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Biography
Anat Lelior (Hebrew: ענת ליליאור; born April 29, 2000) is an Israeli surfer. She will represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Her mother is Eti Jacobi. Lelior began surfing at the age of 5 when her father would take her out to the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel. She has a younger sister Noa who also surfs. Her hometown is Tel Aviv. Her trainer is Adi Gluska. She is a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.
Surfing career
Lelior was the 2018 World Surf League (WSL) Europe Pro Junior runner-up.
In 2019, she won the Burton Automotive Pro International Trials in Australia at Surfest. She also won the 2019 Deeply Pro Anglet, a WSL Qualifying Series (QS) 1,500 event at Chambre d’Amour.
2020 Olympic Games
Lelior qualified for the Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics by finishing as the highest-ranked surfer from Europe (Israel is considered part of Europe, according to International Olympic Committee protocol) and one of the top 30 surfers in the overall open division at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki, Japan.