Yoram Kochavy

Israeli swimmer

Yoram Kochavy
יורם כוכבי

Personal information

Nationality| Israeli
Born|  (1962-11-19) November 19, 1962 (age 62)
Israel
Height| 5' 11.5" (180.3cm)
Weight| 148 lb (67 kg)
Sport
Sport| Swimming
Strokes| butterfly
medley
College team| University of Georgia and University of Denver

Yoram Kochavy יורם כוכבי; born November 19, 1962) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer.[1]

## Early life and education

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Kochavy was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[2] In 1981 he attended the University of Georgia, and competed for the university in swimming.[3][4] He attended University of Denver, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Psychology in 1986, and a Master of Science in Computer Science in 1987.[5][6][7]

## Swimming career

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At the 1981 Maccabiah Games, Kochavy won a silver medal and two bronze medals.[5]

When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-7.5 (172 cm) tall and weighed 148 lbs (67 kg).[1]

Kochavy competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, in swimming at the age of 21.[1] Swimming in the Men's 400 metre Individual Medley he came in 16th with times of 4:35.70 in Round One and 4:40.00 in the B Final, competing in the Men's 200 metre Butterfly he came in 22nd with a time of 2:04.08, and swimming in the Men's 200 metre Individual Medley he came in 27th with a time of 2:11.81.[1]

At the 1985 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, swimming for University of Denver, Kochavy won gold medals in both the 200 (in 1:54.04) and 400 yard (in 4:02.63) Individual Medleys and the 200 yard Butterfly, and was the NAIA High Point Award Winner.[5][8][9] His three titles that year still stand as a tie for the existing NAIA record for most individual swimming titles in a year.[10] That year he also set the record of the university in the 200 individual medley, which still stands, of 1:54.05, and set a record in the 400 individual medley which stood until 2001.[2][8] At the 1986 NAIA Championships, he again won the 200 yard Individual Medley (in 1:55.09).[9][11]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Yoram Kochavy Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
2. ^ a b "Korchavy, Yoram"
3. ^ "Freestyle". Jewish Post. 16 January 1981.
4. ^ "Swimming & Diving; All-Time Letterwinners". georgiadogs.com.
5. ^ a b c "Sports Shorts". Jewish Post. 19 June 1985.
6. ^ "Yoram Kochavy". cangrade.com.
7. ^ "Remembering the Olympic dream". University of Denver Magazine. 1 March 2002.
8. ^ a b "Denver's All-Americans", University of Denver
9. ^ a b "Men's Swimming and Diving Championship Records"
10. ^ "Media Guide; NAIA Championships"
11. ^ "Denver Athletics History Timeline". denverpioneers.com.

## External links

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* Yoram Kochavy at SwimRankings.net
* Yoram Kochavy at Olympics.com
* Yoram Kochavy at Olympedia