1969 Maccabiah Games

Multi-sport event in Israel 8th Maccabiah 1969 Maccabiah logo.jpg 240 Tel Aviv, Israel 27 1,450 July 29, 1969https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/07/30/110094047.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false Spitz Wins Free-Style Swim As 8th Maccabiah Games Open The New York Times August 7, 1969https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/08/08/78388993.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false Maccabiah Games End The New York Times Torchbearer Amnon Avidan he אמנון אבידן Ramat Gan Stadium Republic of the Congo 7th Maccabiah 9th Maccabiah thumb|Ceremonial torchbearer Amnon Avidan he אמנון אבידן lighting the Maccabiah flame At the 8th Maccabiah Games from July 29 to August 7, 1969, 1,450 athletes from 27 countries competed in 22 sports in Israel. The final gold medal count was the United States in first place (64), Israel second (48; though it won the greatest number of total medals), and Great Britain third (11).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XwNSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sTQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5200,6705512&dq=allen-fox+jewish+tennis&hl=en Press-Courier The Press-Courierhttps://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/11/archives/u-s-israel-win-12-medals-each-host-country-takes-three-lift-titles.html U. S., ISRAEL WIN 12 MEDALS EACH The New York Times July 11, 1973 NYTimes.com Germany and Greece sent teams for the first time since the 1935 Games. A new swimming pool was dedicated at Yad Eliyahu. History thumb|180px |Shaul Ladany (center), winner of 10-km walk, on podium during 8th Maccabiah Games at Ramat Gan Stadium (1969) The Maccabiah Games are named in honor of the Jewish Maccabees, who in the 2nd century BC revolted against and defeated the superior armies of King Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who was trying to abolish Judaism.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/08/22/96715538.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false 1,500 Athletes Ready to Open Maccabiah Games Tomorrow The New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/08/24/101563960.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false MACCABIAH GAMES OPEN AT TEL AVIV; Athletes From 26 Nations Parade at Ceremonies The New York Times The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932.https://thecjn.ca/perspectives/20th-maccabiah-games-pt-1/ A brief history of the Maccabiah Games June 19, 2017 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 Notable competitors thumb|upright|Israeli postal stamp American swimmer Mark Spitz, 19 years old and holder of three world records, won 6 gold medals, including the 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, and the 200 m relay, in his second Maccabiah Games.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/07/31/78387771.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false SPITZ CAPTURES TWO MORE TITLES; Takes Butterfly; Free-Style in Maccabiah Swimming The New York Times He was named outstanding athlete of the Games.Great Jewish Men https://books.google.com/books?id=T91sokr_nJYC 1996 J. David 978-0-8246-0381-6 Slater Elinor Slater Robert Mexican swimmer Roberto Strauss won a gold medal in freestyle.https://books.google.com/books?id=mSy4DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22roberto+strauss%22+maccabiah&pg=PA8 9780359871353 Discover Swimming 27 September 2019 Lulu.com https://idoc.pub/documents/cdinforma-numero-2606-8-de-tamuz-de-5773-mexico-df-a-16-de-junio-de-2013-dvlrkyyj8wnz Cdinforma, Número 2606, 8 De Tamuz De 5773, México D.f. A 16 June 2013 idoc.pub Mexican Olympian Tamara Oynick won the 200 m breastroke. Tal Brody, having moved from the U.S. to Israel, captained the Israeli basketball team which also had Gabi Teichner playing for it, to a gold medal over the United States, which had on its team Ronald Green, Steve Kaplan, Jack Langer, and Neal Walk.https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19690425-01.1.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- U.S. Cage Team For Maccabiah Jewish Post April 25, 1969https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/08/06/89361998.