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Yoel Sela
Yoel Sela (יואל סלע; born June 10, 1951) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor. He was born in Hadera, Israel, and is Jewish. Sailing career When Sela competed in the Olympics he was 5–7 (171 cm) tall, and weighed 168 lbs (76 kg). Sela competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics with Yehuda Maayan Yehuda Maayan ( he, יהודה מעין; also Mayan; born April 19, 1955) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor, and Chairman of the Israel Sailing Association. Sailing career When Maayan competed in the Olympics he was tall, and weig ..., at the age of 25, in Montréal, Canada, in Sailing – Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, and came in 17th. He competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics with Eldad Amir, at the age of 33, in Los Angeles, California, in Sailing – Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, and came in 8th. Sela competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Eldad Amir, at the age of 37, in Seoul, Korea, in Sail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadera
Hadera ( he, חֲדֵרָה ) is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, in the northern Sharon region, approximately 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along 7 km (5 mi) of the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain. The city's population includes a high proportion of immigrants arriving since 1990, notably from Ethiopia and the former Soviet Union. In it had a population of . Hadera was established in 1891 as a farming colony by members of the Zionist group, Hovevei Zion, from Lithuania and Latvia. By 1948, it was a regional center with a population of 11,800. In 1952, Hadera was declared a city, with jurisdiction over an area of 53,000 dunams. History Ottoman era Hadera was founded on 24 January 1891, in the early days of modern Zionism by Jewish immigrants from Lithuania and Latvia on land purchased by Yehoshua Hankin, known as the Redeemer of the Valley. The land was purchased from a Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Sailors (sport)
This list of Jewish athletes in sports contains athletes who are Jewish and have attained outstanding achievements in sports. The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature (See also: List of Jews in sports (non-players)). Scholars believe that sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society, especially before the mid-20th century in Europe and the United States. The criteria for inclusion in this list are: * 1–3 places winners at major international tournaments; * for team sports, winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or * holders of past and current world records. Boldface denotes a current competitor. To be included in the list, one does not necessarily have to practice Judaism, or to hail from Israel. Some members of the lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
