Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann

Hatuel-Czuckermann first won the Israeli national title in 1979, when she was 16. She eventually won the title more than 20 times, including 16 consecutive years, and was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.[5][6]

She missed her first chance at the Olympics at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games because of the international 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.

At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, at the age of 20, she won all six of her bouts in the first round (defeating Sheila Viard of Haiti, Silvana Giancola of Argentina, Mieko Miyahara of Japan, Margherita Zalaffi of Italy, Fiona McIntosh of Great Britain, and Veronique Brouquier of France), but was eliminated in the quarterfinals in which she went 1-3 (defeating O Seung-Sun of South Korea).[1] She finished in 26th place.[6]

She did not compete in the 1988 Seoul Olympics because the fencing competition fell on Yom Kippur.

At the 1992 Barcelona Games she went 3-2 in Round 1 (defeating Renée Aubin of Canada, Annette Dobmeier of Germany, and Ildikó Mincza-Nébald of Hungary), then won a barrage match against Yelena Glikina of Germany but lost in the final pool.[1] She finished in 23rd place.

Atlanta 1996: Israeli Olympic Delegation flag holder

At the 1996 Atlanta Games, she was Israel's flag bearer.[7] She was seeded number 12, had a bye in Round One, won her first match in Round Two over Felicia Zimmerman of the USA, but lost 15-13 in Round Three to two-time team silver medalist number 5 seed Monika Weber-Koszto of Germany. She finished in 13th place. She also competed in the team foil event, along with Ayelet Ohayon, Lilach Parisky, and Ira Slivotsky. The Israelis, who were seeded number 9, lost to China in the first round (29–45), but defeated the United States (45–39; with her defeating Zimmerman and Suzanne Paxton).[1] They finished in 9th place.[6]

Lydia Hatuel Czuckermann - Olympic Fencer

In 1991, she finished 8th in the World Championships, and in 1996 she was ranked 8th in World Cup.[8]

1980 Moscow, Russia, didn't participate because of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott

1984 Los Angeles, USA, 26th

1988 Seoul, Korea, didn't participate because of the Day of Atonement

1992 Barcelona, Spain, 23rd

1996 Atlanta, USA, 13th - Flag bearer

She reached the semi-finals at the European Championships in 2002.[6]

She won the bronze medal in the individual foil competition at the 2001 Maccabiah Games.[6]

In 1996, right after the Atlanta Olympics, she was among the founders of the Israeli Olympic Athletes Committee, and retained her membership until 2009.

Between 2004 and 2009 she was a member of the Olympic Committee of Israel.[11] From 2010 to 2012 she served as Chairman of the Israeli Fencing Association.[12][13] In 2012, she was Director of Sports Activities for Acre.[14][15]

In 2012, she was among the organizers of the Gilad Shalit Cycling for Peace ride.[16]