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Gal Nevo

Gal Nevo is an Israeli swimmer who holds Israeli records in individual medley and butterfly events and competed at 3 Olympic Games.

born 1987Israeli individual medley records3 Olympic Games appearancesEuropean Championship medals

Born: 29 June 1987, Hamadia
Occupation: swimmer

Gal Nevo was born in 1987 in Hamadia

Gal Nevo was born on 29 June 1987 and grew up on Kibbutz Hamadia in the Beit She'an Valley. His mother, Karen, is an English teacher. He began swimming at a young age at the Hapoel Gilboa-Beit She'an club.

At 15 his club closed, and he moved to train at the Zvulun swimming club, living with the family of swimmer Tom Beeri on Kibbutz Yagur. At 16 he was accepted to the gifted athletes boarding school at the Wingate Institute.

He trained at Arizona State University until 2008 and later at Georgia Tech. In Israel he competes for Hapoel Jerusalem.

He represented Israel at the Olympics in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016. He finished 6th in the 400m individual medley at the 2009 World Championships in Rome and won several medals at European Championships.

Milestones in Gal Nevo's life

1987
Born on Kibbutz Hamadia.
2008
Set an Israeli record in the 400m individual medley at the Beijing Olympics.
2009
Won gold in the 400m medley at the Maccabiah Games.
2009
Finished 6th in the 400m individual medley at the World Championships in Rome.
2010
Won bronze in the 400m individual medley at the European Championships in Budapest.
2011
Won 2 bronze medals at the European Short Course Championships in Szczecin.
2012
Competed at the London Olympics.
2016
Competed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.