Tom Reuveny
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| Native name | תום ראובני | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 June 2000 Ramat Gan, Israel[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | RS:X, iQFoil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Gal Fridman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Reuveny (Hebrew: תום ראובני; born 12 June 2000) is an Israeli Olympic champion windsurfer, who specializes in the RS:X and iQFoil classes. He won gold medals at the 2017 RS:X Youth World Championships, the 2019 RS:X World Championships Men's U21, and the 2020 RS:X World Championships Men's U21. Representing Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Reuveny won the gold medal in the Men's iQFoil.
Early life
[edit]Reuveny was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, lived in Kibbutz Sdot Yam, and lives in Rosh HaAyin, Israel, and is Jewish.[2][1][3][4] He is the son of Dr. Ronen Reuveny, an exercise physiologist, and Kate Reuveny (née Brown), a technical writer.[4] His father was born in Israel, while his mother is originally British and a Jewish convert. He has an older sister, Eden, and two younger brothers, including one who has been serving as a combat soldier in the Israel Defense Forces since the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel.[3] Reuveny's parents encouraged him to take up sports from a young age, and as a child he trained in several different sports, including cycling, swimming, tennis, and surfing.[4]
Windsurfing career
[edit]Reuveny's coach is Gal Fridman, who won the gold medal in windsurfing at the 2004 Olympic Games.[3]
Early years
[edit]Reuveny starting surfing at eight years of age.[3] At ten years of age, he began windsurfing.[3]
He won a bronze medal at the 2016 RS:X Youth World Championships in Circolo Surf Torbole, Italy.[5] He won the gold medal at the 2017 RS:X Youth World Championships.[5][3] He won the gold medal at the 2019 RS:X World Championships Men's U21 in Torbole, Italy, and the gold medal in the 2020 RS:X World Championships Men's U21 in Sorrento, Victoria, Australia.[5]
2022–present
[edit]At the 2022 iQFoil World Championships held in Brest, France, Reuveny finished in fourth place.[6]
In 2023, he won a bronze medal in a competition as part of the 2023 Sailing World Cup, the Princess Cup, in Palma, Spain.[7]
In the 2024 iQFoil World Championships held in Lanzarote, Spain, Reuveny finished in eighth place.[6] Shortly after the competition, the Executive Committee of the Israel Sailing Association selected Reuveny to represent Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6] Reuveny was not considered a medal contender by the Israel Olympic Committee. During training, he said: "There are still hostages in Gaza and it was difficult training when the whole country is burning."[3]
2024 Paris Olympics
[edit]Reuveny, representing Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics, won the gold medal in Men's iQFoil class in Marseille, France.[3] He said: "I did it for our brave soldiers."[8]
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said to him:
You floated on the surface of the water like something divine. You made a whole nation happy, a nation that is at war and a nation that prays for the return of those being held hostage.... our anthem was played, Hatikva, hope, for the first time in these Olympics....[3]
See also
[edit]- List of Jews in sailing
- List of Jewish Olympic medalists
- List of Olympic medalists in sailing by discipline
- List of flag bearers for Israel at the Olympics
References
[edit]- ^ a b "REUVENY Tom". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Jacob Gurvis (August 8, 2024). "All the Jewish Medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics,"
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Joshua Halickman (August 4, 2024) "Golden Tom Reuveny shocks the nation; You brought us a great light. our anthem was played, Hatikva, hope, for the first time in these Olympics in France, President Isaac Herzog told Tom Reuveny," The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ a b c ""ראיון השבוע" עם גולש הרוח תום ראובני"ראיון השבוע" עם גולש הרוח תום ראובני", olympicsil-co-il.
- ^ a b c "Tom Reuveny wins windsurfing final, picking up Israel’s first gold at 2024 Olympics," The Times of Israel, August 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c צנציפר, נדב (7 February 2024). "שרון קנטור ותום ראובני ייצגו את ישראל בגלישת רוח באולימפיאדה בפריז". Ynet (in Hebrew).
- ^ "גביע העולם בשייט: ארד לתום ראובני בספרד" (in Hebrew). Israel Hayom. 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Israel breaks record with six Olympic medals," JNS, August 4, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Tom Reuveny at World Sailing
- Tom Reuveny at Olympics.com
- "Gold Medallist Tom Reuveny on representing Israel at the Olympics while his country is at war," AJAC, August 17, 2024.
- Tom Reuveny on Instagram
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Israeli Jews
- Israeli male sailors (sport)
- Jewish sailors (sport)
- Kibbutzniks
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Israel
- Olympic sailors for Israel
- People from Rosh HaAyin
- Sailors at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Central District (Israel)
- Sportspeople from Haifa District
- Sportspeople from Ramat Gan