Maayan Davidovich
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | מעין דוידוביץ |
| Born | May 21, 1988 Herzliya, Israel |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Israel |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Event | Windsurfing |
| Club | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Coached by | Gal Friedman |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 7th (2016) |
| World finals | Bronze (2013, 2014) |
| Regional finals | Silver (2012) |
Medal record | |
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Maayan Davidovich (Hebrew: מעין דוידוביץ'; born May 21, 1988) is an Israeli Olympic windsurfer.[1]
Biography
Davidovich is Jewish, and her hometown is Herzliya, Israel.[2][3] She competes with the club Hapoel Tel Aviv.[1] She started sailing at the age of five, and surfing at 13. Her parents enjoy watersports, and her brothers and twin sister were all windsurfing champions.[4] She made her international competitive debut in the 1999 Optimist European Championships, in Greece.[3] In July 2005, she came in fourth in the Mistral – Women 35th Volvo Youth Sailing International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Championship, in Busan, Korea.[3] In July 2006, she won a silver medal at the RS:X – Women Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, in Weymouth, Great Britain.[3][5][6] In 2007, she finished 15th in the European Championships.[7] She competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 19 in Beijing, China, in the women's sailboard windsurfing event, and came in 10th.[1][7] In June 2009, she came in seventh in the RS:X – Women European Championship, in Tel Aviv, Israel.[3][8] In May 2011, she came in fourth in the RS:X – Women Delta Lloyd Regatta, in Medemblik, The Netherlands.[3] In both 2013 (when she was ranked 10th in the world in December) and 2014 (when she was ranked 14th in the world), she was the ISAF Worlds RS:X bronze medalist.[9][10][11][12][13] She represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, coming in 7th place in the RS:X.[14]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maayan Davidovich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Maayan Davidovich". Sailing.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ "The Breakfast Clun". Haaretz. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ Luissa Smith (August 24, 2006). "China. Olympic Test Event: French team dominates in three events in Qingdao". bymnews.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ Myrrh Walker & Sophie Luther (July 21, 2006). "UK. Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World: Italy takes Volvo Trophy; Laura Linares RS:X fleet gold". bymnews.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Israel at the Olympics". The Israel Project. 2009. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ Rami Hipsh (June 20, 2009). "Israel's Shahar Zubari wins European windsurfing championship". Haaretz. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Olympic sailors to compete for prize purse of US$200,000". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 24 September 2014.
- ↑ "Gap narrowing between ISAF Sailor rankings and reality". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Israeli windsurfer takes gold in World Cup event". The Times of Israel.
- ↑ "Windsurfer claims third world championship". The Australian Jewish News.
- ↑ "ISAF – World Sailing – Sailor Biography". sailing.org.
- ↑ "Mixed fortunes in Olympics do not bode well for future of Israeli sport - Sports". Haaretz.com. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
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