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Yoav Ra'anan

Yoav Ra'anan

Israeli diver

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

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

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