Yitzhak Yonassi

Yitzhak Yonassi (also "Itzhak" and "Itzchak"; Hebrew: יצחק יונסי; born October 18, 1962) is an Israeli former Olympic sport shooter.^[1][2]

Yitzhak Yonassi

Personal information
Native name	יצחק יונסי
National team	Israel
Born	(1962-10-18) October 18, 1962 (age 62) Ashkelon, Israel
Occupation(s)	President, Israel Shooting Federation
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	172 lb (78 kg)
Sport
Sport	Sport shooting
Events	Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres
Coached by	Shlomo Goldstein and Yair-Henrik Dawidowich

He was born in Ashkelon, Israel, and is Jewish.^[2][3]

Shooting career

He won at least one of the three shooting categories in the Israeli shooting championship every year from 1977 through 1991.^[2]

When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall, and weighed 172 pounds (78 kg).^[1] His coaches were Shlomo Goldstein and Yair-Henrik Dawidowich.^[4][5]

He competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, at the age of 21, in Shooting--Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres, and came in 8th (his 582 score was 5 points behind the bronze medalist, and established a new Israeli national record by 10 points), in Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, and came in tied for 39th, and in Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, and came in tied for 49th.^[1][5][6] He competed alongside his teacher, Yair Davidovitz.^[7]

He competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, at the age of 25, in Shooting--Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres, and came in tied for 29th, in Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, and came in 43rd, and in Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, and came in tied for 51st.^[1]

He is the President of the Israel Shooting Federation.^[8]