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Native name | אלעד רונן |
Nationality | Israel |
Born | Tiberias, Israel | September 4, 1976
Height | 6-1.5 (187 cm) |
Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) |
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Elad Ronen ( Hebrew: אלעד רונן; born September 4, 1976) is an Israeli competitive sailor. [1] He was born in Tiberias, Israel. [1] When Ronen competed in the Olympics he was 6-1.5 (187 cm) tall, and weighed 168 lbs (76 kg). [1]
In 1991 Ronen came in 4th in 420 in the IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships, in Largs, Scotland. [2]
In 1993 he won the gold medal in Laser II in the IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships, in Lake Garda, Italy. [2] In 1995 Ronen won the gold medal in the 470 Open Junior World Championship, in Warnemunde, Germany. [2]
In 1999 Ronen and Eli Zuckerman came in 9th in the Men's / Mixed 470 World Championship, in Melbourne, Australia. [2] [3] [4] They were ranked Number 9 in the world during 1999. [4]
Ronen, at the age of 24, and Eli Zuckerman competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Rushcutters Bay Marina, Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia, in men's 470 Two-Person Dinghy. [1] [4] [5] They came in 13th out of 29 boats. [1] [5]