Rami Zur

Rami Zur

Zur in 2013
Personal information
Born	(1977-02-03) February 3, 1977 (age 48) Berkeley, California, United States
Sport
Sport	Canoeing
Medal record Representing  United States Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo K-1 1000m

Rami Zur (born February 3, 1977) is an American sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s for Israel and later for the United States.

He competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics and for the United States at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. In all competitions he was eliminated in the semifinals. He was born in Berkeley, California and is Jewish on his biological mother's side; he was later adopted and raised by an Israeli Jewish couple. ^{[1] [2]}

Zur is currently retired and coaches his wife Krisztina Fazekas Zur, who is an Olympic champion canoeist herself.

References

1. "Interfaith Celebrities: Beijing Bound". 12 January 2009.
2. "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-11-12.

External links

• Rami Zur at Olympics.com
• Rami Zur at TeamUSA.org (archived)
• Rami Zur at Olympedia