Adam Edelman

Adam Edelman
Personal information
Native name
אדם אדלמן
Full nameAdam Jeremy Edelman
Nickname(s)
A. J.
The Hebrew Hammer
National team
  • Israel Olympic Skeleton Team
  • Israel Bobsled Team
Born (1991-03-14) March 14, 1991
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
Yale School of Management (MBA '23)
Years active2014–2018 (skeleton)
2019–present (bobsled)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Websiteisraelbobsled.team
Sport
CountryIsrael
Sport
Medal record
Men's skeleton
Representing  Israel
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
National Championship 4
Total 4 0 0
Men's Bobsled
Representing  Israel
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
National Championship 6
Total 6 0 0
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
IBSF North American Cup - 1 1
North American Cup Circuit Overall - 1
Total 0 1 2

Adam Jeremy "A. J." Edelman OLY (Hebrew: אדם ג'רמי אדלמן; born March 14, 1991) is an American-born Israeli sliding sports athlete. He is the first Israeli to qualify for the Olympics in two different sports, and the first Orthodox Jew to compete in the Winter Olympics. Edelman competed for Israel in the skeleton competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and competed at the Milan 2026 Olympics in the bobsleigh.