Yohanan Moyal ("Johnny"; יוחנן מויאל; born October 2, 1965) is an Israeli former Olympic gymnast.

Early life

He was born in Israel, and is Jewish. His mother, a ballerina, was a

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. He attended the

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where he competed in gymnastics, and

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, where he was an All American in gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

He competed for

Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics Israel competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 32 competitors, 24 men and 8 women, took part in 46 ...

in Los Angeles, California, when he was 18 years old. In the Men's Individual All-Around he came in 67th, in the Men's Floor Exercise he came in tied for 70th, in the Men's Horse Vault he came in tied for 68th, in the Men's Parallel Bars he came in 63rd, in the Men's Horizontal Bar he came in 65th, in the Men's Rings he came in 62nd, and in the Men's Pommel Horse he came in 64th. When he competed in the Olympics he was 5-4.5 (164 cm) tall and weighed 132 lbs (60 kg).

Coaching career

Moyal founded Elite Gymnastics Academy in

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, in 1987 where he is the owner and coach. Among those whom he had coached is

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, the 2004 Olympic all-around champion and a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moyal, Yohanan Living people Israeli male artistic gymnasts Jewish gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1984 Summer Olympics Louisiana State University alumni 1965 births Jewish Israeli sportspeople Olympic gymnasts of Israel University of Oregon alumni