| Gili Liel Haimovitz | |
| Native Name: | גילי חיימוביץ |
| Nationality: | Israeli |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1993 |
| Country: | Israel |
| Sport: | taekwando |
| Weight Class: | -68 kg |
| Club: | Sharabi Martial Arts Club |
| Coach: | Yechiam Sharabi and Mark Breginski |
| Worlds: | 2010 Youth Olympic Games gold medal in -48 kg |
| Regionals: | 2009 European Taekwondo Junior Championships gold medal in -45 kg |
Gili Liel Haimovitz (גילי חיימוביץ; born February 24, 1993) is an Israeli taekwondo fighter.[1] [2] In 2009 he won the gold medal in the -45 kg category at the European Taekwondo Junior Championships, and at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games he won a gold medal in the under-48-kilogram event.
Haimovitz began practicing taekwando as a child.[3] He joined the Israeli Defense Forces in 2011, leading to him missing a number of competitions.[4] He grew up practicing at the Sharabi Martial Arts Club.[3] He is coached by Yechiam Sharabi and Mark Breginski.[2]
In 2009 he won the gold medal in the -45 kg category at the European Taekwondo Junior Championships in Trelleborg, Sweden.[5] [6]
At the 2010 Youth Olympic Games he won a gold medal in the under-48-kilogram, or 106-pound, event at 17 years of age.[7] [8] [3] [9] [10] [11]
In 2012 he won gold medals in -45 kg youth at the Trelleborg Open and the Israel Open, in 2015 he won gold medals in -54 kg senior at the Israel Open and the Serbia Open, and in 2016 he won a gold medal in -54 kg senior at the Slovenia Open.[2] [12] He won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships in Grozny (U21; -58 kg), and a bronze medal at the 2019 Multi European Games in Sofia (senior; -68 kg).[2]