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Itamar Biran
Personal information
Born (1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 26)
London
OccupationAlpine skier
Sport
CountryIsrael
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, Super-G,
Slalom, Combined
ClubIsrael Ski club
World Championships
Teams1 – (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

  1. ^ a b "Athlete : BIRAN Itamar". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Biran Itamar, Last results". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ Laconte, John (12 February 2015). "Giant slalom qualifiers a meeting of nations". vaildaily.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Das sind die Riesenslalom-Exoten". www.20min.ch (in German). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Learning to ski where the snow doesn't fall (much)". From the Grapevine. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  7. ^ Wyrick, Randy (12 February 2015). "Israeli skiers receive warm welcome in valley". vaildaily.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  8. ^ "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.