1989 Maccabiah Games

13th Maccabiah 1989 Maccabiah logo.png 240 Tel Aviv, Israel 45https://www.maccabicanada.com/about-us/history-and-milestones/13th-maccabiah-1989 13th Maccabiah Games Maccabi Canada 4,400 Ramat Gan Stadium 12th Maccabiah 14th Maccabiah Hanoch Budin1989-07-04 The 13th Maccabiah Games opened as 4,350... https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-04-sp-3258-story.html 2026-07-09 Los Angeles Times Torchbearer The 13th Maccabiah Games brought 4,500 athletes to Israel from 45 nations. Jewish athletes from Hungary participated for the first time since World War II, Jewish athletes from Russia had been permitted, by their country, to play for the first time. Lithuania competed in first and second games, but had to stop because of occupation by Soviet Union. In 1989 Lithuania reentered the games and it was the first time after occupation when athletes from Lithuania participated under Lithuanian flag in competition recognized by IOC. Prieš 25 metus "Makabi" atletai pirmieji iškėlė trispalvę http://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/startai/pries-25-metus-makabi-atletai-pirmieji-iskele-trispalve.htm#.Us5qzvshTIX lrytas.lt 2014-01-08 2014-01-09 Lithuanian 2014-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20140109103106/http://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/startai/pries-25-metus-makabi-atletai-pirmieji-iskele-trispalve.htm#.Us5qzvshTIX dead History The Maccabiah Games are named after the Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee, who in 167 B.C. defeated Roman armies that invaded Israel.https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/12/nyregion/long-island-q-a-ron-carner-mobilizing-american-athletes-for-the.html Long Island Q & A: Ron Carner; Mobilizing American Athletes for the Maccabiah Games Bea Tusiani July 12, 1992 NYTimes.com The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932."The 20th Maccabiah Games: A brief History (Part 1)," The Canadian Jewish News. World War II forced the games to be postponed between 1938-50. 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&q=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 2017-07-14 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 Notable competitors In track and field, American Olympian Ken Flax won the gold medal in the hammer throw with a 78.86 meter toss.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 Israeli Rogel Nachum, future 3-time Olympian, won a gold medal in the triple jump.https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19890809-01.1.20&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- 9 August 1989 Jewish Post In swimming, American Olympian and world champion Joanna Zeiger competed and won a gold medal, a silver medal, and two bronze medals.http://joanna-zeiger.com/jzeiger/amateur-career/ Amateur Career Joanna Zeiger - Olympian & World Champion 2018-03-24 2021-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20210125172546/http://joanna-zeiger.com/jzeiger/amateur-career/ deadhttps://stanton-company.com/2012/05/01/joanna-zeiger-inducted-into-the-national-jewish-sports-hall-of-fame-and-museum/ Joanna Zeiger Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum | stanton-company.com stanton-company.com 19 December 2022 Belgian Olympic swimmer Sidney Appelboom won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke. Brazilian Olympic swimmer Patrícia Amorim won both the 400 m and 800 m freestyle gold medals. Eran Groumi competed for Israel in swimming, winning the 100 m and 200 m butterfly. Olympian Marlene Bruten won a silver medal in the 200 m butterfly. Hungarian Olympic swimmer Tamás Deutsch and American swimmer John Witchel also competed in swimming, winning a silver medal in the 200 m freestyle.https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/07/sports/results-plus-889589.html Results Plus July 7, 1989 NYTimes.com American Olympian rower Sherry Cassuto won the single sculls crew event. In tennis, Israeli Ilana Berger defeated American Andrea Berger (who won a gold medal herself, in women's doubles) to win the gold medal in women's singles.https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-07-13-8902200779-story.html MACCABIAH GAMES ANDREA BERGER WINS GOLD, SILVER IN TENNIS COMPETITION Sun Sentinel South African Howard Joffe, part of the ROW (Rest of the World) team due to country sanctions, won the gold medal in men's singles in tennis (and a silver medal in men's doubles), defeating silver medalist Shahar Perkiss of Israel (who won a gold medal in men's doubles with Boaz Merenstein). American Dan Goldberg won two bronze medals in tennis, in the men's