Dan Torten
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | דן טורטן |
| Full name | Dan Noam Torten |
| Nationality |
 Israel |
| Born |
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
- 1 2 3 4 "Dan-Noam Torten Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com.
- 1 2 "Torten, Dan"
- ↑ "Israel's Olympic Athletes Face Yom Kippur Problem". jta.org. 20 September 1988.
- 1 2 "A brief history of Israel at the Games". Haaretz.
- ↑ "2008 Beijing Summer Olympics - Israel, Olympic Tradition". NBC Olympics.
- 1 2 "Israeli Yachtsmen Facing Suspension". Sun Sentinel.
- ↑ "1988 OLYMPIC GAMES Yachtsmen ordered home - (ACT : 1926-1995) - 26 Sept 1988". The Canberra Times.
- ↑ "26 October 1988". Jewish Post.
- ↑ "GAO LEADS WOMEN'S SPRINGBOARD". Washington Post. 24 September 1988.
- ↑ "Disabled Israeli athlete banned for allegedly competing on Yom Kippur". Haaretz.
- ↑ "Sport in the State The Last Fifty Years". Jewish Agency.