Itamar Biran
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | London | 3 March 1998
Occupation | Alpine skier |
Sport | |
Country | Israel |
Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Giant slalom, Super-G, Slalom, Combined |
Club | Israel Ski club |
World Championships | |
Teams | 1 – (2015) |
Itamar Biran (Hebrew: איתמר בירן; born 3 March 1998) is an Israeli alpine ski racer.
He was born in London, resides in Verbier, Switzerland, and represents Israel in international competitions.[1] He competes in giant slalom, Super-G, slalom and Combined.[2]
Biran competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, and qualified for the final race in the giant slalom in which he finished 62nd.[1][3][4][5] He also competed in the Men's Slalom final, but did not finish the first run.[6] He was the only male Israeli athlete and the youngest participant at these championships.[7]
He was among two participants who represented Israel at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Athlete : BIRAN Itamar". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Biran Itamar, Last results". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Men's Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Laconte, John (12 February 2015). "Giant slalom qualifiers a meeting of nations". vaildaily.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Das sind die Riesenslalom-Exoten". www.20min.ch (in German). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Learning to ski where the snow doesn't fall (much)". From the Grapevine. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ Wyrick, Randy (12 February 2015). "Israeli skiers receive warm welcome in valley". vaildaily.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Dos israelíes participan en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de la Juventud "Lillehammer 2016"". IG News (in Spanish). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.