Gal Nevo ( he, גל נבו; born 29 June 1987) is a record-holding Israeli
swimmer.
Biography
Gal Nevo was born in
Kibbutz Hamadia
Hamadia ( he, חֲמַדְיָה) is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, just north of Beit She'an in northern Israel. It belongs to the Valley of Springs Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Name
The kibbutz took its name from al-Ha ...
in the
Beit She'an Valley
The Beit She'an Valley ( he, בקעת בית שאן or he, עמק בית שאן) is a valley in Israel.
The valley lies within the Beit She'an rift, part of the Afro-Syrian Rift (Jordan Rift Valley), which opens westwards to the Harod Valley. I ...
.
When the local swimming pool closed, Nevo would practice at
Gan HaShlosha National Park
Gan HaShlosha National Park ( he, גן השלושה, literally: "Park of the three"), also known by its Arabic name Sakhne ( ar, الساخنة, literally: "The hot ool), is a national park in Israel. Located between kibbutzim Beit Alfa and ...
.
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Haaretz
Sports career
Nevo holds three Israeli records, in the 200m IM, 400m IM and 200m butterfly. He represented Israel at the
2008
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and
2012 Summer Olympics.
Nevo competed on behalf of
Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This was Israel's fourteenth participation in the Summer Olympics.
Israel sent 43 athletes to compete in Beijing, the largest Israeli delegation in Olympic history, with the previous ...
in
Beijing
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, China. He won a gold medal for Israel in the
2009 Maccabiah Games
The 18th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט), were held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Ol ...
in the 400 m medley. Nevo also competed on behalf of
Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Nevo finished 10th in the heats of the 400 meters individual medley, breaking his personal best time.
Nevo also swam at the
2016 Summer Olympics.
See also
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Sports in Israel
Sport in Israel plays an important role in Israeli culture and is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sport. The most popular sports in Israel have traditionally been Association football (mainly) and basketball (secondly) - with the first ...
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List of Israeli records in swimming
This is a list of Israeli records in swimming, which are ratified by the Israel Swimming Association. To set a record, you have to be an Israeli citizen. All records were achieved in finals unless otherwise noted.
Long course (50 m) Men
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References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Israeli male swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Israel
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming
Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
Israeli Jews
Jewish swimmers
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
21st-century Israeli people