Gal Nevo (; born 29 June 1987) is a record-holding Israeli
swimmer
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Biography
Gal Nevo was born in
Kibbutz
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Hamadia in the
Beit She'an Valley
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The valley lies within the Beit She'an rift, part of the Afro-Syrian Rift (Jordan Rift Valley), which opens westwards to the Harod Valley. It is a middle part of the Jordan Valley. The valle ...
.
When the local swimming pool closed, Nevo would practice at
Gan HaShlosha National Park.
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Haaretz
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Sports career
Nevo holds three Israeli records, in the 200m IM, 400m IM and 200m butterfly. He represented Israel at the
2008
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2012 Summer Olympics
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Nevo competed on behalf of
Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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, China. He won a gold medal for Israel in the
2009 Maccabiah Games
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in the 400 m medley. Nevo also competed on behalf of
Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Nevo finished 10th in the heats of the 400 meters individual medley, breaking his personal best time.
Nevo also swam at the
2016 Summer Olympics.
See also
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Sports in Israel
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List of Israeli records in swimming
References
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1987 births
Living people
Israeli male medley swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Israel
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming
Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
Jewish Israeli sportspeople
Jewish swimmers
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
21st-century Israeli sportsmen