Elad Ronen (; born September 4, 1976) is an Israeli competitive sailor.
He was born in
Tiberias
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, Israel.
When Ronen competed in the Olympics he was tall, and weighed .
Sailing career
In 1991 Ronen came in 4th in
420 in the
IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships, in
Largs
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A popular seaside resort with a pier, the town markets itself on its histor ...
, Scotland.
In 1993 he won the
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...
in
Laser II in the
IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships, in
Lake Garda
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, Italy.
In 1995 Ronen won the gold medal in the
470 Open Junior World Championship, in
Warnemunde, Germany.
In 1999 Ronen and
Eli Zuckerman came in 9th in the Men's / Mixed
470 World Championship, in
Melbourne
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, Australia.
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/ref> They were ranked Number 9 in the world during 1999.Rose Bay, New South Wales
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, Australia, in men's 470 Two-Person Dinghy.
References
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Jewish sailors (sport)
People from Tiberias
Sportspeople from Northern District (Israel)
Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470
Israeli Jews
Living people
Olympic sailors for Israel
1976 births
Israeli male sailors (sport)
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