Nika Kornitzky

Nika Kornitzky

Personal information
Born	August 18, 1982 (1982-08-18) (age 29) Italy
Height	5' 3" (160 cm)
Weight	110 lbs (50 kg)
Sport
Country	Israel
Sport	Sailing
Event(s)	Women's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy

Nika Kornitzky (born August 18, 1982) is an Israeli Olympic sailor, and competes in the 470 Class double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centerboard, Bermuda rig, and center sheeting.^{[1][2] [3]} In 2004, she won a bronze medal in the world championships in the 470.

Biography

Kornitzky is Jewish, and was born in Italy.^[4][5]

Sailing career

In 2000, she partnered with Vered Buskila, and in 2001 they won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Ireland.^[5][3] In 2004, they won bronze medals in both the European Championship in Germany and the 470 World Championship in Zadar, Croatia.^[5][2]

They competed on behalf of Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, in the Women's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy, and came in 18th.^[1] They won a silver medal in the 2005 European Championship.^[3]

They competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in the Women's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy, and came in fourth.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Nike Kornecki". Sports-reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/nike-kornecki-1.html. Retrieved November 13, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Nike Kornecki". Sailing.org. http://www.sailing.org/sailors/biog.php?memberid=60997. Retrieved November 13, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Tammy Berger. "Our Representatives at the Olympics". IDC Herzliya. http://portal.idc.ac.il/he/Main/about_idc/news_events/DocLib2/our_athletes_eng.pdf. Retrieved November 13, 2011. 
4. ^ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/page.aspx?id=181152. Retrieved November 13, 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "Vered Buskila (1983–)". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. 2011. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Buskila.html. Retrieved November 13, 2011. 

External links

• Sports-reference bio
• Sailing.org bio

Persondata
Name	Kornitzky, Nika
Alternative names
Short description	Sailor
Date of birth	August 18, 1982
Place of birth	Italy
Date of death
Place of death