2001 Maccabiah Games

16th edition of Jewish multi-sport event 16th Maccabiah 2001 Maccabiah logo.png 200 Jerusalem, Israel 49 3,300 38 July 16, 2001 July 23, 2001 Teddy Stadium Azerbaijan Moldova Taiwan 15th Maccabiah 17th Maccabiah Torchbearer Keren Leibovitch The 16th Maccabiah Games (he המכביה ה16 ישראל תשס"א), the Opening Ceremony was held in Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium, while the re-building process of the collapsed bridge and investigations into the collapse continued. The 16th Maccabiah attracted more than 5,000 athletes from 46 countries. It is considered a 'smaller games' for three reasons: attendance was significantly lower, particularly from the Australians (who sent only about 170 athletes, compared with around 400 in 1997) May 2025; it was run at the height of the Second Intifada (and straight after the Dolphinarium bombing—the largest of the Intifada—that killed 21 Israelis, mostly high school students); and not all wounds had been healed after the collapse of the bridge. 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&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 2016-10-20 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 Opening ceremony Over 25,000 people were at the stadium for the opening ceremony. Keren Leibovitch, an Israeli paralympic swimmer who had won three gold medals at the 2000 Paralympics, was given the honor of lighting the torch at the Games at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.http://www.jewishsports.net/the_maccabiah_games.htm The Maccabiah Games history and information Jewishsports.net July 10, 2011 June 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170610090448/http://www.jewishsports.net/the_maccabiah_games.htm dead Junior futsal and girls' soccer were new sports. At the opening of the Games on July 16, 2001, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared: "Approximately 2,100 years ago, the Maccabees lit the torch in Modi'in and carried it to the gates of Jerusalem, in the Jewish people's struggle for freedom in its homeland. The same fire of freedom and faith, which was not extinguished during 2,000 years, is, today, passed on to you.... You represent the spirit of the Maccabees who fought for Jerusalem and for Jewish rights and independence 2,167 years ago."https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu/articles/use-and-abuse-ancient-conflicts-modern-battle-jerusalem The Use and Abuse of Ancient Conflicts in the Modern Battle for Jerusalem Eric H. Cline September 2004 Bible Interp Notable competitors Gold medalist Lenny Krayzelburg of the United States set a new record in the 100-meter backstroke. He also won a gold medal in the 4 X 100M medley relay.http://www.jewishsports.net/the_maccabiah_games.htm The Maccabiah Games history and information International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 30 April 2014 10 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170610090448/http://www.jewishsports.net/the_maccabiah_games.htm dead Krayzekburg was chosen by the US team to carry their flag at the opening ceremony.http://www.jewishjournal.com/community_briefs/article/phoenix_of_the_games_20010803 Phoenix of the Games Schiff Brian August 2, 2001 Jewish Journal April 30, 2014 Noah Pink competed in swimming for Canada."2001 Team Canada Delegation" Russian Olympic champion fencers Sergey Sharikov and Maria Mazina won gold medals in men's sabre and women's foil. Vadim Gutzeit of Ukraine, who nine years earlier won an Olympic gold medal in team sabre, won a silver medal in sabre, as he lost to Sharikov. Jonathan Tiomkin of the US, who later was a Pan American Games gold medalist, won silver medals in team foil and team épée. Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann won the bronze medal for Israel in the women's individual foil competition.http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=130 Hatoel-Zuckerman, Lydia Jews in Sports 9 September 2015 Doug Gottlieb won a gold medal in basketball with Team USA, and was named basketball MVP.https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/les_levine/basketball-has-been-in-the-air-for-gottlieb-family/article_9d148556-82bf-11e3-93ec-0019bb2963f4.html Basketball has been in the air for Gottlieb family LES LEVINE Cleveland Jewish News 22 January 2014 http://www.jewishsports.com/profiles/2001maccabiahhoops.htm 2001 US Maccabiah Basketball Team August 2001 2007-03-10 Israeli pole vaulter Alex Averbuch won a gold medal.http://www.polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34128 Averbukh wins Maccabiah Games PoleVaultPowerhttps://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/alex-averbukh Alex Averbukh www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org Russian grandmaster Evgeny Alekseev won a gold medal in chess.http://www.thechesspedia.com/glossary/judaism-and-chess/ JUDAISM AND CHESS The Chesspedia en-US 2017-10-31 2019-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20190410112415/http://www.thechesspedia.com/glossary/judaism-and-chess/ dead Nicolás Valansi competed in soccer for Argentina, which won a gold medal, as he was named tournament MVP.16th Maccabiah Games: Football http://www.maccabiah.com/imgs/ntext/catalog/16Football.pdf Maccabi World Union 2001 13 September 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120223121216/http://www.maccabiah.com/imgs/ntext/catalog/16Football.pdf 23 February 2012 Joe Jacobson represented Great Britain in soccer, at the age of 14.https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-jewish-chronicle/20070420/281681135436403 Who said there are no Jewish pro footballers? PressReader Jonathan Kestenbaum, Baron Kestenbaum of Foxcote competed for Great Britain in soccer in the masters."Lord Kestenbaum named as GB president for EMG" Chilean tennis player Nicolás Massú competed, but did not earn a medal.https://www.db4tennis.com/players/male/nicolas-massu Nicolas Massu's GS Performance Timeline & Stats www.db4tennis.com Canadian volleyball player and future Olympian Josh Binstock competed for Canada. Participating communities The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed. 13em Argentina Australia (170) Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Brazil (115) Bulgaria Canada (300) Chile Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Denmark Finland France (138) Georgia 1990 Germany (54) Gibraltar Great Britain (160) Greece Guatemala Holland (1)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tACURP_SREA Charles at the Maccabi Olympics games 6 January 2021 www.youtube.com Hungary Israel (1,300) Italy Latvia Lithuania Mexico Moldova New Zealand Panama Paraguay Peru Poland Russia Slovakia Spain South Africa Sweden Switzerland Taiwan (2)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tACURP_SREA Charles at the Maccabi Olympics games 6 January 2021 www.youtube.com Turkey Ukraine USA(387) Uruguay Venezuela 1930 Zimbabwe Medal count ISR 223 192 159 yes 34 54 61 22 15 18 5 8 14 5 5 3 5 3 8 4 6 1 4 1 8 3 3 6 2 2 2 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 11 11 1 4 17 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 Source: References External links "16th Maccabiah Concludes with Colorful Ceremony," 2001 The official 16th maccabiah summary Maccabiah Games Macca Category:Maccabiah Games Category:2001 in Jerusalem