Gal Nevo

Gal Nevo (Hebrew: גל נבו‎; born 29 June 1987) is a record-holding Israeli swimmer.

Gal Nevo
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1987-06-29) June 29, 1987
Kibbutz Hamadia, Israel
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley
College teamArizona State University
Georgia Tech

Biography

Gal Nevo was born in Kibbutz Hamadia in the Beit She'an Valley.[1][2] When the local swimming pool closed, Nevo would practice at Gan HaShlosha National Park.[3]

Sports career

Nevo holds three Israeli records, in the 200m IM, 400m IM and 200m butterfly. He represented Israel at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] Nevo competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[5] Nevo also competed on behalf of Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[6] Nevo finished 10th in the heats of the 400 meters individual medley, breaking his personal best time.[3] Nevo also swam at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

See also

References
  1. "Israeli Sports". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 21. September–October 2011.
  2. "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  3. A pain in the ass, Haaretz
  4. "Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 1987-06-29. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  5. "Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  6. "Israel swimmer Gal Nevo qualifies for 2012 London Summer Olympics - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper". Haaretz.com. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.