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Born | Cairo, Egypt | January 15, 1928||||||||||||||
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Yoav Ra'anan (יואב רענן; born 15 January 1928) is an Israeli former Olympic diver. [1] He was born in Cairo, Egypt. [2]
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] [3] It was Israel's first appearance in the Olympic Games. [4] He won a gold medal in high diving at the 1953 Maccabiah Games. [5]
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. [4] [6]
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Born | Cairo, Egypt | January 15, 1928||||||||||||||
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Yoav Ra'anan (יואב רענן; born 15 January 1928) is an Israeli former Olympic diver. [1] He was born in Cairo, Egypt. [2]
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] [3] It was Israel's first appearance in the Olympic Games. [4] He won a gold medal in high diving at the 1953 Maccabiah Games. [5]
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. [4] [6]