Yoav Ra'anan (; born 15 January 1928) is an Israeli former Olympic diver. He was born in

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Diving career

Ra'anan competed for

Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics Israel competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 25 competitors, 22 men and 3 women, took part in 17 events in 5 sports. Results by event Athletics Basketball Diving ...

, at the age of 24, in Helsinki, coming in 9th in Men's Springboard and 24th in Men's Platform. It was Israel's first appearance in the Olympic Games. He won a gold medal in high diving at the

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. Ra'anan participated for Israel at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines, in diving, winning the

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in 3 m springboard and the

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in 10 m platform. He competed again for Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics, at the age of 28, in Melbourne, coming in 22nd in Men's Springboard. Ra'anan was one of only three competitors representing Israel in those Games, as they took place weeks after the

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* 1928 births Possibly living people Olympic divers for Israel Divers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Israel Asian Games silver medalists for Israel Sportspeople from Cairo Israeli male divers Divers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1954 Asian Games Egyptian emigrants to Israel Asian Games medalists in diving Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games Maccabiah Games competitors by sport Competitors at the 1953 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel 20th-century Israeli sportspeople {{Israel-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub