Israel Canoe Association
Sport | Canoeing |
---|---|
Jurisdiction | Israel |
Affiliation | International Canoe Federation |
Regional affiliation | European Canoe Association |
Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel |
President | Giora Astari |
The Israel Canoe Association (איגוד הקיאקים בישראל) is the national governing body for canoeing in Israel. Its headquarters is in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1]
The Israel Canoe Association is part of the 44-nation European Canoe Association, which was founded in 1993.[2] It is also a member of the International Canoe Federation (ICF).[3]
History
Michael Kolganov, of the Israel Canoe Association, won a bronze medal in the Men's K-1 500 m event at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.[4]
In 2006, Dan Amper retired from his duty as President of the Israel Canoe Association, and was elected an Honorary President, continued representing Israel as an ICF official.[5] Amnon Erez (formerly Secretary General of the ICA) was elected President of the Israel Canoe Association.[5]
As of 2015, Ronit Shaked was the Secretary General of the Israel Canoe Association.[6] Its President is Giora Astari.[3]
References
- ↑ "Going for Gold: Israel at the Sydney Olympics 2000"
- ↑ "Federations". canoe-europe.org.
- 1 2 "ICF Member Federations". canoeicf.com. 17 August 2015.
- ↑ "Israeli finds peace in paddling". Gainesville Times.
- 1 2 "New officer for Belarus, Israel and Ecuado", e-canoeing expresss
- ↑ "Gold on the Galilee: Israeli kayaker comes of age, eyes Olympics". jns.org.