About Lydia Lazarov
Born 1946. Lydia Lazarov is an Israeli and Bulgarian sailor.
Lydia Lazarov (; born 16 January 1946) is an Israeli former sailing world champion.
Biography Lazarov is Jewish, and was born in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Sailing career Lazarov and Zefania Carmel were teammates in the Zevulun Sailing Club in Bat Yam, Israel.
Lazarov and Carmel also won the 1969 world title in the Team 420 Sailing Class, at Sandhamn, Sweden, where other 64 boats from 16 countries competed. They were the first world champions in any sport representing Israel. Next year, at the World Championships held in Tel Aviv in 1970, Lazarov won the title of world champion in singles in the 420 class,
Lazarov was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
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Who is Lydia Lazarov?
Yachting world champion from Israel
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Lydia Lazarov was born on 16 January 1946 in Sofia.
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Lydia Lazarov is a sailor.
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Lydia Lazarov is Israeli and Bulgarian.
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