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Rogel Nachum

Rogel Nachum is a retired Israeli triple jumper who competed at 3 Olympic Games and holds the Israeli triple jump record of 17.20 meters.

born 1967Israeli triple jump record3 Olympic Games appearancesFlag bearer at Sydney 2000

Born: 21 May 1967
Occupation: athletics competitor

Rogel Nachum was born in 1967

Rogel Nachum was born on 21 May 1967 and grew up in Givatayim, the son of David and Ruti Nachum. He attended Masada elementary school and Shimon Ben Zvi high school in Givatayim.

He began athletics training in 1984, after his physical education teacher Avi Zilberman urged him to try the high jump. His coaches were David Kushnir and Alex Merman, and he trained with ASA Tel Aviv. After winning the triple jump at the 1989 Maccabiah Games, he was recruited to Kansas State University.

In 1990 he held the Israeli records in the high jump, long jump and triple jump at the same time. His long jump record of 7.96 meters, set in Budapest, stood for about 20 years. In June 1992 in Seville he set the Israeli triple jump record of 17.20 meters.

He competed at the Olympics in Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, where he carried Israel's flag at the opening ceremony. He also took part in 4 World Championships and reached the final in Gothenburg in 1995, finishing 11th. He later became the coach of Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko.

Milestones in Rogel Nachum's life

1984
Began training in athletics.
1989
Won the triple jump at the Maccabiah Games with an Israeli record.
1990
Set the Israeli long jump record of 7.96 meters in Budapest.
1991
Won the Israeli championship triple jump with a record of 17.17 meters.
1992
Set the Israeli triple jump record of 17.20 meters and competed at the Barcelona Olympics.
1995
Finished 11th in the World Championships final in Gothenburg.
1996
Competed at the Atlanta Olympics.
1997
Finished 6th at the World Indoor Championships in Paris.
2000
Carried Israel's flag at the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony.