The 14th Maccabiah Games brought 5,100 athletes to Israel from 48 nations.
Jewish athletes from Poland, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia participated for the first time after World War II, after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Athletes from the eight Republics of the former Soviet Union also participated.
History
The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932.[1] In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee.[2][3][4] Among other Olympic and world champions, swimmer Mark Spitz won 10 Maccabiah gold medals before earning his first of nine Olympic gold medals.[5]
Opening ceremonies
A giant torch has been fixed in the Ramat Gan Stadium for this games and on.
Yael Arad, who had won a silver medal for Israel in judo at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, lit the Maccabiah torch.
Notable competitors
In wrestling, Canadian Olympian Andy Borodow won two gold medals, one in freestyle and one in Greco Roman.[6] Canadian future Olympian Oleg Ladik won a gold medal in wrestling.[7]
In soccer, Lev Kirshner and Amos Magee played for the United States as it won a bronze medal.[8][9]
American Stuart Krohn won a silver medal in men's rugby. Shawn Lipman represented the United States in rugby union, was team captain, and was selected as MVP of the Rugby Event, as the team won a silver medal.[10]
In tennis, Michael Zimmerman and Giora Payes of the U.S. won the men's doubles gold medals.[11] Eric Friedler and Stacey Schefflin competed in tennis for the United States.[12][13] Damián Furmanski competed for Argentina in tennis.[14]
Russian grandmaster Yuri Averbakh competed in chess.[15]
Participating communities
The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed.
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Guatemala
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Samoa
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States (639)
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
References
- ^ "The 20th Maccabiah Games: A brief History (Part 1)," The Canadian Jewish News.
- ^ Helen Jefferson Lenskyj (2012). Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137291158.
- ^ Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005). 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel p. 84.
- ^ "History of the Maccabiah Games". Maccabi Australia. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "At Maccabiah Games, 300 Jewish American athletes become bar and bat mitzvah". The Forward. July 14, 2022.
- ^ "The Canadian Jewish news, July 29, 1993, page 4 | SFU Digitized Newspapers".
- ^ "July 29, 1993, page 4". The Canadian Jewish News.
- ^ "Lev Kirshner - Men's Soccer Coach". SDSU Athletics.
- ^ "Thunder coach Amos Magee to head US Maccabi soccer team". OurSports Central. March 9, 2007.
- ^ "US Maccabiah Rugby » Shawn Lipman".
- ^ Golland, Mike (August 13, 1993). "Sport". The Australian Jewish News.
- ^ "31 March 1993". Jewish Post.
- ^ "Maccabiah Instills Jewish Pride in Athletes from Around the World". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. July 8, 1993. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ ""Me encantaría estar en Israel 2017"". Diario Stampa (in Spanish). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Doggers, Peter. "Yuri Averbakh, The Oldest Living Grandmaster, Turns 100". Chess.com.
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