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Since the inception of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, Jewish athletes have taken part in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. The following is a list of Jewish athletes who have won an Olympic medal in the modern games. Under the criteria of this list, Olympic medalists must have or had at least one Jewish parent and must have ...
This is a list of notable Jewish American ... 100 meters; 1964 Olympic track athlete-gold medal [81] Louis Clarke, Olympic ... List of Jewish Olympic medalists;
This list of Jewish athletes in sports contains athletes who are Jewish and have attained outstanding achievements in sports. The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature. Sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular ...
Dr. Aviram D. Shmuely, Israel Wrestling Federation, United World Wrestling, 1S Category (Olympic) referee 2006–2021, participated as a referee for Israel at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games [citation needed] Dolly Stark, first Jewish MLB umpire in modern (post-1900) baseball. [83]
The first Maccabiah which was held on March 28, 1932, included 390 athletes from 18 countries. The second Maccabiah, which was held on April 2, 1935, increased the number of participating nations to 28 with over 1350 athletes. The two games included Arab nations such as Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon. The third Maccabiah, which was scheduled for ...
Athlete(s) with the most medals (gold-silver-bronze) Athlete(s) with the most gold medals Olympics (up to 2022) Medal events (in 2022) Total Alpine skiing: Since 1936 19 11 167 168 165 500 Kjetil André Aamodt (4–2–2) Kjetil André Aamodt (4–2–2) Janica Kostelić (4–2–0) Biathlon: 1924 [a]; since 1960 16 11 97 97 96 190
Israel has competed at the Olympic Games as a nation since 1952. Its National Olympic Committee was formed in 1933, during the British Mandate of Palestine. [1] Israel has sent a team to each Summer Olympic Games since 1952 (except when it participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics), and to each Winter Olympic Games since 1994.
Athlete Date Meet Place Ref. 60 y: 6.41 Tal Mor: 4 February 2006 Lubbock, United States 60 m: 6.68 Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy: 21 February 1999 Samara, Russia 6.68 Attila Farkas: 26 January 2002 Budapest, Hungary 200 m: 20.69 Blessing Afrifah: 10 February 2024 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais: Liévin, France [57] 300 y: 31.8 h: Manny ...