Personal information | |
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Born | (1982-08-18) August 18, 1982 (age 42) Italy |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) |
Sport | |
Country | Israel |
Sport | sailing |
Event | Women's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy |
Nike Kornecki (born August 18, 1982) is an Israeli Olympic sailor, and competes in the 470 Class double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centerboard, Bermuda rig, and center sheeting. In 2004, she won a bronze medal in the world championships in the 470.
Biography
Kornecki is Jewish, and was born in Italy.
Sailing career
In 2000, she partnered with Vered Buskila, and in 2001 they won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Ireland. In 2004, they won bronze medals in both the European Championship in Germany and the 470 World Championship in Zadar, Croatia.
They competed on behalf of Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, in the Women's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy, and came in 18th. They won a silver medal in the 2005 European Championship.
They competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in the Women's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy, and came in fourth.
See also
References
- ^ "Nike Kornecki". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Nike Kornecki". Sailing.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ Tammy Berger. "Our Representatives at the Olympics" (PDF). IDC Herzliya. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Vered Buskila (1983–)". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Israeli female sailors (sport)
- Italian female sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Israel
- Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470
- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 470
- Jewish sailors (sport)
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- 21st-century Italian Jews
- 21st-century Italian sportswomen
- 21st-century Israeli sportswomen