 Roditi in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matan Roditi |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born | 6 October 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event | 10 kilometre marathon |
| Club | K Swim (Los Angeles)[1] |
| Coached by | Amir Ofer[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 4th (2021) |
Matan Roditi (Hebrew: מתן רודיטי; born 6 October 1998) is an Israeli Olympic marathon swimmer.[1] His 4th place at the 2020 Olympics is the closest Israel has got to an Olympic medal in swimming.
Career
Roditi represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 10km swim marathon.[1][2][3] He finished in 4th place with a time of 1:49:24.9, 23.8 seconds behind bronze medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri (1:49:01.1) of Italy, silver medalist Kristóf Rasovszky (1:48:59.0) of Hungary ,and gold medalist Florian Wellbrock (1:48:33.7) of Germany.
To date, his swim is the closest the state of Israel has got to earning an Olympic medal in swimming.[4]
Career highlights
| Event[5] | Time | Medal | Pool Length | Age* | Competition | Comp Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men 200 Freestyle | 01:50.30 | - | 25m | 21 | Israel National Winter Championships (25m) | Israel | 28/12/2019 |
| Men 400 Freestyle | 03:46.64 | - | 25m | 21 | Israel National Winter Championships (25m) | Israel | 25/12/2019 |
| Men 800 Freestyle | 08:11.31 | - | 25m | 22 | Israel Swimming Cup 2021 | Israel | 01/04/2021 |
| Men 1500 Freestyle | 14:53.12 | - | 25m | 21 | Israel National Winter Championships (25m) | Israel | 27/12/2019 |
| Men 200 Backstroke | 02:03.45 | - | 25m | 21 | Israel National Winter Championships (25m) | Israel | 25/12/2019 |
| Men 50 Freestyle | 27.93 | - | 50m | 22 | Toyota US Open 2020 | USA | 13/11/2020 |
| Men 100 Freestyle | 57.37 | - | 50m | 22 | Toyota US Open 2020 | USA | 13/11/2020 |
| Men 200 Freestyle | 01:53.66 | - | 50m | 20 | Israel Summer National Championships (50m) | Israel | 03/08/2019 |
| Men 400 Freestyle | 03:53.65 | Silver | 50m | 20 | Israel Summer National Championships (50m) | Israel | 31/07/2019 |
| Men 800 Freestyle | 08:04.48 | Gold | 50m | 20 | Israel Summer National Championships (50m) | Israel | 30/07/2019 |
| Men 1500 Freestyle | 15:20.69 | - | 50m | 21 | USA Winter National Championships (50m) | USA | 07/12/2019 |
| Men 5 km | 55:13.20 | - | - | 18 | 17th FINA World Championships 2017 | Hungary | 15/07/2017 |
| Men 10 km | 1:48:59.60 | - | - | 20 | 18th FINA World Championships 2019 | Korea | 16/07/2019 |
| Mixed Team | - | - | - | 20 | 18th FINA World Championships 2019 | Korea | 18/07/2019 |
| Men 10 km | 1:49:24.9 | - | - | 22 | 2020 Tokyo Olympics | Japan | 05/08/2021 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Marathon Swimming - RODITI Matan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ↑ Bachner, Michael. "Full schedule for Israel's athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ "FINA Releases List of 50 Confirmed Open Water Swimmers for Tokyo Olympics". SwimSwam. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ "Narrowly missing bronze, Israel's Matan Roditi comes 4th in 10 km Olympic swim". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ↑ "Matan RODITI | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
External links
- Matan Roditi at World Aquatics
- Matan Roditi at SwimRankings.net
- Matan Roditi at Olympedia
- Matan Roditi at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew)
- Matan Roditi at The-Sports.org
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