Vered Buskila

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Vered Buskila
Personal information
Nickname(s)Vardush
Born (1983-05-23) 23 May 1983 (age 40)
Bat Yam, Israel
Sport
CountryIsrael
Sport Sailing
Event(s)Women's 420; Women's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy
Club Hapoel Tel Aviv
Coached byIlan Basik Tashtash

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.

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Biography

Buskila 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

She 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.

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References

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  3. ↑ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Vered Buskila (1983–)". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. 2011. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 Tammy Berger. "Our Representatives at the Olympics" (PDF). IDC Herzliya. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Mideast Report". Jweekly. August 7, 1998. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  9. ↑ "ISAF : ISAF World Cup Standings Leaders Cement Top Spots in Weymouth". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
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