Yvonne Tobis

Yvonne Tobis
איבונה טוביס

Personal information
Nationality	Israeli
Born	(1948-02-05) February 5, 1948 Bratislava, Slovakia
Height	5-6.5 (170 cm)
Weight	152 lb (69 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	100 m freestyle 100 m butterfly 200 m individual medley 400 m individual medley
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Israel Asian Games Swimming 1966 Thailand Swimming 1966 Thailand

Yvonne Tobis (איבונה טוביס; born February 5, 1948) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer.^[1] Tobis was born in Bratislava, Slovakia, and is Jewish.^[1][2] She attended Millfield in Street, Somerset, England, from 1963-66, and is in its Hall of Fame.^[3]

Swimming career

Tobis won a silver medal representing Israel at the 1966 Asian Games in the 200 metre medley, and a bronze medal in 100 metre freestyle.^[4][5][6]

When she competed in the Olympics she was 5-6.5 (170 cm) tall, and weighed 152 lbs (69 kg).^[1]

Tobis competed for Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, at the age of 20 in swimming.^[1] In the Women's 100 metre Butterfly she finished 3rd in Heat 3 in a time of 1:12.0, in the Women's 200 metre Individual Medley she finished 4th in heat 1 in a time of 2:41.0, and in the Women's 400 metre Individual Medley she finished 6th in heat 4 in a time of 5:53.8.^[1]

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