Yvonne Tobis (איבונה טוביס; born February 5, 1948) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer.[1]
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Israeli | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 5, 1948 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5-6.5 (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 152 lb (69 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | 100 m freestyle 100 m butterfly 200 m individual medley 400 m individual medley | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life edit
Tobis was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, and is Jewish.[1][2] She attended Millfield in Street, Somerset, England, from 1963-66, and is in its Hall of Fame.[3]
Swimming career edit
At the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel, at 17 years of age, Tobis won a gold medal in the 400 m individual medley.[4]
Tobis won a silver medal representing Israel at the 1966 Asian Games in the 200 metre medley, and a bronze medal in 100 metre freestyle.[5][6][7]
When she competed in the Olympics she was 5-6.5 (170 cm) tall, and weighed 152 lbs (69 kg).[1]
Tobis competed for Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, at the age of 20 in swimming.[1] In the Women's 100 metre Butterfly she finished 3rd in Heat 3 in a time of 1:12.0, in the Women's 200 metre Individual Medley she finished 4th in heat 1 in a time of 2:41.0, and in the Women's 400 metre Individual Medley she finished 6th in heat 4 in a time of 5:53.8.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Yvonne Tobis Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ ""Tobis, Yvonne": Jews In Sports".
- ^ "Millfield Hall of Fame". millfieldswimming.com.
- ^ "U.S. WINS 4 TESTS IN ISRAELI GAMES; Spitz Stars as Maccabiah Squad Dominates Swim". The New York Times.
- ^ Historical Medallists
- ^ "RESULTS : ASIAN GAMES > SWIMMING". www.sportquick.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Doha 2006 - Swimming - Past Medals". 2007-01-05. Archived from the original on 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
External links edit
- Yvonne Tobis at SwimRankings.net
- Yvonne Tobis at SwimRankings.net
- Yvonne Tobis at SwimRankings.net
- Yvonne Tobis at Olympics.com
- Yvonne Tobis at Olympedia
