Ran Shantal

Ran Shantal (also "Shental" or "Chantal"; רן שנטל; born May 25, 1971) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor.[1]

Ran Shantal
Personal information
Native nameרן שנטל
Nationality Israel
Born (1971-05-25) May 25, 1971
Jaffa, Israel
Sailing career
Class(es)Two-Person Dinghy (470)
ClubHapoel Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Early life

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

Sailing career

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

In 1987, Shantal and his brother Nir 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, Shantal 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]

Shantal (at the age of 25) and his brother competed for Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Sailing--Men's Two Person Dinghy (470), and came in 19th.[1]

References
  1. "Ran Shental Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Chantal, Ran"
  3. "Ran SHENTAL-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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