Yair Michaeli (יאיר מיכאלי; born September 13, 1944) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor.[1] During the Yom Kippur War, he served on an Israeli Navy patrol boat.[2] He is married to Mandy Michaeli.[3]
When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) tall and weighed 150 pounds (68 kg).[1] At an international competition in the Olympic-class Flying Dutchman dinghy in the Netherlands in April 1972, the Sdot Yam team of Michaeli and Itzhak Nir won the right to be the first Israeli sailors to participate in the Olympics.[4]
The Israeli government then decided to withdraw from the Olympic Games, and bring their remaining Olympians home. Michaeli, Nir, and Israeli racewalker Shaul Ladany wanted to stay for the closing ceremony, to show that they were not leaving "with their tails between their legs", but they followed the orders of the government.[4]
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yair, michaeli, יאיר, מיכאלי, born, september, 1944, israeli, former, olympic, competitive, sailor, during, kippur, served, israeli, navy, patrol, boat, married, mandy, michaeli, personal, informationnative, nameיאיר, מיכאליnationalityisraeliborn, 1944, septem. Yair Michaeli יאיר מיכאלי born September 13 1944 is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor 1 During the Yom Kippur War he served on an Israeli Navy patrol boat 2 He is married to Mandy Michaeli 3 Yair MichaeliPersonal informationNative nameיאיר מיכאליNationalityIsraeliBorn 1944 09 13 September 13 1944 age 79 Height5 ft 7 in 170 cm Weight150 lb 68 kg Sailing careerClassMixed Two Person Heavyweight DinghySailing career editWhen he competed in the Olympics he was 5 feet 7 inches 170 cm tall and weighed 150 pounds 68 kg 1 At an international competition in the Olympic class Flying Dutchman dinghy in the Netherlands in April 1972 the Sdot Yam team of Michaeli and Itzhak Nir won the right to be the first Israeli sailors to participate in the Olympics 4 Michaeli competed for Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics off the coast of Kiel 900 kilometers from Munich Germany at the age of 27 with Itzhak Nir in Sailing Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy Flying Dutchman 1 4 He and Nir did not participate in the final race of the competition due to the Munich Massacre in which Arab terrorists from the Black September group killed 11 Israeli Olympians at Furstenfeldbruck Air Base outside of Munich 1 5 They came in 26th 1 5 The Israeli government then decided to withdraw from the Olympic Games and bring their remaining Olympians home Michaeli Nir and Israeli racewalker Shaul Ladany wanted to stay for the closing ceremony to show that they were not leaving with their tails between their legs but they followed the orders of the government 4 References edit a b c d e Yair Michaeli Bio Stats and Results Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 Schiff Zeev 2011 October Earthquake Yom Kippur 1973 Transaction Publishers All aboard for Med Red 2006 a b c 1972 The Unfinished Sailing Competition Haaretz a b Sailing at the 1972 Munchen Summer Games Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 External links editthe sports bio nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to yacht racing in Israel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yair Michaeli amp oldid 1156861331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
