2009 Maccabiah Games

18th edition of Jewish multi-sport event August 2022 18th Maccabiah 2009 Maccabiah Logo.png 200px לגעת ברגעים גדוליםTouched by Greatnesshe:בריקמן ינהל את קמפיין פרסום המכביה ה-18 http://www.one.co.il/Msites/Biz/InsideArticle.aspx?id=138485&bz=2 One.co.il 2009-06-08 2009-06-09 he הסלוגן המוביל של המכביה יהיה: "לגעת ברגעים הגדולים" https://web.archive.org/web/20120314084819/http://www.one.co.il/Msites/Biz/InsideArticle.aspx?id=138485&bz=2 dead 2012-03-14 Tel Aviv, Israel 55 9,000 July 12, 2009 July 24, 2009 Ramat Gan Stadium Grenada Kazakhstan Palau Slovenia Uzbekistan 17th Maccabiah 19th Maccabiah Torchbearer Jason Lezak The 18th Maccabiah Games (he המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט), were held in July 2009.https://maccabiusa.com/ Maccabi USA – Welcome to Maccabi USA official website. We are Building Jewish Pride Through Sports According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, World Police and Fire Games, and Universiade. On the 13 July, more than 6,000 Jewish athletes from all over the world joined Team Israel's 3,000 participants at the Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv District, Israel, for the opening ceremony.2009-07-04 http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371079547&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull The Last Word: The power of the Maccabiah The Jerusalem Post https://archive.today/20090719004008/http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371079547&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull 2009-07-19 dead American swimmer Jason Lezak was given the honor of lighting the Maccabiah torch at the Opening Ceremony.https://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/13/1006476/maccabiah-opening-ceremony-set Lezak lights torch at Maccabiah opening July 13, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090716220149/http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/13/1006476/maccabiah-opening-ceremony-set July 16, 2009 mdy History The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932.https://www.cjnews.com/perspectives/20th-maccabiah-games-pt-1 A brief history of the Maccabiah Games Mark Mietkiewicz June 19, 2017 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, 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 July 4, 2017 October 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161020064514/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 The Maccabiah Games are open to Jewish athletes from around the world, as well as to all Israeli athletes regardless of ethnicity or religion. Arab Israelis have also competed in it.Goldman Ilan Arab athletes at the Maccabiah: Going for gold, seeking recognition https://www.haaretz.com/sports/2013-07-08/ty-article/.premium/definition-of-ambivalence-arabs-at-maccabiah/0000017f-da73-d42c-afff-dff3579e0000 February 16, 2014 Haaretz July 8, 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20140301233904/http://www.haaretz.com/news/sports/maccabiah-2013/.premium-1.534619 March 1, 2014Porat Avinoam Arab Israeli wins Maccabiah gold http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3111132,00.html February 16, 2014 Ynet June 11, 2005 live https://web.archive.org/web/20140225101647/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3111132,00.html February 25, 2014 Notable competitors right|thumb|240px|Jason Lezak at the Games. right|thumb|240px|Guy Barnea at the Games. right|thumb|240px|Keren Siebner Greco-Roman former world champion wrestler Lindsey Durlacher was the flagbearer for the US, and Olympic pole vaulter Jillian Schwartz, who later won a gold medal, was one of the US banner bearers.Jillian Schwartz wants to compete for Israel https://web.archive.org/web/20110723093917/http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/2009-12-17/jillian-schwartz-wants-compete-israel July 23, 2011 . All-Athletics (December 17, 2009). Retrieved on January 27, 2011.http://maccabiusa.com/about-us/history/2000s.html History: The 2000s 2013-10-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20131005015229/http://maccabiusa.com/about-us/history/2000s.html 2013-10-05 dead American Max Fried, who in 2017 became a major league baseball player with the Atlanta Braves, won a gold medal with the Team USA Juniors baseball team.Oster Marcy https://www.jta.org/2012/06/05/news-opinion/united-states/max-fried-18-drafted-by-padres Max Fried, 18, drafted by Padres Jewish Telegraphic Agency 2012-06-05 2017-05-16 US Olympic and world champion swimmer Jason Lezak won four gold medals (in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, and 4 × 100 m medley relay), while setting four Maccabiah records, and was named the most outstanding male athlete