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Shani Kedmi

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Shani Kedmi (שני קדמי; born July 20, 1977) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor.[1]

She was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is Jewish.[1][2]

Kedmi began competing in sailing at the age of 15.[2] Her club was Hapoel Tel Aviv.[1] When she participated in the Olympics she was 5-2.5 (160 cm) tall, and weighed 128 lbs (58 kg).[1]

She and Anat Fabrikant placed 8th at the 1995 European Championships in the 470 competition.[2]

Kedmi represented Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 19 in Sailing -- Women's Two Person Dinghy 470 event with Fabrikant, and came in 12th.[1][2]

In 1999, Kedmi and Fabrikant won a silver medal at the Holland Regatta, won a bronze medal representing Israel at the 1999 Summer Universiade, placed 4th at both the European and World Championships, and were ranked No. 2 in the world.[2][3] In 2000 they finished 6th at the 2000 European Championships.[2]

Kedmi represented Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 23 in Sailing -- Women's Two Person Dinghy 470 event with Fabrikant, and came in 4th, two points behind the bronze medal-winning team from Ukraine.[1][2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Shani Kedmi Bio, Stats, and Results".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g [1]
  3. ^ SailRacer. "Shani KEDMI Results for sailing events and championships".
  4. ^ Grasso, John; Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2015). "Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement". Rowman & Littlefield.