Nir Shental

Nir Shental (also "Chantal"; ניר שנטל; born April 25, 1969) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor.[1]

Nir Shental
Personal information
Native nameניר שנטל
Nationality Israel
Born (1969-04-25) April 25, 1969
Jaffa, Israel
Sailing career
Class(es)Two-Person Dinghy (470)
ClubHapoel Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Early life

Shental was born in Jaffa, Israel, and is Jewish.[1][2] His brother is Olympic competitive sailor Ran Shental.[1]

Sailing career

His club is Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1]

In 1987, Shental and his brother Ran 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, Shental 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]

Shental and his brother competed for Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 27, in the Sailing--Men's Two Person Dinghy (470), and came in 19th.[1]

References
  1. "Nir Shental Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Chantal, Nir"
  3. "Sailor Biography". isaf.com.
  4. "Regatta List". isafyouthworlds.com.
  5. Allon Sinai (September 14, 2006). "Kliger and Gal Edge Olympic Champions for Bronze at Worlds". The Jerusalem Post.
  6. "Chantal brothers crowned outstanding sportsmen". The Jerusalem Post. 17 September 1995.
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