Yoav Ra'anan (יואב רענן; born 15 January 1928) is an Israeli former Olympic diver.[1] He was born in Cairo, Egypt.[2]

Diving career edit

Ra'anan competed for Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics, at the age of 24, in Helsinki, coming in 9th in Men's Springboard and 24th in Men's Platform.[1][3] It was Israel's first appearance in the Olympic Games.[4] He won a gold medal in high diving at the 1953 Maccabiah Games.[5]

Ra'anan participated for Israel at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines, in diving, winning the gold medal in 3 m springboard and the silver medal in 10 m platform. He competed again for Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics, at the age of 28, in Melbourne, coming in 22nd in Men's Springboard.[1] Ra'anan was one of only three competitors representing Israel in those Games, as they took place weeks after the Sinai War.[4][6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Yoav Ra'anan Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "South African Jewish Genealogy Special Interest Group Newsletter" (PDF). March 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "1964 - Olympic Games - Israel Philatelic Federation". Israelphilately.org.il.
  4. ^ a b "Israel's Olympic history". Thejc.com.
  5. ^ "LATE U. S. BASKET TOPS ISRAEL, 25-23; Groffsky Shot Wins Maccabiah Title -- Host Team Defeats American Swimmers". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
  6. ^ "Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey · Page 6". Newspapers.com.

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