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| Native name | ירדן אדיקה | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Goalball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yarden Adika (Hebrew: ירדן אדיקה; born 1999) is an Israeli Paralympic goalball player. She competed for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the Women's goalball tournament, where she and Team Israel won a silver medal.
Early life
Adika was born in Karmiel, and studied at the local high school majoring in communications.
She completed Sherut Leumi and was among the President of Israel's excelling volunteers for 2019.
Goalball career
She was a member of the youth movement of the Jewish Institute for the Blind, and through it joined the Israel women's national goalball team.
Adika was a member of the national team from 2013 to 2016, when she retired due to a wrist injury. In 2015 she was part of the team's win at the IBSA World Games in Seoul, which guaranteed their spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
She competed for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the Women's goalball tournament, where she and Team Israel won a silver medal.
References
- "היא מצטיינת והיא מכרמיאל". blinker.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- "מצטייני הנשיא תשע"ט". shlomit.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- "המטרה: מדליה". zhk.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- "ירדן אדיקה מכרמיאל, השראה ומודל לחיקוי". karmieli.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- "נבחרת הכדור-שער בריו, ארד לשלמה לזמי". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- "Israel’s goalball team beats Brazil 8:4 in opening match at Paralympics," The Times of Israel.
- "Israel's eighth medal: the goalball team advanced to the finals of the Paralympic Games," Davar.
- "Goalball Women Competition Summary; South Paris Arena 6; As of 5 SEP 2024", Olympics.com.
