Erez Shemesh (ארז שמש; born October 23, 1970) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor. Shemesh was born in Israel, and is Jewish."Shemesh, Erez"
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Sailing career

Shemesh competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics in

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, Barcelona, at the age of 22 in Sailing--Men's Two Person Dinghy (470 event) with partner

Shai Bachar Shai Bachar (שי בכר; also "Shay"; born October 27, 1969) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor. Sailing career Bachar competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Olympic Port, Barcelona, at the age of 22 in Sailing--Men's Two Per ...

. They finished in 9th place out of 37 competitors. In 1993 at the

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, Shemesh and Bachar won the

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. In 1995, Shemesh and Bachar finished in 17th place at the 470 World Championships.

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* Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470 1970 births Living people Israeli male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Israel Jewish Israeli sportspeople {{Israel-yachtracing-bio-stub