Yitzhak Yonassi
Personal information
Native nameיצחק יונסי
National team Israel
Born (1962-10-18) October 18, 1962
Ashkelon, Israel
Occupation(s)President, Israel Shooting Federation
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight172 lb (78 kg)
Sport
SportSport shooting
Events
  • Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres
  • Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres
  • Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres
Coached byShlomo 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 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall, and weighed 172 pounds (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. 1 2 3 4 "Itzhak Yonassi Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Yonassi, Yitzhak", jewsinsports.org
  3. ↑ Slater, Robert (2000). Great Jews in Sports. J. David Publishers. ISBN 9780824604332.
  4. ↑ "The Israeli Olympic team gave up its best chance..." UPI. September 14, 1988.
  5. 1 2 "Small Countries are Scoring Big in Achievements, if not in Medals". The Los Angeles Times. August 4, 1984. p. 135.
  6. ↑ Heather Chait (19 July 1996). "Outstanding achievements by Israeli athletes at the Olympics". Jerusalem Post.
  7. ↑ "Israel's Olympic Hopes". The Los Angeles Times.
  8. ↑ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation". issf-sports.org.
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