Michael Halika

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Michael "Mickey" Halika ({{langx|he|מיכאל "מיקי" חליקה}}; born November 11, 1978, in Jerusalem) is a former Israeli swimmer.

Swimming career

Despite being of Israeli nationality he won the 400 metres medley titles in 1996 and 1999 at the ASA National British Championships.{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501173763/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=52f6d169|title="For the Record." Times, 13 July 1996, p. 51|website=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500235401/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=97e25f7f|title="For the Record." Times, 9 July 1999, p. 49|website=Times Digital Archive}}

At the 1997 Maccabiah Games, he won gold medals in 800 m freestyle and 400 m medley in the juniors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/51229025/19th-maccabiah-games-one|title=19th Maccabiah Games - One|website=yumpu.com}}

He competed in three events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia as a member of the Israeli swimming team.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/miki-halika-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192836/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/miki-halika-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Olympic Profile|website=Sports Reference}}

In 2000 in Athens he won a bronze medal in the 400 IM at the FINA Short Course World Championships.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fina.org/news/1909098/www.fina.org/news/1909098/yog-ba-2018-gorbenko-a-golden-milestone-for-israel|title=YOG BA 2018: Gorbenko, a golden milestone for Israel|website=FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation}} In 2003 he won bronze in the 400 IM at the Summer Universiade in South Korea.

At the 2005 Maccabiah Games, he won a gold medal in the 400 m medley, setting a Maccabiah record.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/complete-results-of-maccabiah-games-swimming/|title=Complete Results of Maccabiah Games Swimming|date=July 19, 2005}}

At the 2009 Maccabiah Games, he won a gold medal in the 200 m individual medley.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/maccabiah-games/international-elite/2009/July/22|title=Maccabiah Games - Meet Results - Swimming World|website=www.swimmingworldmagazine.com}}