Amit Inbar

Israeli windsurfer

Amit Inbar
Personal information

Born	9 August 1972 (1972-08-09) (age 51) Mikhmoret, Israel
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)

Sailing career
Class(es)	Mistral, Lechner, Raceboard

Amit Inbar (Hebrew: עמית ענבר; born 9 August 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 feet 0 inches (183 cm) tall, and weighed 170 pounds (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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amit Inbar (surfing)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ "Amit INBAR - Olympic Sailing - Israel". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dehove, Thierry. "Amit Inbar, Israel". tropical-paradise-kitesurfing.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Amit Inbar". jewsinsports.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sporting Heroes: No.54 - Amit Inbar". jpost.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ "Sailing / Perth 2011 / Mashiah recovers, claims third world medal in a row". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.