Nike Kornecki | |
Birth Date: | 1982 8, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Italy |
Height: | 5 ft 4 in |
Weight: | 110 lb |
Country: | Israel |
Sport: | sailing |
Event: | Women's 470 Class Two-Person Dinghy |
Nike Kornecki (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.
Kornecki is Jewish, and was born in Italy.[4] [5]
In 2000, she partnered with Vered Buskila, and in 2001 they won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Ireland.[3] [5] In 2004, they won bronze medals in both the European Championship in Germany and the 470 World Championship in Zadar, Croatia.[2] [5]
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]