Personal information | |
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Native name | רן שנטל |
Nationality | Israel |
Born | Jaffa, Israel | May 25, 1971
Sailing career | |
Class | Two-Person Dinghy ( 470) |
Club | Hapoel Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Ran Shantal (also "Shental" or "Chantal"; רן שנטל; born May 25, 1971) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor. [1]
Shantal was born in Jaffa, Israel, and is Jewish. [1] [2] His brother is Olympic competitive sailor Nir Shental. [1]
His club is Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel. [1]
In 1987, Shantal and his brother Nir won the gold medal in the 17th International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) Youth Sailing World Championships in the 420 dinghy—Open in Botany Bay, NSW, Australia. [3] [4] They beat out future Olympians Jean-François Berthet and Gwenael Berthet of France. [4] In August 1988, he won the silver medal in the 470 dinghy Junior World Championship in the 470 - Open, in Puck, Poland. [3]
In 1993, Shantal and his brother won the silver medal in the 470 World Championships. [2] In 1995, he and his brother won the bronze medal in the 470 World Championships in the 470-Men, in Toronto, Canada. [3] [5] That year, he and his brother were named Israel's Sportsmen of the Year in a ceremony conducted by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. [6]
Shantal (at the age of 25) and his brother competed for Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Sailing--Men's Two Person Dinghy (470), and came in 19th. [1]
Personal information | |
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Native name | רן שנטל |
Nationality | Israel |
Born | Jaffa, Israel | May 25, 1971
Sailing career | |
Class | Two-Person Dinghy ( 470) |
Club | Hapoel Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Ran Shantal (also "Shental" or "Chantal"; רן שנטל; born May 25, 1971) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor. [1]
Shantal was born in Jaffa, Israel, and is Jewish. [1] [2] His brother is Olympic competitive sailor Nir Shental. [1]
His club is Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel. [1]
In 1987, Shantal and his brother Nir won the gold medal in the 17th International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) Youth Sailing World Championships in the 420 dinghy—Open in Botany Bay, NSW, Australia. [3] [4] They beat out future Olympians Jean-François Berthet and Gwenael Berthet of France. [4] In August 1988, he won the silver medal in the 470 dinghy Junior World Championship in the 470 - Open, in Puck, Poland. [3]
In 1993, Shantal and his brother won the silver medal in the 470 World Championships. [2] In 1995, he and his brother won the bronze medal in the 470 World Championships in the 470-Men, in Toronto, Canada. [3] [5] That year, he and his brother were named Israel's Sportsmen of the Year in a ceremony conducted by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. [6]
Shantal (at the age of 25) and his brother competed for Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Sailing--Men's Two Person Dinghy (470), and came in 19th. [1]