Nike Kornecki

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Nike Kornecki
Personal information
Born (1982-08-18) August 18, 1982
Italy
Height 5' 3" (160 cm)
Weight 110 lbs (50 kg)
Sport
Country Israel
Sport Sailing
Event(s) 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.[1][2] [3] In 2004, she won a bronze medal in the world championships in the 470.

Biography

Kornecki is Jewish, and was born in Italy.[4][5]

Sailing career

In 2000, she partnered with Vered Buskila, and in 2001 they won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Ireland.[3][5] In 2004, they won bronze medals in both the European Championship in Germany and the 470 World Championship in Zadar, Croatia.[2][5]

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.[1] They won a silver medal in the 2005 European Championship.[3]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nike Kornecki". Sports-reference. Retrieved November 13, 2011. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Nike Kornecki". Sailing.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tammy Berger. "Our Representatives at the Olympics". IDC Herzliya. Retrieved November 13, 2011. 
  4. "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Vered Buskila (1983–)". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011. 

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