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 Edelman
Nufar Edekman in 2012
Personal information
Birth nameנופר אדלמן
Born (1982-08-19) August 19, 1982 (age 42)
Rosh HaNikra, Israel
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
CountryIsrael
SportSailing
EventWomen's Laser Radial One-Person Dinghy

Biography

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Edelman 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Laser Archives – World Championships". Laserinternational.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  4. ^ "Nufar Edelman: Laser Radial sailor". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "Nufar Edelman Results for sailing events and championships". Sailracer.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
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