For Israel, a first gold medal and affirmation of statehood
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Windsurfer wins a series of races, and pays homage to Israeli athletes slain in Munich in 1972. By Josh Mitnick | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
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ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Paul Hamm produced an amazing comeback Wednesday night to become the first American male to win the Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medal.
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As the flag of Israel kept going up, higher than it has ever gone before in the Olympics, Gal Fridman stood on the top of the podium, looking at the flag and the Saronic Gulf beyond.
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&#39;I awoke at 2 am in a daze and couldn&#39;t get back to sleep,&quot; Uri Fridman says of the morning after his son earned Israel&#39;s first-ever Olympic gold medal in mistral windsailing in Athens.
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The Jewish State's first gold medal is hailed as a salve for the pain of the Munich massacre
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It was a glorious surprise, igniting a party complete with song and dance: The Greeks won the first gold medal of their hometown Olympics with an unexpected victory last night in synchronized diving.
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Paul Hamm became the first American man to claim the Olympic gymnastics men&#39;s all-round gold medal Wednesday.
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Ahmed al-Maktoum becomes the first Olympic medallist from the UAE with gold in the men's double shooting trap.
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GLYFADA, Greece - When the first notes of the national anthem of Israel pierced the night air, years of yearning came pouring out of Israelis at the Olympic Sailing Centre.
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The United States won the women's  basketball gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday.
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WARSAW, Poland, December 20. OTYLIA Jedrzejczak, who became Poland s first-ever Olympic gold medalist in swimming when she won the 200 meters butterfly in Athens last August, auctioned her Olympic gold medal ...
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Paul Hamm became the first American to  claim the Olympic gymnastics men's all-round gold medal  Wednesday.
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HIS MISSION in life was embodied in a slogan: Death to Israel. Now death has claimed Yasser Arafat, president of the Palestinian National Authority, founder of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Nobel
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Israel&#39;s first Olympic gold medallist has dedicated his victory to his 11 countrymen killed in the Munich massacre of 1972, vowing he would visit their memorial to show them his medal.
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As Israel marks 40 years after an extraordinary victory, there is far less exultation than questioning about the warâs impact on the country.
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ATHENS -- For many Israelis, the Olympics evoke memories of a terrorist massacre and political boycotts, but windsurfer Gal Fridman provided his countrymen an historic and celebratory remembrance yesterday after he won the first gold medal in the Jewish state's 56-year history.
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Israel won their first Olympic gold  medal since the Jewish flag was raised at the Games 52 years  ago when windsurfer Gal Fridman sailed to victory on Wednesday.