Tommy Kafri
Hungarian-Israeli sprinter
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Tommy Kafri (Hebrew: טומי כפרי; birth name Mezei Tamás; born 3 October 1976, Budapest) is a retired Hungarian-Israeli sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | טומי כפרי |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | Mezei Tamás October 3, 1976 Budapest, Hungary |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprints |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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He competed at the 1997 World Championships (100 metres),[1] the 1998 European Indoor Championships (both 60 and 200 metres),[2][3] the 1998 European Championships (in both 100 and 200 metres),[4][5] the 1999 World Championships (both 100 and 200 metres)[1] and the 2000 Olympic Games (100 metres).[6] He won a single Israeli national title: in the 200 metres in 1996.[7]
In the 4 x 100 metres relay he competed at the 1999 World Championships,[8] the 2000 Olympic Games[6] and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final.[9]
His personal best times were 10.23 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Tel Aviv; and 20.89 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville.[1] He still holds the Israeli record in the 200 metres, tied with Gideon Jablonka.
He went back to Hungary in 2006, changed his nationality back to Hungarian in 2007.[10]
