1973 Maccabiah Games

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9th Maccabiah
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Host cityTel Aviv, Israel
Nations participating26
Debuting countries Costa Rica
 Spain
Athletes participating1,500
Opening ceremonyJuly 9
Officially opened byTal Brody
Main venueRamat Gan Stadium
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The 1973 Maccabiah Games were held in Ramat Gan Stadium, Israel. Spain and Costa Rica made its debut in the games. The Games took place ten months after the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were slain during the events of the Munich Massacre.

History[]

The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932.[1] In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee.[2][3][4]

Opening ceremonies[]

60,000 spectators packed Ramat Gan Stadium as Golda Meir and Abba Eban paid homage to the slain athletes.

Tamara Metal was chosen as torch bearer, but Metal recited the Vow of the Maccabiah Games instead because she was pregnant.[5]

Notable medalists[]

Swimmer Anita Zarnowiecki from Sweden won seven gold medals and one silver medal, surpassing Mark Spitz's record of five gold medals in the 1969 games.[6][7]

Israeli Olympian Shaul Ladany, who had competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics ( the year of the Munich massacre), won the 20-km and 50-km walks.[8][9]

Esther Roth of Israel won the 100-meter race in 11.75, as well as the 200-meter. Maya Kalle-Bentzur of Israel was also a medalist at the Games.[10]

In basketball, Ernie Grunfeld, who three years later won an Olympic gold medal, was the only high school student on the American team's starting five, and led the team in scoring with a 20-point average as the US took the silver medal. Grunfeld later played in the NBA, and became General Manager of the New York Knicks. In tennis, Ilana Kloss won gold medals in both the women’s doubles and the mixed doubles.[11][12][13]

References[]

  1. ^ "The 20th Maccabiah Games: A brief History (Part 1)," The Canadian Jewish News.
  2. ^ Helen Jefferson Lenskyj (2012). Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137291158.
  3. ^ Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005). 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel p. 84.
  4. ^ "History of the Maccabiah Games". Maccabi Australia.
  5. ^ ""Matal, Tamar"". Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  6. ^ Anita Zarnowiecki Adds Seventh Win. Observer-Reporter (July 16, 1973).
  7. ^ "Historik – Svenska Makkabiförbundet" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  8. ^ "Ladany, Shaul". Jewsinsports.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  9. ^ Robert Slater (2000). Great Jews in Sports. J. David Publishers. ISBN 9780824604332. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  10. ^ "Dr. Maya Kalle-Ben Tzur - אתנה". athenawomen.org.il.
  11. ^ "At the Maccabiah Games: U.S. Wins the Most Medals with 246; Israel Comes in Second with 217". 26 July 1985.
  12. ^ "Israel Basketball Team Loses out to Underdog U.S. Squad at 10th Maccabiah". 22 July 1977.
  13. ^ "Seeking Jewish Tennis Players to Represent the United States | Adults-Seniors – News | USTA Florida". Usatennisflorida.usta.com. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

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