Eldad Ronen
{{short description|Israeli sailor}}
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Elad Ronen ({{langx|he|אלעד רונן}}; born September 4, 1976) is an Israeli competitive sailor.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/elad-ronen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030746/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/elad-ronen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Elad Ronen Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=}} He was born in Tiberias, Israel. When Ronen competed in the Olympics he was {{convert|6|ft|1.5|in|cm|abbr=on}} tall, and weighed {{convert|168|lb|kg|abbr=on}}.
Sailing career
In 1991 Ronen came in 4th in 420 in the IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships, in Largs, Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://members.sailing.org/biog.php?unique=1472370047.1243&memberid=119424&js=1|title=Sailor Biography – Elad Ronen|publisher=sailing.org}}
In 1993 he won the gold medal in Laser II in the IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships, in Lake Garda, Italy. In 1995 Ronen won the gold medal in the 470 Open Junior World Championship, in Warnemunde, Germany.
In 1999 Ronen and Eli Zuckerman came in 9th in the Men's / Mixed 470 World Championship, in Melbourne, Australia.[http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFA-Archive/2000/Pages/Going%20for%20Gold-%20Israel%20at%20the%20Sydney%202000%20Olympics.aspx|title= "Going for Gold: Israel at the Sydney Olympics 2000"], August 1, 2000][http://www.jewsinsports.org/olympics.asp?ID=185 "Ronen, Elad"] They were ranked Number 9 in the world during 1999.
Ronen, at the age of 24, and Eli Zuckerman competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Rushcutters Bay Marina, Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia, in men's 470 Two-Person Dinghy.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/SAI/mens-two-person-dinghy.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185407/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/SAI/mens-two-person-dinghy.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Sailing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Two Person Dinghy|publisher=}} They came in 13th out of 29 boats.
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Category:Jewish sailors (sport)
Category:Sportspeople from Northern District (Israel)
Category:Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470
Category:Olympic sailors for Israel
Category:Israeli male sailors (sport)
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