Amit Inbar

Amit Inbar (Hebrew: עמית ענבר‎; born August 9, 1972) is an Israeli Olympic competitive windsurfer, and a kitesurfer.[1][2][3]

Inbar was born in the small town of Mikhmoret, in the Central District of Israel, close to the sea, and is Jewish.[1][4][5] When Inbar competed in the Olympics, he was 6-0 (183 cm) tall, and weighed 170 lbs (77 kg).[1]

Surfing and kitesurfing career

Inbar received his first surfboard as a present from his parents when he turned seven years old, and began to windsurf because his brother Eran, a top windsurfer, needed competition.[3][4] He won the Israeli national championship seven times during his career.[5]

In 1991, Inbar became World No. 1, and won the silver medal in the board windsurfing World Championship.[4]

Inbar competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, at the age of 19 in Sailing - Men's Windsurfer, and came in 8th.[1]

In 1993, Inbar won the gold medal at the European Championship.[4] In 1994, Inbar came in fifth in the World Championship.[4]

in 1997, he won the silver medal in the World Championship.[4] In 1998, Inbar won the gold medal at the 1998 European Championships, and came in second in the mistral at the World Championships.[4]

In 2000, Inbar won the 2000 South American Championships, won the silver medal at the 2000 European Championships, and came in fourth at the 2000 World Championships.[4]

Inbar competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 28 in Sailing - Men's Windsurfer, and came in 7th.[1]

In 2001, Inbar was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in surfing, but turned his attention to kitesurfing.[3][4]

Inbar now runs a surfing school.[5] He mentored Israeli windsurfer Nimrod Mashiah from a young age.[6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amit Inbar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  2. "Amit INBAR - Olympic Sailing - Israel". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. Dehove, Thierry. "Amit Inbar, Israel". tropical-paradise-kitesurfing.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  4. "Amit Inbar". jewsinsports.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  5. "Sporting Heroes: No.54 - Amit Inbar". jpost.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  6. "Sailing / Perth 2011 / Mashiah recovers, claims third world medal in a row". haaretz.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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