# Maayan Davidovich

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{{short description|Israeli windsurfer}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name           = Maayan Davidovich
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| birth_name     = מעין דוידוביץ
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| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|5|21}}
| birth_place    = [Herzliya](/source/Herzliya), Israel
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| height         = 5 ft 6 in
| weight         = 128 lb
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| country        = Israel
| sport          = [Sailing](/source/Sailing_(sport))
| event          = [Windsurfing](/source/Windsurfing)
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| club           = [Hapoel Tel Aviv](/source/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv)
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| coach          = [Gal Friedman](/source/Gal_Friedman)
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| worlds         = {{World3}} <small>([2013](/source/2013_RS%3AX_World_Championships), [2014](/source/2014_ISAF_Sailing_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_RS%3AX))</small>
| regionals      = {{Eur2}} <small>([2012](/source/2012_RS%3AX_European_Championships))</small>
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| olympics       = 7th <small>([2016](/source/Sailing_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_RS%3AX))</small>
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{{MedalSport | Women's [sailing](/source/sailing_(sport))}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ISR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/Windsurfing_World_Championships)}}
{{MedalBronze | [2013 Buzios](/source/2013_RS%3AX_World_Championships) | RS:X }}
{{MedalBronze | [2014 Santander](/source/2014_ISAF_Sailing_World_Championships) | [RS:X](/source/2014_ISAF_Sailing_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_RS%3AX) }}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Championships](/source/RS%3AX_European_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver | [2012 Portugal](/source/2012_RS%3AX_European_Championships) | RS:X}}
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'''Maayan Davidovich''' ({{langx|he|מעין דוידוביץ'}}; born May 21, 1988) is an Israeli Olympic [windsurfer](/source/windsurfer).<ref name="sports-reference1">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/maayan-davidovich-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105148/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/maayan-davidovich-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Maayan Davidovich |accessdate=November 13, 2011}}</ref>

==Biography==
Davidovich is Jewish, and her hometown is [Herzliya](/source/Herzliya), Israel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/page.aspx?id=181152 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407023958/http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/page.aspx?id=181152 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2012 |title=Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries |publisher=Jewishinstlouis.org |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref name="sailing1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sailing.org/biog.php?id=ISRMD1 |title=Maayan Davidovich |publisher=Sailing.org |date= |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref>  She competes with the club [Hapoel Tel Aviv](/source/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv).<ref name="sports-reference1"/>

She started sailing at the age of five, and surfing at 13. Her parents enjoy watersports, and her brothers and twin sister were all windsurfing champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Breakfast Clun|url=https://www.haaretz.com/the-breakfast-club-1.251340|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818070619/http://www.haaretz.com/the-breakfast-club-1.251340|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 18, 2016|publisher=Haaretz|access-date=23 July 2016|date=7 August 2008}}</ref> She made her international competitive debut in the 1999 [Optimist](/source/Optimist_(dinghy)) European Championships, in Greece.<ref name="sailing1"/>

In July 2005, she came in fourth in the [Mistral](/source/Mistral_One_Design_Class) – Women 35th Volvo Youth Sailing [International Sailing Federation](/source/International_Sailing_Federation) (ISAF) World Championship, in [Busan](/source/Busan), Korea.<ref name="sailing1"/>  In July 2006, she won a [silver medal](/source/silver_medal) at the [RS:X](/source/RS%3AX_(sailboard)) – Women Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, in [Weymouth](/source/Weymouth%2C_Dorset), Great Britain.<ref name="sailing1"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bymnews.com/new/content/view/34362/48/ |title=China. Olympic Test Event: French team dominates in three events in Qingdao |author=	Luissa Smith  |publisher=bymnews.com |date=August 24, 2006 |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bymnews.com/new/content/view/32700/48/ |title=UK. Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World: Italy takes Volvo Trophy; Laura Linares RS:X fleet gold |author=Myrrh Walker & Sophie Luther |publisher=bymnews.com |date=July 21, 2006 |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref>  In 2007, she finished 15th in the European Championships.<ref name="theisraelproject1">{{cite web|url=http://www.theisraelproject.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=hsJPK0PIJpH&b=689705&ct=5853465&printmode=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912111811/http://www.theisraelproject.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=hsJPK0PIJpH&b=689705&ct=5853465&printmode=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2012 |year=2009 |title=Israel at the Olympics |publisher=The Israel Project |access-date=November 13, 2011 }}</ref>

She competed on behalf of [Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics](/source/Israel_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics) at the age of 19 in [Beijing](/source/Beijing), China, in the [women's sailboard windsurfing event](/source/Sailing_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_sailboard), and came in 10th.<ref name="sports-reference1"/><ref name="theisraelproject1"/>

In June 2009, she came in seventh in the RS:X – Women European Championship, in Tel Aviv, Israel.<ref name="sailing1"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/news/israel-s-shahar-zubari-wins-european-windsurfing-championship-1.278462 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519183943/http://www.haaretz.com/israel-s-shahar-zubari-wins-european-windsurfing-championship-1.278462 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 19, 2016 |author=	Rami Hipsh|title= Israel's Shahar Zubari wins European windsurfing championship |publisher=Haaretz |date=June 20, 2009|access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref>  In May 2011, she came in fourth in the RS:X – Women [Delta Lloyd Regatta](/source/Allianz_Regatta), in [Medemblik](/source/Medemblik), The Netherlands.<ref name="sailing1"/>

In both 2013 (when she was ranked 10th in the world in December) and 2014 (when she was ranked 14th in the world), she was the ISAF Worlds RS:X bronze medalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/09/24/olympic-sailors-compete-prize-purse-us200000/|title=Olympic sailors to compete for prize purse of US$200,000|work=Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date=24 September 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/09/23/gap-narrowing-isaf-sailor-rankings-reality/|title=Gap narrowing between ISAF Sailor rankings and reality|work=Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date=23 September 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-windsurfer-takes-gold-in-world-cup-event/|title=Israeli windsurfer takes gold in World Cup event|work=The Times of Israel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishnews.net.au/windsurfer-claims-third-world-championship/30085|title=Windsurfer claims third world championship|work=The Australian Jewish News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://members.sailing.org/biog.php?unique=1431496572.3514&includeref=membbiog&memberid=43460&js=1|title=ISAF – World Sailing – Sailor Biography|work=sailing.org}}</ref>

She represented [Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics](/source/Israel_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics), coming in 7th place in the RS:X.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/sports/2016-08-22/ty-article/.premium/mixed-fortunes-in-olympics-do-not-bode-well-for-future-of-israeli-sport/0000017f-f790-d318-afff-f7f345c00000 |title=Mixed fortunes in Olympics do not bode well for future of Israeli sport - Sports |publisher=Haaretz.com |date=2016-08-22 |access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of World Championships medalists in sailing (juniors and youth classes)](/source/List_of_World_Championships_medalists_in_sailing_(juniors_and_youth_classes))

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}

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Category:1988 births
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