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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.
Gerry Ashworth, world record holder in 100 yards, 100 meters; 1964 Olympic track athlete-gold medal [81] Louis Clarke , Olympic gold medal, 4X100-meter relay [ 81 ] Lillian Copeland , world records ( javelin , discus throw , and shot put); Olympic champion & silver {discus}
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 ...
Jewish track and field athletes (1 C, 66 P) B. Jewish baseball players ... Pages in category "Jewish sportspeople" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of ...
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.
Jewish players have played in Major League Baseball since the league came into existence, with Lip Pike being the first. With the surge of Jewish immigrants from Europe to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, baseball, then the most popular sport in the country and referred to as the "National Pastime", became a way for children of Jewish immigrants to assimilate into American ...
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.
Pages in category "Jewish track and field athletes" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.