Rami Zur

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Rami Zur (2013)

Rami Zur (born February 3, 1977 in Berkeley , California ) is an American canoe sprinter who started for Israel in the late 1990s and later for the United States.

Life

He participated with Ro'l Yellin for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the disciplines of 500 meters and 1000 meters and for the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the K1–500 meters and with Bartosz Wolski in the K2–1000 meters and 2008 in the discipline K1–500 meters. In all competitions he was eliminated in the semifinals.

After his participation for Israel in 2000, the government there cut funding for this sport, so that Zur, who has dual citizenship, started for the United States from that point on.

On her mother's side is Zur of Jewish descent. Four weeks after his birth, he was given up for adoption by his seriously ill mother, who wanted him to be raised in a Jewish way. He was adopted and raised by an Israeli Jewish couple who lived on a kibbutz near the Sea of ​​Galilee . He was enthusiastic about water sports from his adoptive father, a sailor. Rami Zur served three years in the Israeli army, where he got a job in a unit that allowed him time for training.

Rami Zur is no longer active in canoeing. He is married to Krisztina Fazekas-Zur , who won a gold medal in a four-person kayak for Hungary at the 2012 Summer Olympics .

Like his wife, Zur participates in stand-up paddling events and won the short-distance discipline over 200 meters in the inflatable class on May 30, 2013 at the Kleiner Brombachsee at the "Lost Mills" event .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nate Bloom: Interfaith Celebrities: Beijing Bound. Interfaithfamily, Information about Jewish life, accessed June 2, 2013 .
  2. ^ Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes from 7 Countries. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012 ; accessed on February 11, 2016 .
  3. ^ Result list "Lost Mills". (PDF; 100 kB) Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; accessed on May 13, 2019 .

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personal data
SURNAME To, Rami
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American canoeist
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd February 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Berkeley , California