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Ron Darmon

Ron Darmon is a retired Israeli triathlete who was the first Israeli triathlete to compete in the Olympic Games, at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

born 1992First Israeli Olympic triathleteThe 2016 Rio Olympics triathlonWorld Junior Championship results

Born: 30 October 1992, Beersheba
Occupation: triathlete

Ron Darmon was born in 1992 in Beersheba

Ron Darmon was born in Beersheba on October 30, 1992. He grew up in Lehavim, a village north of Beersheba in the northern Negev.

He began training in triathlon as a child with the Lehavim team under coach Eli Gaz, and later trained with Yigal Dahan. In 2007 he took part in the European Youth Championships as the youngest competitor and finished 27th. He placed 5th at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Hungary and 4th at the 2011 World Junior Championships in China.

As an adult he competed in continental cup races in Asia, Europe and Oceania. In 2014 he finished 3rd in two European Cup races, including one in Istanbul. He broke his collarbone in April 2015, and in October 2015 he won an Asian Cup race in Hong Kong.

In May 2016 he became the first Israeli to earn the Olympic qualifying standard in triathlon. At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics he finished 26th of 55 competitors in 1:48:41. In May 2017 an electric bicycle rider struck him during training in Yarkon Park, and in December 2017 he announced his retirement.