Ran Shantal (also "Shental" or "Chantal"; רן שנטל; born May 25, 1971) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor.
Early life
Shantal was born in
Jaffa
Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...
, Israel, and is Jewish.
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/ref> His brother is Olympic competitive sailor Nir Shental
Nir Shental (also "Chantal"; ניר שנטל; born April 25, 1969) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor.
Early life
Shental was born in Jaffa, Israel, and he is Jewish. His brother is an Olympic competitive sailor Ran Shental.
Sailing car ...
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Sailing career
His club is Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...
, in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
, Israel.gold medal
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture.
Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
in the 17th International Yacht Racing Union
World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
History
The creation of the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) be ...
(IYRU) Youth Sailing World Championships
The ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships was first held in Sweden in 1971 and it has been held every year since. It is one of the key events of the federation to help promote top-level youth participation.
Editions
Equipment
Gender Guide
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in the 420 dinghy—Open in Botany Bay
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, NSW, Australia.silver medal
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in the 470 dinghy Junior World Championship in the 470 - Open, in Puck, Poland
Puck ( csb, Pùckò, Pùck, Pëck, formerly german: Putzig) is a town in northern Poland with 11,350 inhabitants. It is in Gdańsk Pomerania on the south coast of the Baltic Sea (Bay of Puck) and part of Kashubia with many Kashubian speakers in ...
.bronze medal
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in the 470 World Championships in the 470-Men, in Toronto, Canada.Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 25 competitors, 18 men and 7 women, took part in 26 events in 10 sports. Gal Fridman won a bronze medal in Sailing, the only medal won by an Israeli at these games.
Medalists ...
in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Sailing--Men's Two Person Dinghy (470), and came in 19th.
References
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Olympic sailors for Israel
Israeli Jews
Israeli male sailors (sport)
Jewish sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470
People from Jaffa
1971 births
Living people