1985 Maccabiah Games

12th Maccabiah 1985 Maccabiah logo.jpg 240 Tel Aviv, Israel 38https://www.maccabicanada.com/about-us/history-and-milestones/12th-maccabiah-1985 12th Maccabiah 1985 Maccabi Canada 3,700 Ramat Gan Stadium Gibraltar Guam Panama Zaire 11th Maccabiah 13th Maccabiah Torchbearer Mark Spitz The 12th Maccabiah Games brought over 4,000 athletes to Israel from 38 nations to compete in 28 sports. History The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932."The 20th Maccabiah Games: A brief History (Part 1)," The Canadian Jewish News. In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee.https://books.google.com/books?id=nTHRB6Fj_4gC&dq=maccabiah+games+olympics+regional+sport+event&pg=PA56 Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry Helen Jefferson Lenskyj Palgrave Macmillan 2012 9781137291158Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005). 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel p. 84.History of the Maccabiah Games http://www.maccabi.com.au/Maccabiah/Page/1591/Maccabiah-Games-History/History-of-the-Maccabiah-Games.cfm Maccabi Australia 2018-09-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002319/http://www.maccabi.com.au/Maccabiah/Page/1591/Maccabiah-Games-History/History-of-the-Maccabiah-Games.cfm dead Among other Olympic and world champions, swimmer Mark Spitz won 10 Maccabiah gold medals before earning his first of nine Olympic gold medals.https://forward.com/news/510411/at-the-maccabiah-300-jewish-american-athletes-become-bar-and-bat-mitzvah/ At Maccabiah Games, 300 Jewish American athletes become bar and bat mitzvah July 14, 2022 The Forward Opening ceremonies Twenty years after his first appearance in the Maccabiah, Olympic champion Mark Spitz returned to Israel to carry the Opening Ceremony’s Torch into Ramat Gan Stadium.https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/Maccabiah.html Jewish Virtual Library ', Maccabiah Games' Jewishvirtuallibrary.org January 30, 2011 He was accompanied by Shirli Shapiro, Anok Spitzer, and Shlomit Romano, children of three of the Israelis slain in the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Notable competitors Seven men's and 14 women's records were broken in swimming, with the U.S. team winning all but three of the gold medals in this category. Twelve new men's records and 7 new women's records were broken in track and field. The U.S. won 109 gold medals, 90 silver medals, and 74 bronze medals, slightly fewer than half of the medals won by all other countries combined. Canadian Mark Berger, who had won a silver medal at the Olympics the year prior, won a gold medal in judo.https://www.maccabicanada.com/1985-maccabiah-delegation 1985 Team Canada Delegation Brazilian Márcio Stambowsky won a bronze medal in judo.Gracie Reila 2015 Carlos Gracie the Creator of a Fighting Dynasty Portuguese https://books.google.com/books?id=uJ8TAQAAIAAJ RG Art Publishing LLC 483 978-0578150109 O vencedor disputaria a final com Márcio Stambowsky, faixa preta de Rolls, que se encontrava em ótima forma. Como já o havia vencido na academia, Rickson esperava que Márcio lhe desse a vitória, mas este deixou a decisão por conta de seu professor: 'O que Rolls decidir eu faço.' http://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/marcio-stambowsky Marcio Stambowsky Main Achievements Borges Andre BJJ Heroes February 9, 2017 AABB Champion, Rio de Janeiro Champion, Maccabiah BronzeValuzzo Rocco August 13, 2015 Stambowsky Shares Passion for Jiu Jitsu http://www.thewestonforum.com/52715/stambowsky-shares-passion-for-jiu-jitsu/ The Weston Forum Weston, Connecticut June 1, 2017 Stambowsky began competing in jiu-jitsu tournaments in his native country in 1977 and also at the Maccabiah Games in Israel in 1985 before retiring from competition in 1993. Two years later he coached at the Pan American Games in Argentina. https://web.archive.org/web/20170806184246/http://www.thewestonforum.com/52715/stambowsky-shares-passion-for-jiu-jitsu/ August 6, 2017 dead James Espir of the United Kingdom won a gold medal in the 1,500 m run.https://archive.org/stream/TheJerusalemPost1985IsraelEnglish/Jul%2026%201985%2C%20The%20Jerusalem%20Post%2C%20%2315972%2C%20Israel%20%28en%29_djvu.txt Full text of "The Jerusalem Post Magazine, 1985, Israel, English" American Ken Flax won the gold medal in the hammer throw.