Gershon Shefa

{{short description|Israeli swimmer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Gershon Shefa | image = Gershon.shefa (cropped).jpg | caption = Gershon Shefa in 2011 | fullname = | nationality = | strokes = | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|5|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = Petah Tikva, Israel | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{flagu|Israel}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}} {{Medal|Silver|1966 Bangkok|400m individual medley}} {{Medal|Silver|1966 Bangkok|4x100m medley relay}} {{Medal|Bronze|1966 Bangkok|200m breaststroke}} |native_name=גרשון שפע|native_name_lang=he}} '''Gershon Shefa''' ({{Langx|he|גרשון שפע}}; born 18 May 1943) is an Israeli former swimmer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/gershon-shefa-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005906/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/gershon-shefa-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Gershon Shefa Olympic Results |access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref>

At the 1965 Maccabiah Games, he won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/08/26/101564970.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false|title=Spitz of U.S. Sets Third Mark In Tel Aviv Games Swimming|website=timesmachine.nytimes.com}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shefa, Gershon}} Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:Competitors at the 1965 Maccabiah Games Category:Israeli male swimmers Category:Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming Category:Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel Category:Olympic swimmers for Israel Category:Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category:Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Category:Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Petah Tikva Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Israel Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Israel Category:Swimmers at the 1966 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Category:20th-century Israeli sportsmen Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in swimming Category:Asian Games silver medalists in swimming