Eldad Ronen
Personal information | |
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Native name | אלעד רונן |
Nationality | Israel |
Born | Tiberias, Israel | September 4, 1976
Height | 6-1.5 (187 cm) |
Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) |
Sailing career | |
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Eldad Ronen (Hebrew: אלעד רונן; born September 4, 1976) is an Israeli competitive sailor.[1]
He was born in Tiberias, Israel.[1] When Ronen competed in the Olympics he was 6-1.5 (187 cm) tall, and weighed 168 lbs (76 kg).[1]
Sailing career
In 1991 Ronen came in 4th in the 420 - Open Scottish Power - International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) Youth Sailing World Championships, in Largs, Scotland.[2]
In 1993 he won the gold medal in the Laser II - Men Nautica - IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships, in Lake Garda, Italy.[2] In 1995 Ronen won the gold medal in the 470 Open Junior World Championship, in Warnemunde, Germany.[2]
In 1999 Ronen and Eli Zuckerman came in 9th in the Mens / Mixed 470 World Championship, in Melbourne, Australia.[2][3][4] They were ranked Number 9 in the world during 1999.[4]
Ronen, at the age of 24, and Eli Zuckerman competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Rushcutters Bay Marina, Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia, in Sailing--Men's 470 Two-Person Dinghy.[1][4][5] They came in 13th out of 29 boats.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Elad Ronen Bio, Stats, and Results".
- ^ a b c d "Sailor Biography -- Elad Ronen". sailing.org.
- ^ "Going for Gold: Israel at the Sydney Olympics 2000", August 1, 2000]
- ^ a b c "Ronen, Elad"
- ^ a b "Sailing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Two Person Dinghy".