Dov Nisman
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born | July 22, 1954 Upper Galilee, Israel |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | 200 m butterfly 800 m freestyle 200 m and 400 m individual medley |
| College team | Youngstown State University |
Dov Nisman (דב ניסמן; born July 22, 1954) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer.[1]
Early life
Nisman was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[2] He grew up on a kibbutz in the Upper Galilee in Israel.[3] He later attended Youngstown State University.[3] Subsequently, for decades he was the owner of Applied Laser Technologies, in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a resident of Beachwood, Ohio.[3]
Swimming career
Nisman competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 21.[1] In the Men's 400 metre Individual Medley he came in 6th in Heat 4 with a time of 4:47.13.[1]
Swimming for Youngstown State in 1979 at the NCAA Men's Division II Swimming and Diving Championships, he came in 5th in the 200 yard race.[4]
Representing Israel in 2015 at the 16th FINA World Masters Championships in Kazan, Russia, he won gold medals in the 200-meter and 400-meter medley, and silver medals in the 200-meter butterfly and 800-meter freestyle.[3]
Later life
After he retired, Nisman moved back to Israel.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Dov Nisman Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Nisman, Dov"
- ^ a b c d e Rosenblum, Jonah L. (August 28, 2015). "Former Beachwood swimmer strikes gold in world masters". Cleveland Jewish News.
- ^ "8 June 1979". Jewish Post.