Yoel Sela
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | יואל סלע |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | June 10, 1951 Hadera, Israel |
| Height | 5-7 (171 cm) |
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy |
Yoel Sela (יואל סלע; born June 10, 1951) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor.[1] He was born in Hadera, Israel, and is Jewish.[2][3][4]
Sailing career
When Sela competed in the Olympics he was 5-7 (171 cm) tall, and weighed 168 lbs (76 kg).[1]
Sela competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics with Yehuda Maayan, at the age of 25, in Montréal, Canada, in Sailing - Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, and came in 17th.[1] He competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics with Eldad Amir, at the age of 33, in Los Angeles, California, in Sailing - Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, and came in 8th.[1]
Sela competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Eldad Amir, at the age of 37, in Seoul, Korea, in Sailing - Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, and came in 4th.[1] They came very close to winning the first Olympic medal in Israeli history, missing one by 11.30 points.[2] Their second race fell on Yom Kippur, and Israeli officials forbade them from competing that day, so they had missed that race.[2] Had they been able to compete in the second race, they would have certainly medaled.[2][5][6]
In 1990, Sela and Amir came in 5th in the World Championships.[7] In 1991, they won the Italian Open and came in second in the France Open.[2]
Sela competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics with Eldad Amir, at the age of 41, in Barcelona, Spain, in Sailing - Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, and came in 20th.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Yoel Sela Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ a b c d e [1]
- ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). "Day by Day in Jewish Sports History". KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
- ^ Slater, Robert (2000). "Great Jews in sports". J. David Publishers.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David; Loucky, Jaime (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. Aurum Press.
- ^ "A brief history of Israel at the Games".
- ^ "Sporting heroes for 60 years: No. 47 Yoel Sela and Eldad Amir".
- Living people
- Jewish sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors of Israel
- People from Hadera
- 1951 births
- Israeli Jews
- Israeli male sailors (sport)
- Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
- Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
- Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
- Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman