Yoav Gath (Hebrew: יואב גת; born November 8, 1980)[1] is an Olympic and national-record backstroke swimmer from Israel. He swam for Israel at the 2000 Olympics.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Yoav Gath |
National team | ![]() |
Born | Haifa, Israel | November 8, 1980
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke |
College team | University of Georgia (U.S.) |
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Israel European Championships Helsinki 2000 200 m backstroke Short Course European 2001 Antwerp 200 m backstroke |
He was the first Israeli swimmer under two minutes in the 200 back.[2] He won gold 1995, European Youth Olympics at Bath, 1996 Silver, European Junior Champs. Copenhagen, 2000 Bronze, European Champs., Helsinki, Long-course, 2001 Silver, European Champs., Antwerp, Short-course. 2001 Fukuoka, World Champs, 8th, Long-course. 2002 Moscow, World Champs, 6th, Short-course.
At the 2005 Maccabiah Games, he won a gold medal in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke.[3]
References
- ^ Gath's entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^ Swimming / Backstroke champion Yoav Gath considering return to action; published by Haaretz.com on 2004-12-22, retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^ "Dan Velez Sets Maccabiah Games Mark in Winning the 100 Breaststroke - Swimming World News". Swimming World News. 2005-07-13. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
External links
- Yoav Gath at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Yoav Gath at Olympics.com
- Yoav Gath at Olympedia
- Yoav Gath at FINA
- Yoav Gath at SwimRankings.net
- Yoav Gath at The-Sports.org
- Yoav Gath at Sports Reference (archived)