1953 Maccabiah Games
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Eight hundred ninety athletes representing 23 countries competed in the 1953 4th Maccabiah Games, held September 20 to 29, in 18 branches of sports.[1][4][2]
History
The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932.[6]
Notable medalists
In gymnastics, Olympian Abie Grossfeld of the United States won six gold medals.[8]
In tennis, U.S. champion
In boxing, Abraham Rosenberg, a
In fencing, 3-time Pan American Games gold medalist Allan Kwartler of the US won a gold medal in foil.[17] British Olympian and world champion Allan Jay won three gold medals, in foil and epee (in the epee final, he defeated America's Ralph Goldstein).[18][19][20] Ralph Cooperman was a medalist for Great Britain in fencing.[21][22][19] Canadian David Silverstone won a bronze medal in epee.[23]
The US basketball team won a gold medal, with future NBA player Boris Nachamkin and Ed Weiner playing, and coached by Tubby Raskin of Brooklyn College.[29][30] Israel won the silver medal, with Olympian Abraham Shneior playing on the team.[33]
In swimming, future Olympian
It was decided to change the duration after this Maccabiah to once every four years, to gain Olympic recognition.
Participating communities
First-time entries included Brazil, Chile, and Zimbabwe (Rhodesia). The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed, with 23 countries fielding delegations.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c "CEREMONY CLOSES MACCABIAH GAMES; U. S. Gets Most Prizes of Any Visiting Nation -- Premier Voices Hope for Future". The New York Times.
- ^ "MACCABIAH TEAM LEAVES; Jewish-American Athletes Will Compete at Tel Aviv Games". The New York Times.
- ^ "Jewish Athletes From 23 Nations Attend Maccabiah Games Opening". The New York Times.
- ^ "The 20th Maccabiah Games: A brief History (Part 1)," The Canadian Jewish News.
- ^ "Ben Helfgott". jewishsports.net.
- ^ "Maccabi USA: History". maccabiusa.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "October 2, 1953 · Page 3". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle.
- ^ "ANITA KANTER-KAPPEl; Tennis - 2014". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ a b "GOLDEN CAPTURES THIRD TENNIS TITLE; Tops Levy to Complete Sweep of Maccabiah Games Honors -- Miss Kanter Loses". The New York Times.
- ^ "GOLDEN AND LEVY IN TEL AVIV FINAL; American Beats Dr. Geller in Maccabiah Tennis as South African Tops Eisenberg". The New York Times.
- ^ New York Times September 30, 1953
- ^ New York Times September 25, 1953
- ^ "U. S. TRACKMEN SET 2 ISRAELI RECORDS; Rittenburg and Kiwitt Score but Host Squad Adds to Maccabiah Games Lead". The New York Times.
- National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Accessed February 3, 2011.
- ^ "8 Jewish fencers in U.S. Team | | 23 November 1956 | the National Library of Israel". The Australian Jewish News.
- ^ "U. S. TENNIS TEAMS TRIUMPH IN ISRAEL; Golden Shares in Maccabiah Doubles Titles With Miss Kanter and Eisenberg". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "The Canadian Jewish Chronicle". news.google.com.
- ^ "Allan Jay". jewishsports.net.
- ^ "In Memoriam".
- ^ "Ralph Cooperman – A distinguished Jewish fencer 1927-2009". Esra Magazine.
- The Canadian Jewish Chronicle. 16 Oct 1953. p. 10.
- ^ "Eight Jewish Athletes at BEG". The Canadian Jewish Chronicle. July 30, 1954. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Henry Laskau". jewishsports.net.
- ^ "LASKAU IN ISRAEL MEET; Enters 1950 World Maccabiah Games Sept. 27-Oct. 8". The New York Times. August 6, 1950.
- ^ "U. S. TRACK SQUAD NAMED FOR MEET; 8 Collegians Complete Team for Maccabiah Games in Israel Sept. 20-29". The New York Times.
- ^ "U. S. TRACK SQUAD NAMED FOR MEET; 8 Collegians Complete Team for Maccabiah Games in Israel Sept. 20-29". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "78 LOCAL ATHLETES 0N MACCABIAH LIST; 102 From Metropolitan Area Will Compete in Games at Tel Aviv This Month". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "U. S. Wins Five Maccabiah Events But Israelis Lead by 14 Points; Engel, Laskau and Goldberg Set Records During Second Day of Meet -- Lampert, Spitzer Also First at Tel Aviv". The New York Times.
- ^ "ISRAEL SHOWS WAY, WITH U. S. SECOND; Host Nation Leads Maccabiah Games With 50 Points -- Two Marks Fall to Americans". The New York Times.
- ^ "Americans Take 5 Events in Maccabiah Games; U.S. TEAM LEADS IN MEN'S DIVISION Stieglitz, Rittenberg, Engel and Herman Triumph for Americans in Israel Coach Urges Switch Rittenberg Double Victor". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d "LATE U. S. BASKET TOPS ISRAEL, 25-23; Groffsky Shot Wins Maccabiah Title -- Host Team Defeats American Swimmers". The New York Times.
- ^ "4th Maccabiah Games". Maccabi Canada.