 September 1948 in Chişinău, Moldavian SSR) is a retired... more21
Yisha'ayahu Schwager (Hebrew: ישעיהו שווגר, Polish: Jeszaja Szwagier; born in Poland, 10... more22
Ben Sahar
De GraafschapBirthplace: Holon, Israel
Nationality: Israel
Position: Forward
Ben Sahar (Hebrew: בן שׂהר, changed his last name from סהר; born 10 August 1989) is an Israeli... more23
Daniël de Ridder
Wigan Athletic F.C.Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality: Netherlands, Israel
Position: Midfielder
Daniël Robin Frederick de Ridder (born 6 March 1984) is a Dutch footballer. He plays as a... more- 24
Umut Güzelses
Maccabi HerzliyaBirthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality: Israel,Turkey
Position: Forward
Umut Güzelses (Hebrew: אומיט גונזאלס; born May 15, 1987) is a Turkish-Israeli footballer.... more 25
Nicolás Tauber
Chacarita JuniorsBirthplace: La Plata, Argentina
Nationality: Argentina,Israel
Position: Goalkeeper
Nicolás Tauber (Hebrew: ניקולאס טאובר; born August 20, 1980) is an Argentine-Israeli... more
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