Vered Buskila

Vered Bouskila (Hebrew: ורד בוסקילה; born 23 May 1983) is an Israeli Olympic sailor. She competes in the 470 Class double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centerboard, Bermuda rig, and center sheeting. She won a world championship in the women's 420 at the age of 15, and a bronze medal in the world championships in the 470 six years later.

Biography Buskila is Jewish and was born in Bat Yam, Israel. She studied law and political science at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, in Israel. She sails now for Hapoel Tel Aviv. They defeated 47 other teams, from 16 countries.

In 2000, she partnered with Nike Kornecki, and in 2001 they won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Ireland.

On 24 December 2012 Vered Buskila announced her retirement, telling the First Channel TV News: "It would be very painful for me to see the opening ceremony of the next Olympic Games, in which I will not be taking part - but one must know when to stop". She disclosed that, having studied Law concurrently with her sailing activity, she intends to have a new career as a lawyer.