of the Games. American basketball players Dan Grunfeld led the US Open Men's Basketball team, which included Bryan Cohen and Zack Rosen, to a gold medal over Israel, as college basketball coach Bruce Pearl coached the team, assisted by Doug Gottlieb. American swimmer Andrea Murez won nine medals (five gold and four silver), breaking all-time Maccabiah Games records while winning gold medals in four individual events: 50m freestyle (26.44); 100m freestyle (0:56.44); 200m freestyle (2:03:45); and 200m Individual Medley (2:20.74), and earned her 5th gold medal anchoring the USA 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay team, which set an all-time Maccabiah Games record (3:53:55).Magallanes Raul Venice High Alum Going to 2016 Rio Olympics https://veniceoarsman.com/1421/news/venice-high-alum-going-to-2016-rio-olympics/ 2020-07-13 The Oarsman Israeli swimmers who won gold medals were future Olympian Amit Ivry in the Women's 100m butterfly (with a time of 58.50), Keren Siebner in the 4 × 200 m freestyle and the 4 × 100 m medley, Guy Barnea in the Men's 100m backstroke (with a time of 54.22, setting a new Maccabiah Games record and Israeli record), Gal Nevo in the 400m medley, Olympian Michael Halika in the 200 m individual medley, and Alon Mandel in the 100m butterfly (setting a new Maccabiah Games record of 52.99 seconds).https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/maccabiah-games/international-elite/2009/July/22 Maccabiah Games - Meet Results - Swimming World http://www.maccabiah.com/data/Uploads/Swimming%2018th%20Maccabiah.pdf Games and Results; Maccabiah Swimming maccabiah.com October 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055800/http://www.maccabiah.com/data/Uploads/Swimming%2018th%20Maccabiah.pdf 2013-10-23 deadhttps://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/maccabiah-games-guy-barnea-sets-israeli-record/ Maccabiah Games: Guy Barnea Sets Israeli Record July 21, 2009 Israeli swimmers who won silver medals included Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or in the 100m freestyle (49.02; behind Jason Lezak, and a new Israeli record) and Vitali Pushkar in the 50m freestyle behind Jason Lezak.http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21754.asp Lane 9 News Archive: Maccabiah Games: Andrea Murez Doubles; Jason Lezak Completes Ambassador Tour 2009-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120322104432/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21754.asp 2012-03-22 dead http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21734.asp USA Sectionals, Maccabiah Games, World Championships Results on The Morning Swim Show News Segment Swimming World Magazine July 20, 2009 November 18, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110420002525/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21734.asp April 20, 2011 Talshir Uri https://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/lezak-barnea-easily-demolish-swimming-records-1.280318 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022144655/http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/lezak-barnea-easily-demolish-swimming-records-1.280318 dead October 22, 2012 Lezak, Barnea easily demolish swimming records Haaretz November 4, 2011 November 19, 2011 Israeli judokas Or Sasson, a future Olympic bronze medalist, and Golan Pollack, a future world championship bronze medalist, won gold medals at −100 kg and half lightweight (under 66 kg), and Gili Cohen won a bronze medal.https://www.judoinside.com/event/5807/2009_Maccabiah_Games_Tel_Aviv/judo-results Maccabiah Games Tel Aviv Event JudoInsidehttp://www.judoinside.com/judoka/42912/Golan_Pollack Golan Pollack, Judoka, JudoInside 7 August 2016http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/58892 Or Sasson, Judoka JudoInside Israeli judokas Yarden Gerbi, a future world champion and Olympic bronze medalist, and Gregory Rudelson won silver medals.http://www.judoinside.com/event/view/5807/ Maccabiah Games Tel Aviv, 2009; judo results, medals, matches, photos and videos JudoInside July 19, 2009 September 9, 2013https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/33816/Gregory_Rudelson/judo-career Gregory Rudelson, Judoka JudoInside Brazilian judoka and future world championship silver medalist and Olympic bronze medalist Felipe Kitadai won a bronze medal at U60, beating Lindsey Durlacher along the way.http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/view/46007/judo-results/ Felipe Kitadai (Brazil) – Judo stats and info JudoInside July 28, 1989 November 26, 2013https://maccabiusa.com/sports/games-results/343.html Judo Results 18th Games Maccabiusa.com July 19, 2009 November 26, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234703/https://maccabiusa.com/sports/games-results/343.html December 2, 2013 http://teamusa.usoc.org/USA-Judo/Features/2009/July/20/Aaron-Cohen-and-Barry-Friedberg-Win-Bronze-at-the-Maccabiah-Games Aaron Cohen and Barry Friedberg Win Bronze at the Maccabiah Games Teamusa.usoc.org July 20, 2009 November 26, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231433/http://teamusa.usoc.org/USA-Judo/Features/2009/July/20/Aaron-Cohen-and-Barry-Friedberg-Win-Bronze-at-the-Maccabiah-Games December 2, 2013 Aaron Cohen won a bronze medal for the United States.http://www.sportsfeatures.com/presspoint/pressrelease/49563/judo-aaron-cohen-to-carry-u.s.