Yitzhak Yonassi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | יצחק יונסי |
| National team |
 Israel |
| Born |
October 18, 1962 Ashkelon, Israel |
| Occupation | President, Israel Shooting Federation |
| Height | 5-9 (176 cm) |
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sport shooting |
| Event(s) |
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| Coached by | Shlomo Goldstein and Yair-Henrik Dawidowich |
Yitzhak Yonassi (also "Itzhak" and "Itzchak"; יצחק יונסי; born October 18, 1962) is an Israeli former Olympic sport shooter.[1][2]
He was born in Ashkelon, Israel, and is Jewish.[2][3]
Shooting career
He won at least one of the three shooting categories in the Israeli shooting championship every year from 1977 through 1991.[2]
When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-9 (176 cm) tall, and weighed 172 lbs (78 kg).[1] His coaches were Shlomo Goldstein and Yair-Henrik Dawidowich.[4][5]
He competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, at the age of 21, in Shooting--Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres, and came in 8th (his 582 score was 5 points behind the bronze medalist, and established a new Israeli national record by 10 points), in Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, and came in tied for 39th, and in Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, and came in tied for 49th.[1][5][6] He competed alongside his teacher, Yair Davidovitz.[7]
He competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, at the age of 25, in Shooting--Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres, and came in tied for 29th, in Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, and came in 43rd, and in Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, and came in tied for 51st.[1]
He is the President of the Israel Shooting Federation.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Itzhak Yonassi Bio, Stats, and Results".
- 1 2 3 "Yonassi, Yitzhak", jewsinsports.org
- ↑ Slater, Robert (2000). "Great Jews in Sports". J. David Publishers.
- ↑ "The Israeli Olympic team gave up its best chance...". UPI. September 14, 1988.
- 1 2 "Small Countries are Scoring Big in Achievements, if not in Medals". The Los Angeles Times. August 4, 1984. p. 135.
- ↑ Heather Chait (19 July 1996). "Outstanding achievements by Israeli athletes at the Olympics". Jerusalem Post.
- ↑ "Israel's Olympic Hopes". The Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation". issf-sports.org.
External links
- "Itzhak Yonassi", olympic.org