Alex Averbach, 25, Pole Vault At the Israel Athletic Championships in July 2000, Averbach broke the Israeli pole vault record again with a jump of 5.85m. He won the bronze medal at the World Athletics Championships in Seville in 1999, with a jump of 5.80m, becoming the first Israeli medal-winner in a World Athletics Championships. Earlier this year, he won the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships in Belgium.
Danny Krasnov, 30, Pole Vault Krasnov has reached the last two Olympic finals, as well as the last two World Athletics Championship finals. His personal best is 5.75m. Placed 8th at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, Krasnov remains the only Israeli male athlete to reach an Olympic track and field final.
Konstantin Matusevich, 29, High Jump Matusevich's personal best is 2.36m, recorded recently in Australia. He placed 7th at the World Championships in Athens in 1997.
Rogel Nahum, 33, Triple Jump With a personal best of 17.20m, Nahum has twice reached the finals of the World Athletics Championships. He placed 4th at the 1998 European Championships. At a competition in Cyprus in July 2000, he jumped 16.98m.
Tommy Kafri, 23, 100m, 4x100m Relay Kafri's personal best for the 100m is 10.23 seconds. He was a member of the Israeli 4x100m relay team that finished 9th at the 1999 World Athletics Championships.
Alex Porkhomovsky, 28, 100m, 4x100m Relay Porkhomovsky holds the national record for the 100m with a time of 10.13 seconds. He was a member of the Israeli 4x100m relay team that finished 9th at the 1999 World Athletics Championships.
Kfir Golan, 26, 4x100m Relay Golan was a member of the Israeli 4x100m relay team that finished 9th at the 1999 World Athletics Championships.
Gidon Yablonka, 22, 200m, 4x100m Relay Yablonka was a member of the Israeli 4x100m relay team that finished 9th at the 1999 World Athletics Championships. His personal best for the 100m is 10.29 seconds, set at the Israel Athletics Championships in July 2000.
Mickey Bar Yehoshua, 29, 4x100m Relay Bar Yehoshua is the fifth runner to qualify for Sydney, with 10.60 seconds achieved for the 100m at the Israel Athletics Championships in July 2000.
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