-team-banner-at-the-maccabiah-games-in-israel-on-monday-lindsey-durlacher-named-flagbearer SFCPressPoint: JUDO: Aaron Cohen to Carry U.S. Team Banner at the Maccabiah Games in Israel on Monday, Lindsey Durlacher Named Flagbearer sportsfeatures.com 3 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135606/http://www.sportsfeatures.com/presspoint/pressrelease/49563/judo-aaron-cohen-to-carry-u.s.-team-banner-at-the-maccabiah-games-in-israel-on-monday-lindsey-durlacher-named-flagbearer 2 April 2015 deadhttp://www.maccabiusa.com/2009-18th-maccabiah-games-results/18th-games-judo-results/ 18th Games: Judo Results - Maccabi USA maccabiusa.com 3 May 2015 October 18, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171018224245/https://www.maccabiusa.com/2009-18th-maccabiah-games-results/18th-games-judo-results/ dead Israeli champion and future Olympian Laetitia Beck won an individual gold medal and a team gold medal in golf at the Games.http://www.nrg.co.il/online/3/ART1/920/081.html ספורט – ענפים נוספים nrg – ...גולף: לטיסיה בק זכתה בטורניר he Nrg.co.il July 22, 2009 September 18, 2013 Israeli fencers who won gold medals were Olympians Tomer Or in men's foil, and Ayelet Ohayon in women's team foil.http://www.maccabiah.com/Data/Uploads/Fencing%2018th%20Maccabiah.pdf Archived copy 2015-03-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115707/http://www.maccabiah.com/Data/Uploads/Fencing%2018th%20Maccabiah.pdf 2015-04-02 http://www.maccabiah.com/Data/Uploads/Fencing%2018th%20Maccabiah.pdf Games and Results 2015-03-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115707/http://www.maccabiah.com/Data/Uploads/Fencing%2018th%20Maccabiah.pdf April 2, 2015 mdy https://www.proquest.com/docview/319690932 US men's hoops limps into medal round. Pearl's boys narrowly avoid another loss, to face Canada in semis The Jerusalem Post October 23, 2013 October 29, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193444/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/doc/319690932.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul%2021,%202009&author=ZACK%20COLMAN&pub=Jerusalem%20Post&edition=&startpage=&desc=US%20men%27s%20hoops%20limps%20into%20medal%20round.%20Pearl%27s%20boys%20narrowly%20avoid%20another%20loss,%20to%20face%20Canada%20in%20semis;%20Israel%20takes%20on%20Argentina 319690932 live Israeli gymnast and future Olympian Valeria Maksyuta won gold on the vault, and silver medals in the all-around and on the uneven bars.Israel Dominates 18th Maccabiah Games at International Gymnast Magazine Online Israeli gymnast and future Olympian Alexander Shatilov won four gold medals and two silver medals.http://www.maccabiah.com/Data/Uploads/Gymnastics%2018th%20Maccabiah.pdf Archived copy 2015-03-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144930/http://www.maccabiah.com/Data/Uploads/Gymnastics%2018th%20Maccabiah.pdf 2015-04-02 dead Hungarian gymnast Orsolya Nagy won a bronze medal; also a fencer, she won a bronze medal in the individual sabre event at the 2009 World Fencing Championships.http://www.maccabiah.com/Data/Uploads/Gymnastics%2018th%20Maccabiah.pdf Archived copy 2015-03-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144930/http://www.maccabiah.com/Data/Uploads/Gymnastics%2018th%20Maccabiah.pdf 2015-04-02 Israeli runner and future Olympian Maor Tiyouri was the silver medalist in the 1500m and a bronze medalist in the 800m.University of San Francisco Dons Athletics – Maor Tiyouri – 2013 Women's Track and Field. 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Retrieved on 26 August 2016.18th Games: Track & Field Results https://web.archive.org/web/20171018224934/https://www.maccabiusa.com/2009-18th-maccabiah-games-results/18th-games-track-field-results/ October 18, 2017 . maccabiusa.com Russian Olympian Igor Pavlov won the gold medal in the pole vault.http://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=2009&CID=12788695 Tilastopaja Israeli Olympic pole vaulter Alex Averbuch also competed in the Games.https://www.jta.org/2009/07/15/israel/recent-ukrainian-oleh-wins-maccabiah-gold Recent Ukrainian oleh wins Maccabiah gold July 15, 2009 In football, Sam Sloma won a silver medal with Great Britain.https://www.thejc.com/news/gb-through-to-maccabiah-football-final-s01a7kh6 GB through to Maccabiah football final Israelis Timor Avitan, Nir Bitton, Tzahi Elihen, Sari Falah, Muayan Halaili, Adir Maman, Barak Moshe, Alon Turgeman, Arik Yanko, Osher Zeitun, and Hana Nasser won a bronze medal in football.