Nufar Edelman (born August 19, 1982) is an Israeli Olympic sailor.[1] She competes in the Laser Radial, a class of small singlehanded sailing dinghy.
 Nufar Edekman in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | נופר אדלמן |
| Born | August 19, 1982 Rosh HaNikra, Israel |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Israel |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Event | Women's Laser Radial One-Person Dinghy |
Biography
editEdelman is Jewish and was born in Rosh HaNikra, Israel.[1][2] She finished 4th in the 2004 Laser Radial World Championships.[3]
Edelman finished 7th out of 97 competitors in the 2007 Laser Radial World Championships in Cascais, Portugal, becoming the first Israeli woman to meet the criteria for the Olympics in the Laser Radial.[4][5]
She competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in the Women's Laser Radial One-Person Dinghy, and came in 16th.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the same class finishing in 30th place.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Nufar Edelman Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ "Laser Archives – World Championships". Laserinternational.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Nufar Edelman: Laser Radial sailor". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Nufar Edelman Results for sailing events and championships". Sailracer.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
External links
edit- Nufar Edelman at World Sailing
- Nufar Edelman at Olympics.com
- Nufar Edelman at Olympedia
- Nufar Edelman at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