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false U.S. FIVE IS UPSET BY ISRAEL, 74-70; Loss in Final Is First in Maccabiah Game History The New York Times In track and field, Israeli Olympian Shaul Ladany won gold medals in the 3-km walk (13.35.4), the 10-km walk, and the 50-km walk.https://books.google.com/books?id=0nVYAAAAYAAJ&q=ladany+maccabiah King of the Road: The Autobiography of an Israeli Scientist and a World Record-Holding Race Walker Shaul P. Ladany Gefen Publishing 2008 9789652294210 February 28, 2013https://books.google.com/books?id=Yw-DAAAAMAAJ&q=ladany+maccabiah Great Jews in Sports Robert Slater J. David Publishers 2000 9780824604332 February 28, 2013 Esther Roth of Israel, a future Olympian, won the long jump with a 19-foot, 3/4 inch (5.81 meter) jump. Canadian Olympian Abby Hoffman won the women's 800 m run.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/08/05/89015801.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false Julie Heldman Wins Third Tennis Medal In Games in Israel The New York Times David Berger, an American, won a gold medal in the middleweight weight-lifting contest.https://www.nytimes.com/1972/09/06/archives/sketches-of-victims.html Sketches of Victims The New York Times September 6, 1972 He later represented Israel in the 1972 Summer Olympics, but was one of the 11 Israeli sportsmen killed by Arab terrorists in the Munich Massacre. In fencing, weeks after winning the US national foil championship, American Carl Borack won the Maccabiah sabre championship.https://scjewishsportshof.com/borack.html Home Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 2022-07-17 2022-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124034733/https://scjewishsportshof.com/borack.html deadhttps://archive.nytimes.com/london2012.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/for-fencing-veteran-witnessing-the-best-and-the-worst-at-the-olympics/ For Fencing Veteran, Witnessing the Best and the Worst at the Olympics Neil Amdur July 23, 2012 London 2012 Canada's Olympian Peter Bakonyi won a silver medal."1969 Maccabiah Games Team Canada Delegation"Leible Hershfield (1980). The Jewish Athlete; A Nostalgic View, p. 196. Olympian Ralph Cooperman was a medalist for Great Britain in fencing.https://oldcamdenians.info/our-members/obits/ In Memoriamhttp://magazinepre.esra.org.il/blog/post/ralph-cooperman-jewish-fencer Ralph Cooperman – A distinguished Jewish fencer 1927-2009 Esra Magazinehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=883&dat=19540730&id=6vFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e0wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1804,1911973 Eight Jewish Athletes at BEG The Canadian Jewish Chronicle American Albert Axelrod also competed in fencing at the Games.https://museumofamericanfencing.com/wp/borack-micahnik-axelrod-1969-maccabiah-games/ 1969 Maccabiah Games Borack, Micahnik, Axelrod Museum Of American Fencing In judo, Canadian future Olympian Terry Farnsworth won a gold medal in the light-heavyweight class, and Israeli future Olympian Yona Melnik won a gold medal.https://books.google.com/books?id=qc4DAAAAMBAJ Black Belt 1 December 1969 Active Interest Media, Inc."Tourney results," Judo Illustrated, Volumes 4-5, 1970.https://books.google.com/books?id=qc4DAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22terry+farnsworth%22+-%22on+the+way+up%22+-management+judo&pg=PA14 The Eight Maccabiah Announces Judo Winners Black Belt 25 December 1969 Active Interest Media, Inc. Google Books Bernard Lepkofker competed for the United States in judo."United States Maccabiah Team in Israel" In tennis, Julie Heldman, who was ranked # 2 in the US, won gold medals in the women's singles, the women's doubles with Marilyn Aschner (defeating South African silver medalists Esmé Emmanuel and P. Kriger), and the mixed doubles with Ed Rubinoff (defeating South African silver medalists Jack Saul, a Davis Cup player, and Esmé Emmanuel).http://www.jewoftheday.com/categories/sports/Heldman%20Julie.htm Jew of the Day - Julie Heldmanhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/08/03/89361149.