Yoav Bruck

Yoav Bruck (Hebrew: יואב ברוק; born March 6, 1972, in Lakhish) is a former swimmer from Israel, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.

Yoav Bruck
Personal information
National team Israel
Born (1972-03-06) 6 March 1972
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Bruck is Jewish.[1] He finished 32nd in the 50m freestyle (23.72) and 31st in the 100m freestyle (51.46) in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2]

At the 1997 Maccabiah Games, he won gold medals in the 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle.[3]

In 2013 Bruck served as the Sports Chairman for the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[4]

At the 2017 Maccabiah Games, in the special 4x50m relay race between Israeli and American all-star teams, American Olympic champions Lenny Krayzelburg (four Olympic golds), Jason Lezak (four Olympic golds), and Anthony Ervin (three Olympic golds), with masters swimmer Alex Blavatnik, swam a time of 1:48.23 and defeated Israeli Olympians Bruck, Guy Barnea, Eran Groumi, and Tal Stricker, who had a time of 1:51.25.[5]

See also

References
  1. Slater, Robert (October 9, 2008). Great Jews in sports. ISBN 9780824604332. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  2. "Yoav Bruck". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  3. "</head> <body> </body> </html> <head> Bruck, Yoav : Jews in Sports @ Virtual Museum". Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  4. Behind the Scenes of the Maccabiah: Interview with Yoav Bruck, August 28, 2013, Finally Good News
  5. "Records fall as Olympians shine at Maccabiah Games," The Jerusalem Post.


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