Did Israel win a medal in the 2008 Olympics?

Answer 1

Shachar Tzuberi, a 22-year-old soldier from Eilat, has won Israel's seventh medal in Olympic history - a bronze in windsurfing. Tzuberi began the race - which took place off the Qingdao beach - in fourth place in the overall competition. To win a medal, he had to finish the last race at least four places ahead of the three competitors in front of him. In the event, he finished second in this morning's race, overcoming a false start; he returned to the starting line when he thought - mistakenly - that his start had been disqualified. He managed to make up for his delay, passing the first float in third place, and ultimately reaching second place.

His second-place finish gave him an overall third-place finish in the windsurfing competition, and thus a bronze medal.