Dan Torten

Dan Torten
Personal information
Native name דן טורטן
Full name Dan Noam Torten
Nationality  Israel
Born (1964-09-15) September 15, 1964
Israel
Height 5-8 (173 cm)
Weight 137 lb (62 kg)
Sailing career
Class(es) Men's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy

Dan Noam Torten (also "Tortan"; דן טורטן; September 15, 1964) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor.[1]

He was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[2]

Sailing career

In 1986, Torten and his brother Ran Torten came in sixth in the 470 World Championships.[2]

He competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea at the age of 24 in Sailing, with his brother.[1] In the Men's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy they came in 18th.[1] When he competed in the Olympics he was 5-8 (173 cm) tall and weighed 137 lbs (62 kg).[1]

Sailors at the Olympics are judged by the best six of their seven races.[3] One of the brothers' races, their fifth--as they were 10th in the standings--fell on Yom Kippur (the holiest day on the Jewish calendar), and the delegation instructed them to not compete.[4][5][6][7] They ignored the Israeli National Olympic Committee's instructions, sailed to a # 9 finish, were thrown off the Israeli team, and were sent back to Israel the following day.[4][8][6] Uri Afek, the Israeli delegation head, said, "Everyone knew no Israelis compete on Yom Kippur," but the brothers said they were not racing but rather sailing for their own enjoyment.[9] The brothers' appeals against the disciplinary committee's decision was rejected by the District and Supreme Court.[10] They were suspended by the Israeli Sports Association for a period of five years, but the Israeli High Court overturned that decision.[11]

References

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