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-03-sp-2467-story.html The Sidelines : Security Tight at Maccabiah Games July 3, 1989 Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/07/09/Flax-sets-Maccabiah-record/6341615960000/ Flax sets Maccabiah record UPI Canadian Gordon Orlikow, who later was a bronze medalist in the decathlon at the Pan American Games, won the gold medal in the men's decathlon with 7,141 points (finishing in first place in the 110 m hurdles and 1,500 m run, and in second place in the 400 m run, the long jump, discus, javelin, and shot put), and broke the Maccabiah Games record in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.73 seconds, earning a second gold medal.https://www.jta.org/archive/u-s-israel-vie-for-maccabiah-medals U.S., Israel Vie for Maccabiah Medals Jewish Telegraphic Agency July 25, 1985"Americans Increase Their Medal Tally in Maccabiah Games," The Register, Vol. 107, No. 331, p. 57, July 24, 1985.Volume 134, Northern California Jewish Bulletin, p. 46, July 1985.https://newspapers.lib.sfu.ca/cjn2-21661/page-6 Canada Records Finest Ever Maccabiah Showing Paul Lungen & David Pierson 6 August 15, 1985 The Canadian Jewish Newshttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/13/Track-and-Field-Results-Macabiah-James-At-Tel-Aviv-July-13/3259363844800/ Track and Field Results Maccabiah James At Tel Aviv, July 13 UPI July 13, 1981 American Donna Orender played for, was the oldest player on, and was captain of the Team USA women's basketball team.Legends Donna Orender https://web.archive.org/web/20171019023401/https://www.maccabiusa.com/about/legends/donna-orender/ 2017-10-19 "Donna Orender" | Maccabi USAhttps://www.maccabiusa.com/about/legends/donna-orender/ "Donna Orender" Maccabi USA 2018-04-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20171019023401/https://www.maccabiusa.com/about/legends/donna-orender/ 2017-10-19 dead Ron Kaplan The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games Skyhorse Publishing 2015 978-1-63220-855-2 https://books.google.com/books?id=SbVGCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT184 184 Robbie Weingard played basketball for Team USA, helping it win a gold medal.Company Leadership HYP Online HYP 2014 http://www.hyponline.com/company.asp?area=leadership March 6, 2014 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064642/http://www.hyponline.com/company.asp?area=leadership dead Israeli Ari Rosenberg won a silver medal in basketball with Team Israel. American Ronni Reis won the gold medal, and American Jamie Golder won the silver medal, in the women's singles tennis event.Dramatic Tennis Singles Match https://www.jta.org/1985/07/26/archive/at-the-maccabiah-games-u-s-wins-the-most-medals-with-246-israel-comes-in-second-with-217 Jewish Telegraphic Agency July 26, 1985 Shawn Lipman represented South Africa in rugby union, winning a gold medal.http://usmaccabiahrugby.com/player/shawn-lipman/ US Maccabiah Rugby » Shawn Lipman American soccer future Hall of Famer Jeff Agoos and Seth Roland competed in soccer for the United States, which came in 6th.Jeff Agoos https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Jeff_Agoos.html Jewish Virtual Library April 11, 2009https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/16882/jeff-agoos-1996-was-the-year-of-the-goose.html Jeff Agoos: 1996 was the Year of the Goose socceramerica.comhttps://docplayer.net/179128726-Growing-up-in-south-africa-where-rugby-is-as-revered-as-american-football-is-in-the-usa.html GROWING UP IN SOUTH AFRICA, WHERE RUGBY IS AS REVERED AS AMERICAN FOOTBALL IS IN THE USA docplayer.nethttps://northeastconference.org/news/2009/6/24/fdurolandmaccabiahgames.aspx?path=msoc FDU's Seth Roland Named US Maccabiah Soccer Team Head Coach northeastconference.orghttp://fduknights.com/mobile/staff.aspx?staff=60 FDU Knights 2022-09-02 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205058/http://fduknights.com/mobile/staff.aspx?staff=60 dead Nir Levine competed for Israel, which won the gold medal. A Junior Maccabiah was held for the first time. Participating communities Thirty-eight nations sent delegations. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed. 13em Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bermuda Brazil 1968 Canada Chile Colombia Denmark Ecuador Finland France West Germany Gibraltar Guam India Israel Italy Japan 1947 Mexico Netherlands Norway Panama Peru Puerto Rico 1952 South Africa 1982 Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela 1930 United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Yugoslavia Zaire References External links Summaries of each of the Games https://web.archive.org/web/20170610090448/http://www.jewishsports.net/the_maccabiah_games.htm 2017-06-10 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games Category:Maccabiah Games Category:1980s in Tel Aviv