_Crop.jpg) Lazarov in 1969 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born | January 16, 1946 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Sport | |
| Country |
Israel |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Event | 420 |
| Club | Zvulun Sailing Club, Bat Yam, Israel |
| Retired | Yes |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals |  (
1969,
1970) |
Medal record | |
Lydia Lazarov (born January 16, 1946) is an Israeli former sailing world champion. [1] [2]
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Biography
Lazarov is Jewish, and was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. [1] [3]
Sailing career
Lazarov and Zefania Carmel were teammates in the Zevulun Sailing Club in Bat Yam, Israel. [1] [4] They won the 1966 Israeli 420-class national championship. [1] [4]
Lazarov and Carmel also won the 1969 world title in the Team 420 Sailing Class, at Sandhem, Sweden, [1] [5] [6] where other 64 boats from 16 countries competed. [7] They were the first world champions in any sport representing Israel. [1] [5] [8] [9] [10] Next year, at the World Championships held in Tel Aviv in 1970, Lazarov won the title of world champion in singles in the 420 class, [4] and finished in doubles (along with Zefania Carmel) in fifth place. [11] [12]
Lazarov was inducted into the
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Joseph M. Siegman (1992). The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. ISBN 9781561710287. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "No. 50 Zephania Carmel and Lydia Lazarov". The Jerusalem Post. May 12, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ a b c סיפורי בת-ים: העיר ממנה הגיעו אלופי העולם הישראלים הראשונים. Ynet
- ^ a b Mitchell Geoffrey Bard, Moshe Schwartz (2005). One thousand one facts everyone should know about Israel. ISBN 9780742543584. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "World Yachting Championship". Boeliem.com. December 27, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ לחיינו: 72 הרגעים הזכורים של הספורט הישראלי. One.co.il
- ^ Sea Sports in Israel Are Ahead of the Games. Haaretz
- ^ השייטים שהכניסו את המדינה לטירוף / עושה היסטוריה. Ynet
- ^ ישראל "מעצמת שיט"? לא להיסחף. Globes
- ^ הישגים בינלאומיים בדגם 420. Israeli Sailing Association
- ^ 1970 420 World Championship - Tel Aviv ISR
- ^ "Zephania Carmel and Lydia Lazarov". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved August 17, 2011.