Public lifeאיתי שני
Itay Shanny
Itay Shanny is an Israeli archer who represented Israel at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
born 1998First Israeli Olympic archerTokyo 2020 Olympic GamesIsraeli senior archery titles
- Born
- 1 September 1998, Israel
- Occupation
- archer
Itay Shanny was born in 1998 in Israel
Itay Shanny was born in Israel on 1 September 1998. He began training in archery in 2011.
In 2015 he won the Israeli senior title at 70 meters, and in 2017 he won it at 18 meters. In 2020 he won the Israeli senior archery championship for the fourth year in a row. He trains at the Maccabi 21st Century Archery club, with Yuri Yogev as his personal coach and Richard Priestman as his national team coach.
In 2021 he competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as the first Israeli archer at the Games. Ranked 60th of 64 in the ranking round, he beat Japan's Hiroki Muto 7-3, then beat India's Tarundeep Rai in a single arrow shoot-off, 10-9. He was then eliminated by Tang Chih-chun of Taiwan after another shoot-off.
He also sings in the a cappella metal choir Hellscore.
Itay Shanny's life in 6 milestones
- 1998
Born in Israel.
- 2011
Began training in archery.
- 2015
Won the Israeli senior title at 70 meters.
- 2017
Won the Israeli senior title at 18 meters.
- 2020
Won the Israeli senior championship for the fourth straight time.
- 2021
Became the first Israeli archer to compete at the Olympics, in Tokyo.
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Based on English Wikipedia, Itay Shanny and Hebrew Wikipedia, איתי שני, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.
Photograph: Amos Ben Gershom, CC BY-SA 3.0