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false FOX GAINS FINAL AT TEL AVIV NET; Pam Richmond Also Victor in Maccabiah Games The New York Times Aschner also competed in singles, where she was defeated in the quarterfinals by South African Esmé Emmanuel.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/07/31/78387773.html?pageNumber=41 Miss Heldman Advances The New York Times American Davis Cup player Allen Fox defeated South African Julian Krinsky in the men's individual semi-finals and South African Jack Saul in the finals to win a gold medal, and in doubles playing with partner Ronald Goldman they won the gold medal after they defeated Americans Tom Karp and Peter Fishbach in the semifinals, and then Americans Ed Rubinoff and Leonard Schloss in the finals. In table tennis, Jeff Ingber of England won a silver medal in men's singles. Irene Ogus won a silver medal in table tennis singles, playing for the United States, and a gold medal in doubles with Leah Neuberger. Leah Neuberger won a gold medal in doubles, partnering Irene Ogus for the United States. Jeff Ingber and Irene Ogus won a gold medal in the mixed doubles. Paulina Peisachov competed in women's singles for Israel, and Vicki Berner competed in women's singles for Canada. In soccer, Benny Rubinstein played for Israel, which won the gold medal. Raul Geller played for Peru, which came in 8th, and Dov Markus competed for the United States, which came in 14th. 19-year-old U.S. amateur golf champion Bruce Fleisher, the US amateur golf champion, won gold medals in both individual and team golf.http://www.maccabiusa.com/champion-golf-pro-bruce-fleisher-to-coach-the-usa-open-golf-team/ Champion Golf Pro Bruce Fleisher To Coach The USA Open Golf Team Maccabi USA Julie Churylo May 23, 2012http://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/news/palm/fl-jjps-maccabi-0225-20150223-story.html Maccabi USA to honor 15 from South Florida at brunch in Boca Raton Sun-Sentinel Randall P. Lieberman February 23, 2015 Controversy In 1970 the NCAA banned Yale University from participating in all NCAA sports for two years, in reaction to Yale—against the wishes of the NCAA—playing its Jewish center Jack Langer in college games after Langer had played for Team United States at the 1969 Maccabiah Games with the approval of Yale president Kingman Brewster.https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2009/01/15/cross-campus-01-15-09/ Cross Campus January 15, 2009 Yale Daily News June 12, 2023 June 10, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230610003825/https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2009/01/15/cross-campus-01-15-09/ deadhttps://www.nytimes.com/1970/10/09/archives/yale-storm-center-quits-basketball.html YALE STORM CENTER QUITS BASKETBALL October 9, 1970 The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1970/01/16/archives/ruling-to-extend-to-all-eli-sports-penalty-stems-from-yales.html RULING TO EXTEND TO ALL ELI SPORTS; Penalty Stems From Yale's Unwavering Stand to Use an Ineligible Player January 16, 1970 Gordon S. White Jr. The New York TimesPresident's Commission on Olympic Sports (1977). The Final Report of the President's Commission on Olympic Sports, U.S. Government Printing Office. Participating communities The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed. 13em Argentina Australia Austria state Belgium Brazil 1968 Canada (44)https://www.maccabicanada.com/about-us/history-and-milestones/8th-maccabiah-1969 8th Maccabiah Games Maccabi Canada Chile Denmark Finland France West Germany Greece Guatemala India Iran 1964 Ireland Israel Italy Mexico 1934 Netherlands Peru state Congo-Brazzaville Rhodesia South Africa 1928 Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela 1954 Medal count The final gold medal count was United States 63.5; Israel 48 (though it won the greatest number of total medals); Britain 10.5; South Africa 8; the Netherlands 6; Austria, France, and Mexico 4; Argentina, Italy, Canada, and Austria 3; and Rhodesia 2. Of nations that did not win gold medals, those with the most silver medals were: Brazil 3; and Belgium and Finland 1. Sweden won 1.5 bronze medals, and Denmark and Switzerland won one bronze medal each. 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:1960s in Tel Aviv