| Yitzhak Yonassi | |
| Native Name: | יצחק יונסי |
| Native Name Lang: | Hebrew |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Ashkelon, Israel |
| Occupation: | President, Israel Shooting Federation |
| Height: | 5inchesft9inchesin (ftin) |
| Weight: | 172lb |
| Sport: | Sport shooting |
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| Coach: | Shlomo Goldstein and Yair-Henrik Dawidowich |
Yitzhak Yonassi (also "Itzhak" and "Itzchak"; יצחק יונסי; born October 18, 1962) is an Israeli former Olympic sport shooter.[1] [2]
He was born in Ashkelon, Israel, and is Jewish.[2] [3]
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 5inchesft9inchesin (ftin) tall, and weighed 172lb.[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]