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Michael Halika

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Michael Halika

Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing  Israel
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Athens 400 m medley
European LC Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Istanbul 400 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Lisbon 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Valencia 400 m medley
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1997 Catania 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1999 Mallorca 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Daegu 400 m medley
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Israel 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Israel 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2005 Israel 400 m medley

Michael ("Mickey") Halika (מיקי חליקה; born November 11, 1978 in Jerusalem) is a male former medley swimmer from Israel.

Swimming career

Halika competed in three events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia as a member of the Israeli swimming team.[1]

In 2000 in Athens he won a bronze medal in the 400 IM at the FINA Short Course World Championships.[2] In 2003 he won bronze in the 400 IM at the Summer Universiade in South Korea.

Despite being of Israeli nationality he won the 400 metres medley titles in 1996 and 1999 at the ASA National British Championships.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ YOG BA 2018: Gorbenko, a golden milestone for Israel | fina.org - Official FINA website
  3. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 13 July 1996, p. 51". Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 9 July 1999, p. 49". Times Digital Archive.