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Rafael Peles
Rafael Peles was an Israeli sport shooter who competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
1936 to 2026Shooting at the 1960 Rome OlympicsIsraeli shooting champion, 1960 and 1961
- Occupation
- athlete, sport shooter
Rafael Peles was born in 1936 in Netherlands
Rafael Peles was born in 1936 in the Netherlands. As a youth there he took part in several sports, including cycling and table tennis, and he also worked as a juggler with the Alboks circus.
In 1953 he immigrated to Israel and settled at Kibbutz Ne'ot Mordechai. He took up shooting and trained under coach Izzy Gilam.
He won the Israeli shooting championship in 1960 and 1961. At the 1960 Rome Olympics he entered two 50 metre small-bore rifle events. He placed 50th in three positions with 1084 points and 57th in prone with 378 points.
Peles died in July 2026.
Milestones in Rafael Peles's life
- 1936
Born in the Netherlands.
- 1953
Immigrated to Israel and settled at Kibbutz Ne'ot Mordechai.
- 1960
Won the Israeli shooting championship.
- 1960
Competed in two rifle events at the Rome Olympics.
- 1961
Won the Israeli shooting championship again.
- 2026
Died in July.
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Based on English Wikipedia, Rafael Peles and Hebrew Wikipedia, רפאל פלס, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.
Photograph: Fritz Cohen, Public domain
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