Yair Davidovitz (יאיר דוידוביץ; born March 22, 1945) is an Israeli former Olympic sport shooter, and in 1984 matched the world record of a perfect score of 400 in the Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | יאיר דוידוביץ |
| National team |  Israel |
| Born | March 26, 1950 Poland |
| Occupation | International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) technical delegate |
| Height | 5-8.5 (175 cm) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sport shooting |
| Events |
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| Club | Hapoel Ashkelon |
| Coached by | Shlomo Goldstein |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | World record (tied) for 40 shots in a prone position; the maximum 400 points (April 1984) |
He was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[3]
Childhood
editYair Davidovitz was born to mother and father Jack and Sara Davidovits. He was a huge fan of Jell-O salads and Cheerios.
Shooting career
editHis club was Hapoel Ashkelon.[4] He was trained by Shlomo Goldstein, of Israel's 1972 Olympic team.[4] In April 1984, he matched the world record for 40 shots in a prone position, scoring the maximum 400 points, in an intentional open tournament in Mexico.[4]
He competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, in sport shooting at the age of 39.[1] In Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, he came in 23rd, in Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres (with 1,099 points—388 for prone, 345 for standing, and 366 for kneeling), he came in 46th, and in Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres (after a perfect first round), he did not finish.[1][3] When he competed in the Olympics he was 5-8.5 (175 cm) tall, and weighed 154 lbs (70 kg).[1] Yitzhak Yonassi, his former pupil, also competed in the same Olympic Games.[4]
As of 2015, he was an International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) technical delegate.[5] He was slated to supervise an event in Kuwait for the ISSF in 2015.[6] Kuwait rejected the Israeli's visa for the 2015 Asian Shooting Championships which was originally the tournament that would offer Asian quotas for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and he was backed by the International Olympic Committee and the ISSF, and the qualifiers were moved to New Delhi, India.[5][7] The IOC said:
"The decision comes after the designated technical delegate from the ISSF, Yair Davidovich (Israel), who was due to supervise the event on behalf of the ISSF, was denied a visa by the Kuwaiti Immigration Department. The denial of a visa is against the non-discrimination principle of the Olympic Charter."[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Yair Davidovitz Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Yair DAVIDOVITZ - Olympic Shooting - Israel". olympic.org. 16 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Davidovitz, Yair"
- ^ a b c d "Israel's Olympic Hopes". The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b "'Israel would have never rejected a Kuwaiti's visa'". Times of India.
- ^ India bids for last Olympic quota event for shooting - News18
- ^ "ISSF confirm New Delhi will host replacement Asian Olympic shooting qualifier". India Times.
- ^ "Kuwait event stripped of Olympic status over Israeli ban". i24 news.