Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich, 24, took the gold medal in the European Fencing Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany on Tuesday.
Yuval Freilich, ranked 40th in the world, beat out Italy’s Andrea Santarelli, rank 13, to take first place at the elite competition.
A son of Australian Jewish immigrants to Israel, Freilich grew up in Neve Daniel and has been fencing since he was 5 years old.
In 2014 and 2015, Freilich won gold medals in teen championships, and a silver medal in the under-23 category in 2016.