Yvonne Tobis
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| Nationality | Israeli | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
February 5, 1948 Bratislava, Slovakia | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 5-6.5 (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 152 lb (69 kg) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Strokes |
100 m freestyle 100 m butterfly 200 m individual medley 400 m individual medley | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yvonne Tobis (איבונה טוביס; born February 5, 1948) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer.[1] Tobis was born in Bratislava, Slovakia, 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
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.[4][5][6]
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
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Yvonne Tobis Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com.
- ↑ "Tobis, Yvonne": Jews In Sports
- ↑ "Millfield Hall of Fame". millfieldswimming.com.
- ↑ Historical Medallists
- ↑ Results Spoorts Swimming
- ↑ Doha 2006 - Swimming - Past Medals