Gal Fridman (Hebrew: גל פרידמן; born September 16, 1975) is an Israeli windsurfer and Olympic gold medalist. Fridman won a bronze medal in the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the only Israeli athlete to win two Olympic medals, and the first (and only, thus far) Olympic gold medalist in Israeli history. Fittingly, his first name, Gal, means "wave" in Hebrew.
He was born in Karkur, Israel, and lives in nearby kibbutz Sdot Yam. In 2005, he was voted the 25th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet'
Read more about Gal Fridman: Early Life and Career, Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004, Later Years, Hall of Fame, Achievements
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