Baruch Feinberg

Baruch Feinberg (ברוך פיינברג; August 6, 1933 – May 17, 2007)[1] was an Israeli Olympic javelin thrower.[2][3] When he competed in the Olympics, he was aged 6 (182 cm), and weighed 159 lbs (72 kg).[2]

Javelin career

He was the Israeli champion in the javelin throw from 1962–66 and 1968-69.[4] His personal best in the javelin throw is 70.70 (1960).[2] He won the bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games in the javelin, with a throw of 63.78. He competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, at the age of 27, in Athletics--Men's Javelin Throw, and came in 24th with a throw of 68.24.[2][5]

References
  1. Baruch Feinberg at Olympedia
  2. "Baruch Feinberg Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (1965). Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. Bloch Publishing Company. Baruch Feinberg javelin.
  4. "Israeli Championships".
  5. "Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Round - Olympics". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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