Yvonne Tobis
איבונה טוביס
Tobis in 2018
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1948-02-05) February 5, 1948
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height5-6.5 (170 cm)
Weight152 lb (69 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokes100 m freestyle
100 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Israel
Asian Games
Silver medal – second placeSwimming1966 Thailand
Bronze medal – third placeSwimming1966 Thailand

Yvonne Tobis (איבונה טוביס; born February 5, 1948) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer.[1]

Early life

Tobis was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 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

At the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel, at 17 years of age, Tobis won a gold medal in the 400 m individual medley.[4]

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.[5][6][7]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Yvonne Tobis Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ↑ ""Tobis, Yvonne": Jews In Sports".
  3. ↑ "Millfield Hall of Fame". millfieldswimming.com.
  4. ↑ "U.S. WINS 4 TESTS IN ISRAELI GAMES; Spitz Stars as Maccabiah Squad Dominates Swim". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ Historical Medallists
  6. ↑ "RESULTS : ASIAN GAMES > SWIMMING". www.sportquick.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  7. ↑ "Doha 2006 - Swimming - Past Medals". 2007-01-05. Archived from the original on 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
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