Yair Michaeli

Yair Michaeli (; September 13, 1944 – November 2024) was an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor. During the Yom Kippur War, he served on an Israeli Navy patrol boat. He was married to Mandy Michaeli.

Sailing career When he competed in the Olympics, he was tall and weighed .

Michaeli competed for Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics off the coast of Kiel, 900 kilometers from Munich, Germany, at the age of 27, with Itzhak Nir in Sailing--Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy/Flying Dutchman. They came in 26th.

The Israeli government then decided to withdraw from the Olympic Games, and bring their remaining Olympians home. Michaeli, Nir, and Israeli racewalker Shaul Ladany wanted to stay for the closing ceremony, to show that they were not leaving "with their tails between their legs", but they followed the orders of the government.