and mixed doubles.https://www.libertyathletic.net/tennis/personnel/dan-goldberg Liberty Athletic Club Staff: Dan Goldberg libertyathletic.nethttps://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1989.07.28.001/47 July 28, 1989 - Image 47 The Detroit Jewish News In addition, Doug Eisenman competed for the United States in tennis.https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=JPOST19890405-01.1.24&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- 5 April 1989 Jewish Post In gymnastics, Israeli future Olympian Ron Kaplan won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition, at 19 years of age.https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/05/sports/results-plus-174489.html RESULTS PLUS July 5, 1989 The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/05/sports/results-plus-174489.html Results Plus 5 July 1989 The New York Times Brazilian Olympian Alan Adler won a gold medal in the yacht laser event. In rowing, American Olympian Sherry Cassuto won the single sculls crew event, which was a new event. Israelis Lior Arditti and Nadav Henefeld (who was voted the MVP in basketball) won gold medals with the Israeli basketball team, as the Israeli basketball team won for the first time in 16 years.https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-12-27-8902170112-story.html ISRAELI GETTING BASKETBALL EDUCATION December 27, 1989 SHARON ROBB Sun-Sentinel Basketball player Jerry Simon, who later made aliyah and played professionally in Israel, won a silver medal with Team USA, which was coached by Ben Braun.https://scjewishsportshof.com/simon.html Jerry Simon; Basketball - 2004 Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 2020-07-30 2021-01-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20210131031345/https://scjewishsportshof.com/simon.html deadhttps://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/20/sports/college-basketball-ncaa-tournament-eastern-michigan-making-a-name-for-itself.html COLLEGE BASKETBALL: N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT; Eastern Michigan Making a Name for Itself Joe Lapointe Special To the New York Times March 20, 1991 NYTimes.com Chris O'Loughlin won a silver medal in epee, and a bronze medal in team epee, in fencing for the United States.http://www.usafencing.org/page/show/4532653-chris-o-loughlin Chris O'Loughlin USA Fencing Shawn Lipman represented the United States in rugby union, and was selected as MVP of the Rugby Event, as the team won a bronze medal.http://usmaccabiahrugby.com/player/shawn-lipman/ US Maccabiah Rugby » Shawn Lipman 19 December 2022 American squash player Stephen L. Green competed, but could not repeat his 1985 bronze medal performance.https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2013/11/21/stephen-green-jeff-sutton-buy-out-650-fifth-avenue-tenant-juicy-couture-for-51-million/ Stephen Green & Jeff Sutton Buy Out 650 Fifth Avenue Tenant Juicy Couture For $51 Million Alan Gallindoss In wrestling, Canadian future Olympian Andrew Borodow won two gold medals.1989 Canadian maccabiah delegation American future Hall of Famer Jeff Agoos and Seth Roland competed in soccer for the United States.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.net 2022-09-02 2022-09-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20220902011711/https://docplayer.net/179128726-Growing-up-in-south-africa-where-rugby-is-as-revered-as-american-football-is-in-the-usa.html deadhttps://northeastconference.org/news/2009/6/24/fdurolandmaccabiahgames.aspx?path=msoc FDU's Seth Roland Named US Maccabiah Soccer Team Head Coach northeastconference.org Argentine soccer player Esteban Becker won a silver medal.https://www.estebanbecker.com/bio-english Biography beckianweb Closing ceremony The closing ceremony was held at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the first time. Participating Jewish communities Forty-five nations sent delegations. Israel won 258 medals (97 gold), and the USA won 199 medals (74 gold). Canada came in third with 67 medals (15 gold), and Hungary won 15 medals (4 gold). 13em Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bermuda Bolivia Canada (148 athletes) Chile Colombia Costa Rica Denmark Finland France West Germany Gibraltar Greece Guatemala Hong Kong 1959 Hungary India Ireland Israel Italy Japan Lithuania 1988 Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Panama Peru Puerto Rico 1952 Singapore Spain South Africa 1928 Sweden Switzerland South Korea Soviet Union United Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela 1930 Yugoslavia Zaire References 30em Link 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