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 The Israel Sailing Association (also known as the Israel Yachting Association; איגוד השייט בישראל) is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Israel, recognized by the International Sailing Federation. Former Olympi ...

Sailing career

When Maayan competed in the Olympics he was tall, and weighed . Maayan competed for

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with

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 (7 ...

, at the age of 21, in

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, Canada, in Sailing - Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, and came in 17th.

Israel Sailing Association

Maayan became Chairman of the

in 1992. In 1993, he established a women's team, with

Shani Kedmi Shani Kedmi (שני קדמי; born July 20, 1977) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor. She was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is Jewish. Sailing career Kedmi began competing in sailing at the age of 15. Her club was Hapoel Tel Aviv. ...

and

Anat Fabrikant Anat Fabrikant-Kreiz (ענת פבריקנט; born September 14, 1975) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor. Personal life She was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is Jewish. She is married to Ynon Kreiz, CEO of Mattel. Sailing career She ...

, who went on to finish 12th at representing

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 ...

and 4th representing

Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics Israel competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 39 competitors, 29 men and 10 women, took part in 43 events in 9 sports. The delegation of 39 athletes was the biggest at the time, and third-biggest in history, after 2008 with ...

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* * * 1955 births Living people Israeli male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Israel Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Israeli Jews Jewish sailors (sport) {{Israel-yachtracing-bio-stub