Nimrod Mashiah

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Nimrod Mashiah
Personal information
Native name נמרוד משיח
Ethnicity Jewish
Born (1988-07-10) July 10, 1988 (age 35)
Residence Mikhmoret, Israel
Sport
Country Israel
Sport Men's Windsurfing
Event(s) RS:X
Coached by Gal Fridman (through 2013); Tom Korzits (2013–present)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking 1 (RS:X, 2010)
Medal record
Men's Windsurfing
Representing  Israel
RS:X World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Weymouth, England RS:X
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kerteminde, Denmark RS:X
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Perth, Australia RS:X

Nimrod Mashiah (also spelled Nimrod Mashiach; Hebrew: נמרוד משיח, born July 10, 1988) is an Israeli windsurfer.[1]

In 2001, Mashiah received the Young Artist Award as an Outstanding Young Actor in an International Commercial for his role as a diver/actor in a television commercial. Mashiah was the 2009 RS:X Windsurfing World Championships silver medalist, and won the bronze medal at both the 2010 and 2011 World Championships.[2]

In September 2010, he was ranked # 1 in the world in men's windsurfing. In September 2014, Israel qualified to have a male RS:X windsurfer represent Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with Mashiah winning the quota place. He is Jewish, and lives in Mikhmoret, Israel.[1][3]

Acting career

In 2001, at the 22nd Young Artist Awards, Mashiah received the Young Artist Award as an Outstanding Young Actor in an International Commercial for his role as a diver/actor in a Cheltenham & Gloucester television commercial "The Pearl".[4][5][6]

Windsurfing career

Amit Inbar, a former surfer, mentored Mashiah from his youth in Mikhmoret, Israel.[7] Gal Fridman, an Israeli former windsurfer and Olympic gold medalist, was Mashiah's coach until 2013, when he took on as his new coach Tom Korzits, the brother of Israeli four-time world champion windsurfer Lee Korzits.[7][8][9]

In 2001 Mashiah won the gold medal in Thailand and was the Youth World Champion in the 15-year-old age group in windsurfing, in 2003 he won the bronze medal at the Youth European Championship, and in 2004 he won the silver medal at the Youth World Championship.[1][10][11]

In 2009, at the RS:X Windsurfing World Championships in Weymouth, England, Mashiah won the silver medal, behind Britain's 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Nick Dempsey.[12][13]

In September 2010, at the age of 22, at the RS:X Windsurfing World Championships in Kerteminde, Denmark, he won the bronze medal.[12][14] That month he was ranked #1 in the world in men's windsurfing.[15] In December 2010, the Olympic Committee of Israel named him the athlete of the year.[14] Mashiah received a cash prize of NIS 40,000.[14]

In September 2011, at the RS:X European Championship in Burgas, Bulgaria, he finished eighth.[16][17]

In December 2011, at the RS:X World Windsurfing Championships in Perth, Australia, Mashiah came in third behind Dorian van Rijsselberghe of the Netherlands and Piotr Myszka of Poland and won a bronze medal.[7][18]

Mashiah was edged out in qualifying to take the one and only berth to represent Israel at the 2012 London Olympic Games in men's windsurfing by 2008 Olympic bronze medal winner Shahar Zubari.[9][19][20] Each country was allowed to send only one windsurfer to compete in the Olympics.[12]

In March 2013, at the RS:X World Windsurfing Championships in Buzios, Brazil, Mashiah finished sixth.[21][22][23]

In September 2014, Israel qualified to have a male RS:X windsurfer represent Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with Mashiah winning the quota place.[24][25] As of 27 April 2015, Mashiah was the top-ranked Israeli male windsurfer.[26]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (12 August 2013) "נמרוד משיח – שייט, גלישת רוח"
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  3. ↑ Stan Ramati (March/April 2014). "Israeli Sports; Sailing", Jewish Sports Review, Vol. 9, No. 6, Issue 102, Pg. 22.
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