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| Native name | אדם אדלמן | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Adam Jeremy Edelman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | A. J. The Hebrew Hammer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 14, 1991 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) Yale School of Management (MBA '23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014–2018 (skeleton) 2019–present (bobsled) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | israelbobsled.team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Self-coached | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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national_team, nationality.Adam Jeremy "A. J." Edelman OLY (Hebrew: אדם ג'רמי אדלמן; born March 14, 1991) is an American-born Israeli sliding sports athlete. He is an eight-time Israeli National Champion in sliding sport (skeleton and Bobsleigh)[1] who competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[2] Edelman is the first Orthodox Jew to compete in the Winter Olympics, and the first Orthodox Jewish man to compete in either Olympic iteration.[3] In 2023, Edelman became the first ever Israeli to take a podium in a sanctioned Bobsled race and in March, 2024 became the first Israeli to secure the overall podium on the North American Cup.[4] Edelman is training for the 2026 Olympic Games.[5]
- ^ "Conversation with an Israeli Olympian - Form - Temple Shaaray Tefila". shaaraytefilanyc.shulcloud.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Allon Sinai. "Blue-and-white delegation Pyeongchang reaches 10 athletes". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^ Levine, Sara (January 18, 2018). "AJ Edelman, The First Orthodox Jewish Male Olympian, Is Ready For Gold! – Jew in the City". Jew in the City. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "Israel's bobsled team pushing for Olympic glory amid Gaza war". February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Wolkin, Joseph. "Israel Is Kicking Off An Unlikely Bid To Qualify For 2022 Winter Olympics In Bobsled And Skeleton". Forbes. Retrieved September 9, 2020.