1993 Maccabiah Games
The 1993 Maccabiah Games was the 14th installment of the Maccabiah Games and brought 5,100 athletes to Israel from 48 nations.
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Host city | Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Nations participating | 48 |
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Athletes participating | 5100 |
Officially opened by | Yael Arad |
Main venue | Ramat Gan Stadium |
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.
- Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005). 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel p. 84.
- "History of the Maccabiah Games". Maccabi Australia.