 Tobis in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Israeli | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1948-02-05) February 5, 1948 (age 76) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5-6.5 (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 152 lb (69 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
Early life
Tobis was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, and is Jewish. She attended Millfield in Street, Somerset, England, from 1963-66, and is in its Hall of Fame.
Swimming career
At the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel, at 17 years of age, Tobis won a gold medal in the 400 m individual medley.
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.
When she competed in the Olympics she was 5-6.5 (170 cm) tall, and weighed 152 lbs (69 kg).
Tobis competed for Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, at the age of 20 in swimming. 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.
References
- ^ "Yvonne Tobis Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ""Tobis, Yvonne": Jews In Sports".
- "Millfield Hall of Fame". millfieldswimming.com.
- "U.S. WINS 4 TESTS IN ISRAELI GAMES; Spitz Stars as Maccabiah Squad Dominates Swim". The New York Times.
- Historical Medallists
- "RESULTS : ASIAN GAMES > SWIMMING". www.sportquick.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- "Doha 2006 - Swimming - Past Medals". 2007-01-05. Archived from the original on 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
External links
- Yvonne Tobis at World Aquatics
- Yvonne Tobis at SwimRankings.net
- Yvonne Tobis at SwimRankings.net
- Yvonne Tobis at SwimRankings.net
- Yvonne Tobis at Olympics.com
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Competitors at the 1965 Maccabiah Games
- Czechoslovak female swimmers
- Czechoslovak Jews
- Israeli female medley swimmers
- Israeli female butterfly swimmers
- Israeli female freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Israel
- Swimmers from Bratislava
- Jewish swimmers
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
- Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Asian Games silver medalists for Israel
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Israel
- Swimmers at the 1966 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
- People educated at Millfield