Eldad Amir

Eldad Amir (אלדד אמיר; born September 28, 1961) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor.[1] He was born in Hadera, Israel, and is Jewish.[2][3][4]

Eldad Amir
Personal information
Native nameאלדד אמיר
Nationality Israel
Born (1961-09-28) September 28, 1961
Hadera, Israel
Height6-2.5 (190 cm)
Weight207 lb (94 kg)
Sailing career
Class(es)Mixed Two-Person Heavyweight Dinghy

Sailing career

When Amir competed in the Olympics he was 6-2.5 (190 cm) tall, and weighed 207 lbs (94 kg).[1]

Amir competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics with Yoel Sela, at the age of 22, in Montréal, Canada, in Sailing - Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, and came in 17th.[1] He competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics with Yoel Sela, at the age of 26, in Los Angeles, California, in Sailing - Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, and came in 8th.[1]

Amir competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Yoel Sela, at the age of 30, in Seoul, Korea, in Sailing - Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, and came in 4th.[1] They came very close to winning the first Olympic medal in Israeli history, missing one by 11.30 points.[2] Their second race fell on Yom Kippur, and Israeli officials forbade them from competing that day, so they had missed that race.[2] Had they been able to compete in the second race, they would have certainly medaled.[2][5][6]

In 1990, Amir and Sela came in 5th in the World Championships.[7] In 1991, they won the Italian Open and came in second in the France Open.[2]

References
  1. "Eldad Amir Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Amir, Eldad", Jews in Sports
  3. Wechsler, Bob (2008). "Day by Day in Jewish Sports History". KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
  4. Slater, Robert (2000). "Great Jews in sports". J. David Publishers.
  5. Wallechinsky, David; Loucky, Jaime (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. Aurum Press.
  6. "A brief history of Israel at the Games".
  7. "Sporting heroes for 60 years: No. 47 Yoel Sela and Eldad Amir".
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