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2001 Maccabiah Games

FieldValue
name16th Maccabiah
logo2001 Maccabiah logo.png
size240
host_cityJerusalem, Israel
nations49
athletes3,300
events38
openingJuly 16, 2001
closingJuly 23, 2001
opened_byKeren Leibovitch
stadiumTeddy Stadium
debuting_countriesAzerbaijan
China
Moldova
Chinese Taipei
previous15th Maccabiah
next17th Maccabiah

China Moldova Chinese Taipei The 16th Maccabiah Games (), 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) ; it was run at the height of the Second Intifada (and straight after the infamous 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. 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 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.

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."

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. Krayzekburg was chosen by the US team to carry their flag at the opening ceremony. Noah Pink competed in swimming for Canada.

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.

Doug Gottlieb won a gold medal in basketball with Team USA, and was named basketball MVP. Israeli pole vaulter Alex Averbuch won a gold medal. Russian grandmaster Evgeny Alekseev won a gold medal in chess.

Nicolás Valansi competed in soccer for Argentina, which won a gold medal, as he was named tournament MVP. Joe Jacobson represented Great Britain in soccer, at the age of 14. Jonathan Kestenbaum, Baron Kestenbaum of Foxcote competed for Great Britain in soccer in the masters.

Chilean tennis player Nicolás Massú competed, but did not earn a medal. 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.

  • (170)
  • (115)
  • (300)
  • (138)
  • Georgia
  • (54)
  • (1,300)
  • (160)
  • (387)
  • Venezuela

Medal count

References

References

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  8. "The Maccabiah Games history and information". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
  9. Schiff, Brian. (August 2, 2001). "Phoenix of the Games". Jewish Journal.
  10. [https://www.maccabicanada.com/2001-maccabiah-delegation "2001 Team Canada Delegation"]
  11. "Hatoel-Zuckerman, Lydia". Jews in Sports.
  12. LEVINE, LES. (22 January 2014). "Basketball has been in the air for Gottlieb family".
  13. (August 2001). "2001 US Maccabiah Basketball Team".
  14. "Averbukh wins Maccabiah Games".
  15. "Alex Averbukh".
  16. "JUDAISM AND CHESS".
  17. (2001). "16th Maccabiah Games: Football". Maccabi World Union.
  18. "Who said there are no Jewish pro footballers?".
  19. [https://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/lord-kestenbaum-named-as-gb-president-for-emg-1.22054 "Lord Kestenbaum named as GB president for EMG"]
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