Mayan Rafic ( he, מעיין רפיח, born 12 May 1995) is an Israeli
windsurfer
Windsurfing is a wind propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing", and emerged in the late 1960s from the aerospace and surf culture of California. Windsurfing ga ...
who won gold in the
Techno 293 class competition at the
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...
and silver in the Youth Men competition at the 2013 RS:X Windsurfing Youth World Championships.
Windsurfing career
Rafic was born in Herzliya. Rafah began competing in international competitions at the age of 13 on a
Techno 293
The Techno 293 is a development of the Aloha class and is primarily for the youth windsurfing class. The class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation. The design was chosen to be the windsurfer for the Youth Olympic Games.
Events
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surfboard. In 2008, he reached eighth place in the Techno 293 Under 15 World Championships and finish ninth in this competition a year later. In 2010, he won the gold medal at the first
Youth Olympic Games
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consiste ...
in
Singapore
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. However, he reached only eighth place in the Techno 293 competition at the European Youth Championship and 13th in the Techno 293 Under 17 World Championships that year.
After the Youth Olympics, Rafic moved to surfing the
RS:X surfboard. At the 2010 World Youth Championship in this model, he reached 48th place and in 2011 he improved and finished 37th. At the 2011 RS:X European Youth Championship he finished 11th. Rafic returned to compete in 2013. He finished fifth in the
2013 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships held in
Limassol
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,
Cyprus
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and 12th in the RS:X European Youth Championship. At the end of the year, Rafic won the silver medal at the 2013 RS:X Windsurfing Youth World Championships, held in
Civitavecchia
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,
Italy
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.
See also
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Israel at the Youth Olympics
Israel first participated at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural 2010 Games. Israel has sent a team to each Summer Youth Olympic Games
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 y ...
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Israeli windsurfers
Sailors at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Youth Olympic gold medalists for Israel
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