Yehuda Maayan


Yehuda Maayan is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor, and Chairman of the Israel Sailing Association.

Sailing career

When Maayan competed in the Olympics he was 5-10 tall, and weighed 176 lbs.
Maayan competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics with Yoel Sela, at the age of 21, in Montreal, Canada, in Sailing - Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, and came in 17th.

Israel Sailing Association

Maayan became Chairman of the Israel Sailing Association in 1992. In 1993, he established a women's team, with Shani Kedmi and Anat Fabrikant, who went on to finish 12th at representing Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 4th representing Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics.