1993 Maccabiah Games
Host city | Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Nations participating | 48 |
Debuting countries | Belarus Croatia Georgia Portugal Samoa Ukraine |
Athletes participating | 5100 |
Officially opened by | Yael Arad |
Main venue | Ramat Gan Stadium |
The 1993 Maccabiah Games was the 14th installment of the Maccabiah Games and 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 the eight Republics of the former Soviet Union also participated.
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[]
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 medalists[]
American Stuart Krohn won a silver medal in men's rugby.
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[]
- ^ "The 20th Maccabiah Games: A brief History (Part 1)," The Canadian Jewish News.
- ^ Helen Jefferson Lenskyj (2012). Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137291158.
- ^ Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005). 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel p. 84.
- ^ "History of the Maccabiah Games". Maccabi Australia.
External links[]
- 1993 Maccabiah Games
- 1993 in multi-sport events
- 1993 in Israeli sport
- Maccabiah Games
- 1990s in Tel Aviv