Maayan Davidovich
Israeli windsurfer
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Maayan Davidovich (Hebrew: מעין דוידוביץ'; born May 21, 1988) is an Israeli Olympic windsurfer.[1]
May 21, 1988
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| Born | מעין דוידוביץ May 21, 1988 Herzliya, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Windsurfing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gal Friedman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | 7th (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals |  (2013, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional finals |  (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Davidovich is Jewish, and her hometown is Herzliya, Israel.[2][3] She competes with the club Hapoel Tel Aviv.[1]
She started sailing at the age of five, and surfing at 13. Her parents enjoy watersports, and her brothers and twin sister were all windsurfing champions.[4] She made her international competitive debut in the 1999 Optimist European Championships, in Greece.[3]
In July 2005, she came in fourth in the Mistral – Women 35th Volvo Youth Sailing International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Championship, in Busan, Korea.[3] In July 2006, she won a silver medal at the RS:X – Women Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, in Weymouth, Great Britain.[3][5][6] In 2007, she finished 15th in the European Championships.[7]
She competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 19 in Beijing, China, in the women's sailboard windsurfing event, and came in 10th.[1][7]
In June 2009, she came in seventh in the RS:X – Women European Championship, in Tel Aviv, Israel.[3][8] In May 2011, she came in fourth in the RS:X – Women Delta Lloyd Regatta, in Medemblik, The Netherlands.[3]
In both 2013 (when she was ranked 10th in the world in December) and 2014 (when she was ranked 14th in the world), she was the ISAF Worlds RS:X bronze medalist.[9][10][11][12][13]
She represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, coming in 7th place in the RS:X.[14]
