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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | יצחק יונסי |
| National team |  Israel |
| Born | (1962-10-18) October 18, 1962 (age 62) Ashkelon, Israel |
| Occupation(s) | President, Israel Shooting Federation |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sport shooting |
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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.
He was born in Ashkelon, Israel, and is Jewish.
Shooting career
He won at least one of the three shooting categories in the Israeli shooting championship every year from 1977 through 1991.
When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall, and weighed 172 pounds (78 kg). His coaches were Shlomo Goldstein and Yair-Henrik Dawidowich.
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. He competed alongside his teacher, Yair Davidovitz.
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.
He is the President of the Israel Shooting Federation.
References
- ^ "Itzhak Yonassi Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Yonassi, Yitzhak", jewsinsports.org
- Slater, Robert (2000). Great Jews in Sports. J. David Publishers. ISBN 9780824604332.
- "The Israeli Olympic team gave up its best chance..." UPI. September 14, 1988.
- ^ "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.