Dan Torten

Dan Noam Torten (also "Tortan"; דן טורטן; September 15, 1964) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor.[1] He was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[2]

Dan Torten
Personal information
Native nameדן טורטן
Full nameDan Noam Torten
Nationality Israel
Born (1964-09-15) September 15, 1964
Israel
Height5-8 (173 cm)
Weight137 lb (62 kg)
Sailing career
Class(es)Men's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy

Sailing career

In 1986, Torten and his brother Ran Torten came in sixth in the 470 World Championships.[2]

He competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea at the age of 24 in Sailing, with his brother.[1] In the Men's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy they came in 18th.[1] When he competed in the Olympics he was 5-8 (173 cm) tall and weighed 137 lbs (62 kg).[1]

Sailors at the Olympics are judged by the best six of their seven races.[3] One of the brothers' races, their fifth--as they were 10th in the standings--fell on Yom Kippur (the holiest day on the Jewish calendar), and the delegation instructed them to not compete.[4][5][6][7] They ignored the Israeli National Olympic Committee's instructions, sailed to a # 9 finish, were thrown off the Israeli team, and were sent back to Israel the following day.[4][8][6] Uri Afek, the Israeli delegation head, said, "Everyone knew no Israelis compete on Yom Kippur," but the brothers said they were not racing but rather sailing for their own enjoyment.[9] The brothers' appeals against the disciplinary committee's decision was rejected by the District and Supreme Court.[10] They were suspended by the Israeli Sports Association for a period of five years, but the Israeli High Court overturned that decision.[11]

References
  1. "Dan-Noam Torten Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Torten, Dan"
  3. "Israel's Olympic Athletes Face Yom Kippur Problem". jta.org. 20 September 1988.
  4. "A brief history of Israel at the Games". Haaretz.
  5. "2008 Beijing Summer Olympics - Israel, Olympic Tradition". NBC Olympics.
  6. "Israeli Yachtsmen Facing Suspension". Sun Sentinel.
  7. "1988 OLYMPIC GAMES Yachtsmen ordered home - (ACT : 1926-1995) - 26 Sept 1988". The Canberra Times.
  8. "26 October 1988". Jewish Post.
  9. "GAO LEADS WOMEN'S SPRINGBOARD". Washington Post. 24 September 1988.
  10. "Disabled Israeli athlete banned for allegedly competing on Yom Kippur". Haaretz.
  11. "Sport in the State The Last Fifty Years". Jewish Agency.
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