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Israeli windsurfer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Reuveny's coach is Gal Fridman, who won the gold medal in windsurfing at the 2004 Olympic Games.[3]
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]
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]
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]
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