Yvonne Tobis

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Yvonne Tobis
איבונה טוביס
Yvonne Tobis 1.jpg
Tobis in 2018
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1948-02-05) February 5, 1948 (age 73)
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 place Swimming 1966 Thailand
Bronze medal – third place Swimming 1966 Thailand

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

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. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ Historical Medallists
  5. ^ Results Sports Swimming
  6. ^ Doha 2006 - Swimming - Past Medals

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