Shani Kedmi (; born July 20, 1977) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor.

Early and personal life

She was born in

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, Israel, and is Jewish. Her daughter with her husband

Eli Zuckerman Eli Zuckerman (; also "Zukerman"; born February 8, 1973) is an Israeli competitive sailor. Early and personal life He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is Jewish. When Zuckerman competed in the Olympics he was tall, and weighed . His daughter w ...

, who competed for Israel in the

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and came in 13th in the Men's Two Person Dinghy in a model 470 sailboat with

Eldad Ronen Elad Ronen (; born September 4, 1976) is an Israeli competitive sailor. He was born in Tiberias, 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 ...

, is Gal Zuckerman, who competed for Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's Formula Kite in

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, France, and came in eighth.

Sailing career

Kedmi began competing in sailing at the age of 15. Her club was

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. When she participated in the Olympics she was tall, and weighed . She and

Anat Fabrikant Anat Fabrikant-Kreiz (; born September 14, 1975) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor. Personal life She was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is Jewish. She is married to Ynon Kreiz, CEO of Mattel. Sailing career She began competing in s ...

placed 8th at the 1995 European Championships in the

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competition. Kedmi represented

Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics Israel competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta, United States. 25 competitors, 18 men and 7 women, took part in 26 events in 10 sports. Gal Fridman won a bronze medal in Sailing, the only medal won by an Israeli at thes ...

in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 19 in Sailing—Women's Two Person Dinghy 470 event with Fabrikant, and came in 12th. In 1999, Kedmi and Fabrikant won a

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at the Holland Regatta, won a

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives ...

representing Israel at the 1999 Summer Universiade, placed 4th at both the European and World Championships, and were ranked No. 2 in the world. In 2000 they finished 6th at the 2000 European Championships. Kedmi represented

Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics 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 4 ...

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, at the age of 23 in Sailing—Women's Two Person Dinghy 470 event with Fabrikant, and came in 4th, two points behind the

-winning team from Ukraine.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kedmi, Shani 1977 births Living people Israeli female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Israel Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470 Jewish Israeli sportspeople Jewish sailors (sport) Sportspeople from Tel Aviv