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| Nationality | isreali | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 25, 1984 Hofit, Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Windsurfing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee Korzits (Lee-El Korzits), born in Hofit 25 March 1984, is an Israeli windsurfer who won three Windsurfing World Championships titles.[1]
Biography
Winning her first world title at the age of 19, Korzits made history by becoming the first Female Israeli world champion at any sport, and the youngest surfer to ever win the world title. After finishing at the 13th disappointing position at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games Korzits suffered from a series of serious injuries which kept her from competing with the world top surfers, and she eventually lost her spot on the Israeli Olympic team for the Beijing 2008 games to teammate Ma'ayan Davidovich . On April of 2009, while surfing in Hawaii, Korzits was severely injured after being hit by another surfer. The surfboard collided into her back, braking 2 of her ribs. At first the Doctors thought that irreversible damage was caused to her spine, and told her they doubt if she will be able to sail professionally again. She later returned to Israel for rehabilitation and fully recovered. She returned sailing in 2010, claiming that the injury motivated her to do what she loves most. In the summer of 2011 she won a silver medal at the European Championship, her first Medal in a major competition since her world title in 2003. Her success continued at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, winning her second world title. By winning the world title she made history once again becoming the first Israeli, male or female, to win two world titles at any sport. A few months later she added her third world title at the 2012 RS:X World Championships.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2003 | World Championships |  Cadiz
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1st | Mistral | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games |  Athens
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13th | Mistral | |
| 2011 | European Championships |  Burgas
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2nd | RS:X | |
| 2011 | World Championships |  Perth
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1st | RS:X | |
| 2012 | World Championships | Cadiz
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1st | RS:X |
References
- ^ "World Championship Sailing Medalists - Women's Windsurfing". hickoksports.com. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
External links
- Lee Korzits at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Lee Korzits profile from site of the ISAF