Itamar Biran
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 March 1998 London |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, super-G, slalom, combined |
| Club | Israel Ski club |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 (2018 Winter Olympics) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 1 – (2015) |
Itamar Biran (Hebrew: איתמר בירן; born 3 March 1998) is an Israeli Olympic alpine ski racer who represents Israel in international competitions.[2] He competes in giant slalom, super-G, slalom and Combined.[3]
Biography
Itamar Biran is a dual U.K./Israel citizen, and is Jewish.[4][5][6]
When Biran was six years old, his family moved to
He said "I started skiing like all Israelis do: At Club Meds in Europe."[4] Biran started to ski at age three, and to compete at age 12.[4][5] His ski club is the Israel Ski Club, and his coach is Didier Schmidt.[8]
Skiing career
Biran competed on behalf of
Biran competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, and qualified for the final race in the giant slalom in which he finished 62nd.[2][9][10][11] He also competed in the men's slalom final, but did not finish the first run.[12] He was the only male Israeli athlete and the youngest participant at these championships.[13]
He was among two participants who represented Israel at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer.[14]
He represented Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics, having raced in the slalom on 18 February and in the giant slalom on 22 February.[4][7]
Biran is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 176 pounds.[15][16]
References
- ^ "Itamar Biran". Alpine skiing. Eurosport. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Athlete : BIRAN Itamar". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Biran Itamar, Last results". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Welcome to Unpacked".
- ^ a b c d Alpine skiing | Athlete Profile: Itamar BIRAN - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games
- ^ "2018 Winter Olympics," Jewish Sports Review, March/April 2018, Vol. 11, No. 6, Issue 126, page 2.
- ^ a b c Attain News | Attain Magazine | Former UCS Pupil Bids For Gold In Winter Olympics
- ^ a b c d e BIRAN Itamar – Biographie
- ^ "Men's Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Laconte, John (12 February 2015). "Giant slalom qualifiers a meeting of nations". vaildaily.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Das sind die Riesenslalom-Exoten". www.20min.ch (in German). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Learning to ski where the snow doesn't fall (much)". From the Grapevine. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ Wyrick, Randy (12 February 2015). "Israeli skiers receive warm welcome in valley". vaildaily.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Dos israelíes participan en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de la Juventud "Lillehammer 2016"". IG News (in Spanish). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ BIRAN Itamar | Athletes | CBC Olympics | PyeongChang 2018
- ^ BIRAN Itamar | Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics
External links
- Itamar Biran at FIS (alpine)
- Itamar Biran at Olympedia
