Udi Gal
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Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tel Aviv, Israel | June 11, 1979||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Class | Men's 470-Class Two-Person Dinghy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Ilan Tashtash | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Udi Gal (Hebrew: אודי גל; born June 11, 1979) is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist.
Biography
Gal is Jewish, and was born in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1][2][3] He started sailing at 8 years of age, and started racing at 13 years of age.[4] He competes with the club Hapoel Tel Aviv.[2] He competed with partner Gideon Kliger in two-man competitions from the outset of his career, through 2009.[5][6]
The first event he won was the Youth Europeans 420, in 1996.[4] In 1998 he and Kliger won the European Youth Championships, and in 2001 they finished second in the European Championship in Ireland.[3]
In 2004 he was chosen as chair of the
He and Kliger won
Gal and Kliger competed on behalf of
He coaches Israeli Olympians Eyal Levin and Dan Froyliche, who are competing on behalf of Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the 470.[10]
Gal moved to the San Francisco/Bay Area to pursue a master's degree in Sports Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, and began coaching youth sailing at Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation (PYSF). In 2021, Gal left PYSF to start his own youth sailing program, High Performance Center (HPC)[11]
As a coach at the 2021 i420 world championships, he helped lead team USA to three gold medals.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Udi Gal Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ a b "Gal, Udi". Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "ISAF: Sailor biog page". Sailing.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Udi Gal". Jewish Virtual Library. June 6, 1979. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ "Sailing / Gidi Kliger Finds a New Olympic Partner". Haaretz.
- ^ Ben, Yair (December 17, 2004). "Gal to head Olympic athletes committee". Haaretz. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "ISAF: Get To Know Udi Gal". Sailing.org. July 31, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ Navon, Emmanuel. "60 Sporting Heroes: No. 30 Udi Gal and Gidi Kliger". Jpost.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Sailor Biography".
- ^ "Sailing | High Performance Center | Tiburon". HPCenter. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "3 Gold Medals for USA and 1 for ESP at the 2021 420 World Championships". 2021 420 World Championships. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
External links
- Udi Gal at World Sailing (archived)
- Udi Gal at Olympics.com
- Udi Gal at Olympedia
- Udi Gal on Facebook