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

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

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.

References

  1. ^ "Going for Gold: Israel at the Sydney Olympics 2000"
  2. ^ "Federations". canoe-europe.org.
  3. ^ a b "ICF Member Federations". canoeicf.com. 17 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Israeli finds peace in paddling". Gainesville Times.
  5. ^ a b "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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Sports governing bodies in Israel (ISR)
National members of the International Canoe Federation
Canoeing and kayaking
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