Yoav Ra'anan

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Yoav Ra'anan
Personal information
Native name
יואב רענן
Born(1928-01-15)15 January 1928
Died9 November 2022(2022-11-09) (aged 94)
Sport
SportDiving
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Manila 3m springboard
Silver medal – second place 1954 Manila 10m platform

Yoav Ra'anan (Hebrew: יואב רענן; 15 January 1928 – 9 November 2022) was an Israeli Olympic diver.[1] He was born in Cairo, Egypt.[2] Ra’anan died on 9 November 2022, at the age of 94.[3]

Diving career

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Ra'anan competed for Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics, at the age of 24, in Helsinki, coming in 9th in Men's Springboard and 24th in Men's Platform.[1][4] It was Israel's first appearance in the Olympic Games.[5] He won a gold medal in high diving at the 1953 Maccabiah Games.[6]

Ra'anan participated for Israel at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines, in diving, winning the gold medal in 3 m springboard and the silver medal 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.[1] Ra'anan was one of only three competitors representing Israel in those Games, as they took place weeks after the Sinai War.[5][7]

References

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