Lydia Lazarov
_Crop.jpg) Lazarov in 1969 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born | January 16, 1946 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Event | 420 |
| Club | Zvulun Sailing Club, Bat Yam, Israel |
| Retired | Yes |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals |  (1969, 1970) |
Medal record | |
Lydia Lazarov (born January 16, 1946) is an Israeli former sailing world champion.[1][2]
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Biography
[edit]Lazarov is Jewish, and was born in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1][3]
Sailing career
[edit]Lazarov and Zefania Carmel were teammates in the Zevulun Sailing Club in Bat Yam, Israel.[1][4] They won the 1966 Israeli 420-class national championship.[1][4]
Lazarov and Carmel also won the 1969 world title in the Team 420 Sailing Class, at Sandhem, Sweden,[1][5][6] where other 64 boats from 16 countries competed.[7] They were the first world champions in any sport representing Israel.[1][5][8][9][10] Next year, at the World Championships held in Tel Aviv in 1970, Lazarov won the title of world champion in singles in the 420 class,[4] and finished in doubles (along with Zefania Carmel) in fifth place.[11][12]
Lazarov was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Joseph M. Siegman (1992). The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. ISBN 9781561710287. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "No. 50 Zephania Carmel and Lydia Lazarov". The Jerusalem Post. May 12, 2008. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ a b c סיפורי בת-ים: העיר ממנה הגיעו אלופי העולם הישראלים הראשונים. Ynet
- ^ a b Mitchell Geoffrey Bard, Moshe Schwartz (2005). One thousand one facts everyone should know about Israel. ISBN 9780742543584. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "World Yachting Championship". Boeliem.com. December 27, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ לחיינו: 72 הרגעים הזכורים של הספורט הישראלי. One.co.il
- ^ Sea Sports in Israel Are Ahead of the Games. Haaretz
- ^ השייטים שהכניסו את המדינה לטירוף / עושה היסטוריה. Ynet
- ^ ישראל "מעצמת שיט"? לא להיסחף. Globes
- ^ הישגים בינלאומיים בדגם 420. Israeli Sailing Association
- ^ 1970 420 World Championship - Tel Aviv ISR
- ^ "Zephania Carmel and Lydia Lazarov". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved August 17, 2011.