Artem Dolgopyat of Israel celebrates after winning the gold medal on the floor exercise during the artistic gymnastics men's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, August 1, 2021, in Tokyo.

Artem Dolgopyat of Israel, poses after winning the gold medal after the floor exercise artistic gymnastics men's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on August 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Men's Floor Exercise - Final - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 1, 2021. Artem Dolgopyat of Israel in action during the floor exercise.

Dolgopyat, who moved from Ukraine to Tel Aviv when he was 12, won only Israel's second ever Olympic title in any sport after Gal Friedman's 2004 windsurfing win in Athens.

August 1, 2021 Artem Dolgopyat of Team Israel celebrates winning gold in the men’s floor exercise final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Aug. 1, 2021. (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) ...

No. 47 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: Israeli Olympic gold medalists Artem Dolgopyat and Linoy Ashram.

Artem Dolgopyat of Team Israel celebrates winning gold in the men's floor exercise final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Aug. 1, 2021. (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) ...

Be the first to comment. Dolgopyat joins windsurfer Gal Fridman in Israeli history. Fridman won a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. His victory was part of a big day for Israel.

JERUSALEM — When gymnast Artem Dolgopyat stepped off the podium as only the second Israeli to win an Olympic gold medal, he triggered one of Israel’s many cultural tripwires: It quickly ...