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Yoel Sela

Yoel Sela

Israeli sailor

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    "Yoel Sela Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. [2]
    "Sela, Yoel". www.jewsinsports.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  3. [3]
    Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9780881259698. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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    Slater, Robert (2000). Great Jews in sports. J. David Publishers. ISBN 9780824604332. Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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    Wallechinsky, David; Loucky, Jaime (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. Aurum Press.
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    "A brief history of Israel at the Games". Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  7. [7]
    "Sporting heroes for 60 years: No. 47 Yoel Sela and Eldad Amir". Archived from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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