סגלי נבחרות ישראל לטורניר הכדורגל של המכביה http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/NationalTeamsJune24_2009.aspx Israel Football Association 9 July 2009 12 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629062609/http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/NationalTeamsJune24_2009.aspx 29 June 2009 dead סגלי נבחרות ישראל לטורניר הכדורגל של המכביה http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/NationalTeamsJune24_2009.aspx Israel Football Association 2009-07-09 2009-07-12 June 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629062609/http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/NationalTeamsJune24_2009.aspx dead סגלי נבחרות ישראל לטורניר הכדורגל של המכביה http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/NationalTeamsJune24_2009.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20090629062609/http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/NationalTeamsJune24_2009.aspx Israel Football Association 2009-07-09 2009-06-29 2009-07-12 dead Zac MacMath and Kyle Altman competed for Team USA in football.Soccer http://www.maccabiusa.com/content/view/125/94/ Maccabi USA 2009-04-03 October 2010 H3llBothttp://www.bigapplesoccer.com/us/mnt.php?article_id=12628 GOLD MEDALISTS U.S. Captures Maccabi Games crown 2015-04-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150923/http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/us/mnt.php?article_id=12628 2015-04-02 dead Two Zachs, One Goal http://jewishexponent.com/two-zachs,-one-goal The Jewish Exponent July 29, 2022 January 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112130013/http://jewishexponent.com/two-zachs,-one-goal dead Alon Badat, Gil Vainshtein, and Felix Gelt competed for Canada."2009 Team Canada Delegation" Steven Solomon competed for Australia as captain of its junior soccer team.David Weiner http://www.jwire.com.au/news/maccabiah-2013-steven-solomon/35529 Maccabiah 2013: Steven Solomon J-Wire 5 July 2013 14 March 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140314101956/http://www.jwire.com.au/news/maccabiah-2013-steven-solomon/35529 14 March 2014 dmy-all Barry Silkman played football for the gold medal-winning 45-plus Team GB. https://www.thejc.com/life/sport/silkman-to-coach-team-gb-45s-at-2013-maccabiah-t2zblply Reference thejc.com Bensiyon Songavkar played for Team India and won a silver medal in cricket.https://www.mid-day.com/articles/successful-maccabiah-outing-for-indian-cricketers/53798 Successful Maccabiah outing for Indian cricketers 8 August 2009Sandeep Dwivedi Indian cricketers strike silver at Jewish Olympics, little Moshe first to get a feel http://www.indianexpress.com/news/indian-cricketers-strike-silver-at-jewish-olympics-little-moshe-first-to-get-a-feel/494958/0 The Indian Express 28 July 2009 22 August 2009 Jason Molins, Mark Bott, and Darren Gerard played for the UK in cricket.Maccabiah Cricket Squads Announced http://www.totallyjewish.com/sport/c-10122/maccabiah-cricket-squads-announced/ TotallyJewish.com 23 August 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606081833/http://www.totallyjewish.com/sport/c-10122/maccabiah-cricket-squads-announced/ 6 June 2011 Chess grandmaster Judit Polgár from Hungary, the number 1 rated woman in the world, was named the Maccabiah's most outstanding female athlete of the Games. Russian chess grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi, later ranked fourth in the world, won a gold medal, and Israeli grandmaster Boris Gelfand and Slovenian grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky competed in the tournament.https://en.chessbase.com/post/2013-maccabiah-games---the-jewish-olympics-240713 Soffer Ram Ram Soffer 2013 Maccabiah Games - The Jewish Olympics 2013-07-24 Chess News ChessBase 2019-11-14https://www.thechesspedia.com/judaism-and-chess/ JUDAISM AND CHESShttp://reports.chessdom.com/news-2009/maccabiah-games-2009-r4 Evgeniy Najer and Ian Nepomniachtchi lead Maccabiah International Chess Festival 2009 | Chessdom Chess 28 July 2017 29 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170729021852/http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2009/maccabiah-games-2009-r4 dead Russian grandmaster Evgeny Najer won the rapid tournament in Netanya, ahead of Nepomniachtchi, Beliavsky, Gelfand, Judit