Gal Nevo

Gal Nevo (Hebrew: גל נבו‎; born 29 June 1987) is a record-holding Israeli swimmer.

Gal Nevo

Personal information
Nationality	Israeli
Born	(1987-06-29) June 29, 1987 Kibbutz Hamadia, Israel
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual medley
College team	Arizona State University Georgia Tech
Medal record European Championships (LC) 2016 London 200 m medley 2010 Budapest 400 m medley European Championships (SC) 2013 Herning 400 m medley 2009 Istanbul 400 m medley 2011 Szczecin 200 m medley 2011 Szczecin 400 m medley 2012 Chartres 200 m medley 2012 Chartres 400 m medley 2015 Netanya 400 m medley Maccabiah Games 2009 Israel 400 m medley

Biography

Gal Nevo was born in Kibbutz Hamadia in the Beit She'an Valley.[1][2] When the local swimming pool closed, Nevo would practice at Gan HaShlosha National Park.[3]

Sports career

Nevo holds three Israeli records, in the 200m IM, 400m IM and 200m butterfly. He represented Israel at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] Nevo competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[5] Nevo also competed on behalf of Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[6] Nevo finished 10th in the heats of the 400 meters individual medley, breaking his personal best time.[3] Nevo also swam at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

See also

• Sports in Israel
• List of Israeli records in swimming

References

1. "Israeli Sports". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 21. September–October 2011.
2. "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
3. A pain in the ass, Haaretz
4. "Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 1987-06-29. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
5. "Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
6. "Israel swimmer Gal Nevo qualifies for 2012 London Summer Olympics - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper". Haaretz.com. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2012-08-01.