Elad Ronen ( he, אלעד רונן; born September 4, 1976) is an Israeli competitive sailor.
He was born in
Tiberias
Tiberias ( ; he, טְבֶרְיָה, ; ar, طبريا, Ṭabariyyā) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism's F ...
, Israel.
When Ronen competed in the Olympics he was 6-1.5 (187 cm) tall, and weighed 168 lbs (76 kg).
Sailing career
In 1991 Ronen came in 4th in
420 in the
IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships, in
Largs
Largs ( gd, An Leargaidh Ghallda) is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" (''An Leargaidh'') in Scottish Gaelic.
A popular seaside resort with a pier, the town mark ...
, Scotland.
In 1993 he won the
gold medal in
Laser II
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Production
The design was built by Bruce's company, Performance Sailcraft, in ...
in the
IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships, in
Lake Garda
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It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...
, Italy.
In 1995 Ronen won the gold medal in the
470
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Open Junior World Championship, in
Warnemunde, Germany.
In 1999 Ronen and
Eli Zuckerman
Eli Zuckerman (אלי צוקרמן; also "Zukerman"; born February 8, 1973) is an Israeli competitive sailor.
He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is Jewish. When Zuckerman competed in the Olympics he was 5-9.5 (177 cm) tall, and weighed 13 ...
came in 9th in the Men's / Mixed
470 World Championship
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, in
Melbourne
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, Australia.
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Israel competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 39 competitors, 29 men and 10 women, took part in 43 events in 9 sports. The delegation of 39 athletes was the biggest at the time, and third-biggest in history, after 2008 with ...
in Rushcutters Bay Marina, Rose Bay, New South Wales
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, Australia, in men's 470 Two-Person Dinghy.
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Jewish sailors (sport)
People from Tiberias
Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470
Israeli Jews
Living people
Olympic sailors of Israel
1976 births
Israeli male sailors (sport)
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