Lydia Lazarov

Lydia Lazarov (born January 16, 1946) is an Israeli former yachting world champion.[1][2]

Lydia Lazarov and Zefania Carmel in 1969.
Lydia Lazarov
Lazarov in 1969
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1946-01-16) January 16, 1946
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sport
CountryIsrael Israel
SportSailing
Event(s)420
ClubZvulun Sailing Club, Bat Yam, Israel
RetiredYes
Achievements and titles
World finalsGold (1969, 1970)
Medal record
420 class
Representing  Israel
420 World Championships
Gold medal – first place1969 SandhemTeam 420
Gold medal – first place1970 Tel AvivSingles 420

Biography

Lazarov is Jewish, and was born in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1][3]

Yachting career

Lazarov and Zefania Carmel were teammates in the Zevulun Sailing Club in Bat Yam, Israel.[1][4] They won the 1966 Israeli 420-class national championship.[1][4]

Lazarov and Carmel also won the 1969 world title in the Team 420 Sailing Class, at Sandhem, Sweden,[1][5][6] where other 64 boats from 16 countries competed.[7] They were the first world champions in any sport representing Israel.[1][5][8][9][10] Next year, at the World Championships held in Tel Aviv in 1970, Lazarov won the title of world champion in singles in the 420 class,[4] and finished in doubles (along with Zefania Carmel) in fifth place.[11][12]


Lazarov was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.[13]

See also

References
  1. Joseph M. Siegman (1992). The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. ISBN 9781561710287. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  2. "No. 50 Zephania Carmel and Lydia Lazarov". The Jerusalem Post. May 12, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  3. Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  4. סיפורי בת-ים: העיר ממנה הגיעו אלופי העולם הישראלים הראשונים. Ynet
  5. Mitchell Geoffrey Bard, Moshe Schwartz (2005). One thousand one facts everyone should know about Israel. ISBN 9780742543584. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  6. "World Yachting Championship". Boeliem.com. December 27, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  7. לחיינו: 72 הרגעים הזכורים של הספורט הישראלי. One.co.il
  8. Sea Sports in Israel Are Ahead of the Games. Haaretz
  9. השייטים שהכניסו את המדינה לטירוף / עושה היסטוריה. Ynet
  10. ישראל "מעצמת שיט"? לא להיסחף. Globes
  11. הישגים בינלאומיים בדגם 420. Israeli Sailing Association
  12. 1970 420 World Championship - Tel Aviv ISR
  13. "Zephania Carmel and Lydia Lazarov". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
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