Dan Torten

Dan Noam Torten (also "Tortan"; ; September 15, 1964) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor. He was born in Israel and is Jewish.

Sailing career

In 1986, Torten and his brother Ran Torten came in sixth in the 470 World Championships. 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. 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. The brothers' appeals against the disciplinary committee's decision was rejected by the District and Supreme Court. They were suspended by the Israeli Sports Association for a period of five years, but the Israeli High Court overturned that decision.