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Revision as of 00:43, 25 May 2023
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| Native name | רן שנטל |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | May 25, 1971 Jaffa, Israel |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Two-Person Dinghy (470) |
| Club | Hapoel Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Ran Shantal (also "Shental" or "Chantal"; רן שנטל; born May 25, 1971) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor.[1]
Early life
Shantal was born in Jaffa, Israel, and is Jewish.[1][2] His brother is Olympic competitive sailor Nir Shental.[1]
Sailing career
His club is Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1]
In 1987, Shantal and his brother Nir won the gold medal in the 17th International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) Youth Sailing World Championships in the 420 dinghy—Open in Botany Bay, NSW, Australia.[3][4] They beat out future Olympians Jean-François Berthet and Gwenael Berthet of France.[4] In August 1988, he won the silver medal in the 470 dinghy Junior World Championship in the 470 - Open, in Puck, Poland.[3]
In 1993, Shantal and his brother won the silver medal in the 470 World Championships.[2] In 1995, he and his brother won the bronze medal in the 470 World Championships in the 470-Men, in Toronto, Canada.[3][5] That year, he and his brother were named Israel's Sportsmen of the Year in a ceremony conducted by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.[6]
Shantal (at the age of 25) and his brother competed for Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Sailing--Men's Two Person Dinghy (470), and came in 19th.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ran Shental Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ a b "Chantal, Ran"
- ^ a b c "Ran SHENTAL-Sailor Biography". isaf.com.
- ^ a b "Regatta List". isafyouthworlds.com.
- ^ Allon Sinai (September 14, 2006). "Kliger and Gal Edge Olympic Champions for Bronze at Worlds". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Chantal brothers crowned outstanding sportsmen". The Jerusalem Post. 17 September 1995.[dead link]
External links
- Ran Shantal at World Sailing (archived)
- Ran Shantal at Olympics.com
- Ran Shantal at Olympedia
