Gal Nevo
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| Nationality | Israeli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 29, 1987 Kibbutz Hamadia, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona State University Georgia Tech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gal Nevo (Hebrew: גל נבו; born 29 June 1987) is a record-holding Israeli swimmer.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]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] He won a gold medal for Israel in the 2009 Maccabiah Games in the 400 m medley. 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Israeli Sports". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 21. September–October 2011.
- ^ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ a b A pain in the ass, Haaretz
- ^ "Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 1987-06-29. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ "Israel swimmer Gal Nevo qualifies for 2012 London Summer Olympics - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper". Haaretz.com. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
External links
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- Gal Nevo at World Aquatics
- Gal Nevo at Swimrankings.net
- Gal Nevo at Olympics.com
- Gal Nevo at Olympedia (archive)
- Gal Nevo at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Israeli male medley swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Israel
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Jewish swimmers
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen