Eldad Amir
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | אלדד אמיר |
| Nationality |
 Israel |
| Born |
September 28, 1961 Hadera, Israel |
| Height | 6-2.5 (190 cm) |
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | Mixed Two-Person Heavyweight Dinghy |
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]
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 2 3 4 5 "Eldad Amir Bio, Stats, and Results".
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Amir, Eldad", Jews in Sports
- ↑ Wechsler, Bob (2008). "Day by Day in Jewish Sports History". KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
- ↑ Slater, Robert (2000). "Great Jews in sports". J. David Publishers.
- ↑ Wallechinsky, David; Loucky, Jaime (2012). "The Book of Olympic Lists". Aurum Press.
- ↑ "A brief history of Israel at the Games".
- ↑ "Sporting heroes for 60 years: No. 47 Yoel Sela and Eldad Amir".