Vered Bouskila (born 23 May 1983) is an Israeli Olympic sailor. She competes in the 470 Class double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centerboard, Bermuda rig, and center sheeting.[1][2] She won a world championship in the women's 420 at the age of 15, and a bronze medal in the world championships in the 470 six years later.
 Vered Buskila | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Vardush |
| Born | 23 May 1983 Bat Yam, Israel |
| Sport | |
| Country | Israel |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Event | Women's 420; Women's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy |
| Club | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Coached by | Ilan Basik Tashtash |
Biography
editBuskila is Jewish and was born in Bat Yam, Israel.[3][4] She studied law and political science at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, in Israel.[2]
Sailing career
editShe learned to sail with the Maccabi Zevelun Club in Bat Yam.[4][5] She sails now for Hapoel Tel Aviv.[2]
In 1998, at the age of 15, she partnered with Limor Kliger, 16, and won the women's world 420 yachting championship in the Gulf of Corinth in Greece.[6][7] They defeated 47 other teams, from 16 countries.[8]
In 2000, she partnered with Nike Kornecki, and in 2001 they won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Ireland.[4][5] In 2004, they won bronze medals in both the European Championship in Germany and the 470 World Championship in Zadar, Croatia.[2][4]
Buskila competed on behalf of Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, in the Women's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy with Kornecki, and came in 18th.[1] They won a silver medal in the 2005 European Championship.[5]
She competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in the Women's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy with Kornecki, and came in fourth.[1]
Buskila returned to sailing with a new partner, Gil Cohen, in 2010.[9]
On 24 December 2012 Vered Buskila announced her retirement, telling the First Channel TV News: "It would be very painful for me to see the opening ceremony of the next Olympic Games, in which I will not be taking part - but one must know when to stop". She disclosed that, having studied Law concurrently with her sailing activity, she intends to have a new career as a lawyer.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vered Buskila". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 18, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Vered Buskila". Sailing.org. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. 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.
- ^ a b c d "Vered Buskila (1983–)". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. 2011. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c Tammy Berger. "Our Representatives at the Olympics" (PDF). IDC Herzliya. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ Heather Chait (August 2, 1998). "Young yachtswomen win world 420 title". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ Heather Chait (August 3, 1998). "Buskila, Kliger on top of the world". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Mideast Report". Jweekly. August 7, 1998. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "ISAF : ISAF World Cup Standings Leaders Cement Top Spots in Weymouth". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
External links
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- Vered Buskila at World Sailing
- Vered Buskila at Olympics.com
- Vered Buskila at Olympedia
- Vered Buskila at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
- Vered Buskila on Facebook
- "What, its over already?", by Vered Buskila, IDC Herzliya Magazine, 31 August 2008
