Tommy Kafri (born Mezei Tamás on 3 October 1976, Budapest) is a retired Hungarian- Israeli sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.
He competed at the 1997 World Championships ( 100 metres), [1] the 1998 European Indoor Championships (both 60 and 200 metres), [2] [3] the 1998 European Championships (in both 100 and 200 metres), [4] [5] the 1999 World Championships (both 100 and 200 metres) [1] and the 2000 Olympic Games ( 100 metres). [6] He won a single Israeli national title: in the 200 metres in 1996. [7]
In the 4 x 100 metres relay he competed at the 1999 World Championships, [8] the 2000 Olympic Games [6] and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. [9]
His personal best times were 10.23 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Tel Aviv; and 20.89 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville. [1] He still holds the Israeli record in the 200 metres, tied with Gideon Jablonka.
He went back to Hungary in 2006, changed his nationality back to Hungarian in 2007. [10]
Tommy Kafri (born Mezei Tamás on 3 October 1976, Budapest) is a retired Hungarian- Israeli sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.
He competed at the 1997 World Championships ( 100 metres), [1] the 1998 European Indoor Championships (both 60 and 200 metres), [2] [3] the 1998 European Championships (in both 100 and 200 metres), [4] [5] the 1999 World Championships (both 100 and 200 metres) [1] and the 2000 Olympic Games ( 100 metres). [6] He won a single Israeli national title: in the 200 metres in 1996. [7]
In the 4 x 100 metres relay he competed at the 1999 World Championships, [8] the 2000 Olympic Games [6] and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. [9]
His personal best times were 10.23 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Tel Aviv; and 20.89 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville. [1] He still holds the Israeli record in the 200 metres, tied with Gideon Jablonka.
He went back to Hungary in 2006, changed his nationality back to Hungarian in 2007. [10]