Maayan Davidovich
Maayan Davidovich (Hebrew: מעין דוידוביץ'; born May 21, 1988) is an Israeli Olympic windsurfer.[1]
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| Birth name | מעין דוידוביץ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 21, 1988 Herzliya, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Windsurfing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gal Friedman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 7th (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | (2013, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional finals | (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography edit
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]
References edit
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ . Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
- ^ a b "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.
External links edit
- Maayan Davidovich at World Sailing (old website)
- Maayan Davidovich at Olympics.com
- Maayan Davidovich at Olympedia
- Maayan Davidovich at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew)