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Shani Kedmi

Shani Kedmi is an Israeli former sailor who represented Israel at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics in the 470 class, finishing 4th in Sydney.

born 19774th place at Sydney 2000Sailing partnership with Anat FabrikantTwo Olympic Games in 470 class

Born
20 July 1977, Tel Aviv
Occupation
sailor

Shani Kedmi was born in 1977 in Tel Aviv

Shani Kedmi was born in Tel Aviv on July 20, 1977. She started competing in sailing at age 15. Her club was Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Kedmi sailed the two person 470 dinghy with Anat Fabrikant. The pair placed 8th at the 1995 European Championships. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics they finished 12th.

In 1999 the pair won bronze at the Summer Universiade and silver at the Holland Regatta, and were ranked No. 2 in the world. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics they finished 4th, 2 points behind the bronze medal team from Ukraine. In 2001 they placed 5th at the World Championships in Slovenia.

Kedmi is married to Olympic sailor Eli Zuckerman, and they have 2 daughters. Their daughter Gal Zuckerman competed in kite sailing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kedmi lives in Kibbutz Sdot Yam.

Milestones in Shani Kedmi's life

  1. 1977

    Born in Tel Aviv.

  2. 1995

    Placed 8th at the European Championships with Anat Fabrikant.

  3. 1996

    Finished 12th in the 470 class at the Atlanta Olympics.

  4. 1999

    Won bronze at the Summer Universiade and was ranked No. 2 in the world.

  5. 2000

    Finished 4th in the 470 class at the Sydney Olympics.

  6. 2001

    Placed 5th at the World Championships in Slovenia.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Shani Kedmi and Hebrew Wikipedia, שני קדמי, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

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