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Nili Drori
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Born (1960-08-07) 7 August 1960 (age 64)
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CountryIsrael
SportFencing

Nili Drori (Hebrew: נילי דרורי; born 7 August 1960) is an Israeli fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1976, and 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1976 Summer Olympics, at the age of 15, she went 2-3 in Round One (defeating Mahvash Shafaie of Iran and Maria Collino of Italy -- who won the silver medal), and 1-4 in Round Two (defeating Carola Mangiarotti of Italy).[1] At the 1984 Summer Olympics at the age of 23, she went 3-3 in Round One (defeating Miyuki Maekawa of Japan, Vincent Bradford of the United States, and María Alicia Sinigaglia of Argentina), 3-1 in the quarterfinals (defeating Jana Angelakis of the United States, Marcela Moldovan-Zsak of Romania, and Sabine Bischoff of West Germany), and 1-4 in the semifinals (defeating Debra Waples of the United States).[1]

Her daughter İrem Karamete competed for Turkey in foil in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] Her husband, Mehmet Karamete, whom she married in 1985, coached both the Israeli and the German national fencing teams.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nili Drori Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Young Turkish fencer on way to represent Turkey at Rio Olympics"