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1993 Maccabiah Games

FieldValue
name14th Maccabiah
logo1993 Maccabiah logo.jpg
size240
host_cityTel Aviv, Israel
nations48
athletes5,100
opened_byYael Arad
stadiumRamat Gan Stadium
debuting_countriesBelarus
Croatia
Georgia
Portugal
Samoa
Ukraine
previous13th Maccabiah
next15th Maccabiah

Croatia Georgia Portugal Samoa Ukraine The 14th Maccabiah Games brought 5,100 athletes to Israel from 48 nations.

Jewish athletes from Poland, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia participated for the first time after World War II, after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Athletes from eight Republics of the former Soviet Union also participated.

History

The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932. In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee. Among other Olympic and world champions, swimmer Mark Spitz won 10 Maccabiah gold medals before earning his first of nine Olympic gold medals.

Opening ceremonies

A giant torch has been fixed in the Ramat Gan Stadium for this games and on.

Yael Arad, who had won a silver medal for Israel in judo at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, lit the Maccabiah torch.

Notable competitors

In wrestling, Canadian Olympian Andy Borodow won two gold medals, one in freestyle and one in Greco Roman. Canadian future Olympian Oleg Ladik won a gold medal in wrestling.

In soccer, Lev Kirshner and Amos Magee played for the United States as it won a bronze medal.

American Stuart Krohn won a silver medal in men's rugby. Shawn Lipman represented the United States in rugby union, was team captain, and was selected as MVP of the Rugby Event, as the team won a silver medal.

In tennis, Michael Zimmerman and Giora Payes of the U.S. won the men's doubles gold medals. Eric Friedler and Stacey Schefflin competed in tennis for the United States. Damián Furmanski competed for Argentina in tennis.

Russian grandmaster Yuri Averbakh competed in chess.

Participating communities

The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed.

  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Guatemala
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Samoa
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • United States (639)
  • Venezuela
  • Zimbabwe

References

References

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  3. Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=PeJFAAAAQBAJ&dq=Bard+and+Schwartz+maccabiah&pg=PA85 ''1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel''] p. 84.
  4. "History of the Maccabiah Games". Maccabi Australia.
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  8. "Lev Kirshner - Men's Soccer Coach".
  9. (March 9, 2007). "Thunder coach Amos Magee to head US Maccabi soccer team".
  10. "US Maccabiah Rugby » Shawn Lipman".
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  15. Doggers, Peter. "Yuri Averbakh, The Oldest Living Grandmaster, Turns 100".
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