Gal Nevo
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| Nationality | Israeli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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.
References
- ↑ "Israeli Sports". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 21. September/October 2011, accessed September 16, 2011. Check date values in:
|date=(help); - ↑ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- 1 2 A pain in the ass, Haaretz
- ↑ "Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 1987-06-29. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ "Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. 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.
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