Israel Canoe Association

The Israel Canoe Association (איגוד הקיאקים בישראל) is the national governing body for canoeing in Israel. Its headquarters is in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1]

Israel Canoe Association
איגוד הקיאקים בישראל
SportCanoeing
JurisdictionIsrael
AffiliationInternational Canoe Federation
Regional affiliationEuropean Canoe Association
HeadquartersTel Aviv, Israel
PresidentMeir Barkan

The Israel Canoe Association is part of the 44-nation European Canoe Association, which was founded in 1993.[2] It is also a member of the International Canoe Federation (ICF).[3]

History

Michael Kolganov, of the Israel Canoe Association, won a bronze medal in the Men's K-1 500 m event at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.[4]

In 2006, Dan Amper retired from his duty as President of the Israel Canoe Association, and was elected an Honorary President, continued representing Israel as an ICF official.[5] Amnon Erez (formerly Secretary General of the ICA) was elected President of the Israel Canoe Association.[5]

As of 2015, Ronit Shaked was the Secretary-General of the Israel Canoe Association.[6] Its President is Giora Astari.[3] From june 2019 the president is Meir Barkan. The secretary general is Gila Ron Sa'ada.

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References
  1. "Going for Gold: Israel at the Sydney Olympics 2000"
  2. "Federations". canoe-europe.org.
  3. "ICF Member Federations". canoeicf.com. 17 August 2015.
  4. "Israeli finds peace in paddling". Gainesville Times.
  5. "New officer for Belarus, Israel and Ecuado", e-canoeing express
  6. "Gold on the Galilee: Israeli kayaker comes of age, eyes Olympics". jns.org.
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