Lee Korzits

Lee Korzits was born in 1984 in Hofit

Korzits was born in Hofit in 1984. Her mother is a swimmer, and she grew up in Michmoret. Her sister Bar and brother Tom are also windsurfers, and Tom was her first coach.

She began windsurfing at age 8 at the Emek Hefer Sailing Club. She also trained in judo and won the Israeli championship for her age group before returning to sailing. In 2002 she went back to windsurfing and trained with Gal Fridman.

In 2003 she won the world title in Cádiz, Spain, becoming the first female Israeli world champion in any sport. She finished 13th at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Injuries, including a collision in Hawaii, kept her out of the 2008 Olympic team.

She won world titles again in Perth in 2011, in Cádiz in 2012 and in Brazil in 2013. At the 2012 London Olympics she finished 6th. She did not compete in 2016 because of health issues, and in 2017 she entered the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.