Polgar, and Ukrainian grandmaster Pavel Eljanov.https://www.chess.com/news/view/najer-wins-maccabiah-rapid Najer wins Maccabiah rapid Peter Doggers (PeterDoggers) Chess.comhttp://theweekinchess.com/html/twic767.html#6 The Week in Chess 767 theweekinchess.com 2017-08-07 German grandmaster Daniel Fridman also competed in chess.http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2009/maccabiah-games-2009-r4 Evgeniy Najer and Ian Nepomniachtchi lead Maccabiah International Chess Festival 2009 2009-07-13 Chessdom 2019-04-23 July 29, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170729021852/http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2009/maccabiah-games-2009-r4 dead American Brian L. Roberts won a silver medal in squash.Michael Elkin "Shoah Salute: Personal Meaning for Comcast CEO" https://web.archive.org/web/20160419112502/http://www.jewishexponent.com/shoah-salute-personal-meaning-for-comcast-ceo April 19, 2016 , Jewish Exponent, May 4, 2011; accessed June 20, 2015. Zach Test and Shawn Lipman played for the US Maccabiah rugby union team, winning a bronze medal.USA Maccabiah Team Ready For Jewish Olympics http://www.erugbynews.com/article.php?sec=116&a=5002 https://web.archive.org/web/20090918124458/http://www.erugbynews.com/article.php?sec=116&a=5002 usurped September 18, 2009 eRugbyNews June 19, 2009 August 11, 2009 Maccabiah USA Team Wins Bronze http://www.erugbynews.com/article.php?sec=116&a=5167 https://web.archive.org/web/20110412080614/http://erugbynews.com/article.php?sec=116&a=5167 usurped April 12, 2011 eRugbyNews July 22, 2009 August 11, 2009 Ukrainian future world championship silver medalist Vasyl Fedoryshyn competed in wrestling.https://issuu.com/clermontsunpublishing/docs/israelite_0802 August 2, 2012 by Clermont Sun Publishing Company The American Israelite July 29, 2022 July 29, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220729083610/https://issuu.com/clermontsunpublishing/docs/israelite_0802 dead Canadian Olympic wrestler David Zilberman competed as well. Canadian volleyball player and future Olympian Josh Binstock competed for Canada. https://www.thejc.com/news/world/meet-canadas-jewish-beach-volleyball-star-sy42503y Reference thejc.com http://www.cjnews.com/culture/sports/jewish-quartet-clash-beach-argentina Jewish quartet clash on the beach in Argentina The Canadian Jewish News http://www.cjnews.com/culture/sports/binstock-schachter-ready-rio Jewish Olympians Binstock and Schachter are ready for Rio 4 August 2016 Participating communities *Reference.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Liq7lK_wUuU https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Liq7lK_wUuU 2021-12-21 live Maccabiah Games-2009. Opening. (3) - YouTube YouTube 13em Argentina (330) Australia (800) Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Brazil (390) Canada (400) Chile Colombia Costa Rica Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Grenada Guatemala Hungary (30) India Israel (2,500) Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia (1) Mexico Moldova Netherlands New Zealand Panama Palau Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Puerto Rico (1) Romania Russia Scotland (13) Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia (1) South Africa Spain (65) Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom (650) United States (1,500) Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Medal count right|thumb|220px|Medals in the 18th Maccabiah, front right|thumb|220px|Medals in the 18th Maccabiah, back ISR flagcountry 118 118 87 yes 49 53 52 15 10 14 9 9 17 6 0 4 5 2 1 4 3 8 2 7 5 2 4 8 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Sports The following are the 31 sports which were contested at these Games."Maccabiah Sports" https://web.archive.org/web/20111004085216/http://www.maccabiah.com/imgs/ntext/catalog/competitionmap080908.pdf 2011-10-04 The list of Maccabiah Sports is provided at www.maccabiah.com. The link for each sport provides further links the disciplines of the sport, if applicable. 13em Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Bowling Chess Contract bridge Cricket Cycling Fencing Field hockey Football Futsal Golf Gymnastics Judo Karate Lawn bowls Netball Rowing Rugby union Softball Squash Swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water polo Wrestling References 2 External links Official The 18th Maccabiah Photo Gallery at Picasa.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190518131140/http://maccabiah.com/ May 18, 2019 Unofficial Summaries of each of the Games https://web.archive.org/web/20250114230411/http://www.jewishsports.net/the_maccabiah_games.htm January 14, 2025 Maccabiah Games Macca Category:Maccabiah Games Category:2000s in Tel Aviv