| Maayan Davidovich | |
| Birth Name: | מעין דוידוביץ |
| Birth Date: | 1988 5, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Herzliya, Israel |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in |
| Weight: | 128 lb |
| Country: | Israel |
| Sport: | Sailing |
| Event: | Windsurfing |
| Club: | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Coach: | Gal Friedman |
| Worlds: | (2013, 2014) |
| Regionals: | (2012) |
| Olympics: | 7th (2016) |
Maayan Davidovich (Hebrew: מעין דוידוביץ'; born May 21, 1988) is an Israeli Olympic windsurfer.[1]
Davidovich is Jewish, and her hometown is Herzliya, Israel.[2] [3] She competes with the club Hapoel Tel Aviv.[1]
She started sailing at the age of five, and surfing at 13. Her parents enjoy watersports, and her brothers and twin sister were all windsurfing champions.[4] She made her international competitive debut in the 1999 Optimist European Championships, in Greece.[3]
In July 2005, she came in fourth in the Mistral – Women 35th Volvo Youth Sailing International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Championship, in Busan, Korea.[3] In July 2006, she won a silver medal at the RS:X – Women Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, in Weymouth, Great Britain.[3] [5] [6] In 2007, she finished 15th in the European Championships.[7]
She competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 19 in Beijing, China, in the women's sailboard windsurfing event, and came in 10th.[1] [7]
In June 2009, she came in seventh in the RS:X – Women European Championship, in Tel Aviv, Israel.[3] [8] In May 2011, she came in fourth in the RS:X – Women Delta Lloyd Regatta, in Medemblik, The Netherlands.[3]
In both 2013 (when she was ranked 10th in the world in December) and 2014 (when she was ranked 14th in the world), she was the ISAF Worlds RS:X bronze medalist.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
She represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, coming in 7th place in the RS:X.[14]