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11 Facts About Ayelet Ohayon

1.

Ayelet Ohayon is a three-time Olympian Israeli foil fencer.

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Ayelet Ohayon won the silver medal at the 1993 Junior World Cup Championships, the gold medal at the 2000 European Championships, and a gold medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in women's team foil, as part of Team Israel.

3.

Ayelet Ohayon started fencing because her brother was active in the sport.

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Ayelet Ohayon completed her service in the Israel Defense Forces in 1996, and attended West Galilee College in Acre.

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Ayelet Ohayon won the silver medal at the 1993 Junior World Cup Championships.

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Ayelet Ohayon finished 8th in the 1995 European Championships, and 7th in the individual foil at the 1996 and 1997 European Championships.

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Ayelet Ohayon finished 7th at the 1997 World Cup Championships.

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Ayelet Ohayon competed in foil for Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta at 21 years of age, defeating Carmen Rodriguez of Guatemala in Round One, but losing in Round Two.

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Ayelet Ohayon competed in foil again for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, ranked 40th in the world.

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Ayelet Ohayon competed in foil for Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she was ranked 19th.

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Ayelet Ohayon won a gold medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in women's team foil, as part of Team Israel.