Early Life and Career
Fridman is Jewish. The second out of three children, Fridman was born to Dganit and Uri Fridman, and has an older sister named Maayan and a younger brother named Yuval. Introduced by his father to windsurfing, Fridman started sailing at age 7, and racing at age 11. The first international competitions he entered were in youth categories during his school years (1989 & 1991). Afterwards he served in the IDF and began competing in adult categories.
In 1995, he won the ASA Boardsailing Championship in Eilat, Israel. In 1999, he won the International ASA Windsurfing Championship in Eilat. Despite his form in the previous year, he failed to qualify to the Sydney 2000 Olympics. In 2002, he won the Mistral World Championship in Pattaya, Thailand, and in February 2003, Fridman was listed #1 on the International Sailing Federation rankings.
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