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Lou Boudreau (Jewish mother), 8x All-Star, batting title, MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, manager [1] Ralph Branca , pitcher, 3x All-Star (Jewish mother) [ 3 ] Ryan Braun , outfielder, 2007 Rookie of the Year, home run champion, 5x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 2011 National League MVP [ 1 ]
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 identified as Jewish. If the player has converted to another religion before their Olympic achievements, they should not be listed.
The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature. Scholars believe that sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society, especially before the mid-20th century in Europe and the United States.
Many Jewish people immigrated from the countries where they had faced persecution to the United States or have made an Aliyah to the State of Israel. [1] [2] [3] The criteria for inclusion in this list are: 1–3 places winners at major international tournaments; For team sports, winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major ...
The Big Book of Jewish Athletes: Two Centuries of Jews in Sports – a Visual History, Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz, S P I Books, 2007, ISBN 1-56171-927-7; The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars, Peter S. Horvitz, SP Books, 2007, ISBN 1-56171-907-2
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees (115 P) A. Jewish track and field athletes (1 C, 66 P) B. Jewish baseball players (1 C, 12 P)
Name Nationality Date of birth Date of death Position Years active International caps International goals Ref. Alan Damián Bender Argentina 1986: Living: FW: 2005–2014
Jewish American athletes who took part in track and field. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American track and field athletes . It includes American track and field athletes that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.