1985 Maccabiah Games Explained

12th Maccabiah
Size:240
Host City:Tel Aviv, Israel
Nations:38[1]
Athletes:3,700
Stadium:Ramat Gan Stadium
Debuting Countries: Gibraltar
Guam
Panama
Previous:11th Maccabiah

The 12th Maccabiah Games brought over 4,000 athletes to Israel from 38 nations to compete in 28 sports.

History

The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932.[2] In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee.[3] [4] [5] Among other Olympic and world champions, swimmer Mark Spitz won 10 Maccabiah gold medals before earning his first of nine Olympic gold medals.[6]

Opening ceremonies

Twenty years after his first appearance in the Maccabiah, Olympic champion Mark Spitz returned to Israel to carry the Opening Ceremony’s Torch into Ramat Gan Stadium.[7] He was accompanied by Shirli Shapiro, Anok Spitzer, and Shlomit Romano, children of three of the Israelis slain in the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Notable competitors

Seven men's and 14 women's records were broken in swimming, with the U.S. team winning all but three of the gold medals in this category. Twelve new men's records and 7 new women's records were broken in track and field. The U.S. won 109 gold medals, 90 silver medals, and 74 bronze medals, slightly fewer than half of the medals won by all other countries combined.

Canadian Mark Berger, who had won a silver medal at the Olympics the year prior, won a gold medal in judo.[8] Brazilian Márcio Stambowsky won a bronze medal in judo.[9] [10] [11]

James Espir of the United Kingdom won a gold medal in the 1,500 m run.[12] American Ken Flax won the gold medal in the hammer throw.[13] [14] Canadian Gordon Orlikow, who later was a bronze medalist in the decathlon at the Pan American Games, won the gold medal in the men's decathlon with 7,141 points (finishing in first place in the 110 m hurdles and 1,500 m run, and in second place in the 400 m run, the long jump, discus, javelin, and shot put), and broke the Maccabiah Games record in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.73 seconds, earning a second gold medal.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

American Donna Orender played for, was the oldest player on, and was captain of the Team USA women's basketball team.[20] [21] [22] Robbie Weingard played basketball for Team USA, helping it win a gold medal.[23] Israeli Ari Rosenberg won a silver medal in basketball with Team Israel.

American Ronni Reis won the gold medal, and American Jamie Golder won the silver medal, in the women's singles tennis event.[24] Shawn Lipman represented South Africa in rugby union, winning a gold medal.[25]

American soccer future Hall of Famer Jeff Agoos and Seth Roland competed in soccer for the United States, which came in 6th.[26] [27] [28] [29] [30] Nir Levine competed for Israel, which won the gold medal.

A Junior Maccabiah was held for the first time.[1]

Participating communities

Thirty-eight nations sent delegations.[1] The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12th Maccabiah 1985. Maccabi Canada.
  2. http://www.cjnews.com/perspectives/20th-maccabiah-games-pt-1 "The 20th Maccabiah Games: A brief History (Part 1),"
  3. Book: Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry. Helen Jefferson Lenskyj. Palgrave Macmillan. 2012. 9781137291158.
  4. Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005). 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel p. 84.
  5. Web site: History of the Maccabiah Games. Maccabi Australia. 2018-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002319/http://www.maccabi.com.au/Maccabiah/Page/1591/Maccabiah-Games-History/History-of-the-Maccabiah-Games.cfm. dead.
  6. Web site: At Maccabiah Games, 300 Jewish American athletes become bar and bat mitzvah. July 14, 2022. The Forward.
  7. Web site: Jewish Virtual Library ', Maccabiah Games' . Jewishvirtuallibrary.org . January 30, 2011.
  8. Web site: 1985 Team Canada Delegation.
  9. Book: Gracie, Reila . 2015 . Carlos Gracie the Creator of a Fighting Dynasty . Portuguese . RG Art Publishing LLC . 483 . 978-0578150109 . O vencedor disputaria a final com Márcio Stambowsky, faixa preta de Rolls, que se encontrava em ótima forma. Como já o havia vencido na academia, Rickson esperava que Márcio lhe desse a vitória, mas este deixou a decisão por conta de seu professor: 'O que Rolls decidir eu faço.' .
  10. Web site: Marcio Stambowsky Main Achievements . Borges . Andre . BJJ Heroes . February 9, 2017 . AABB Champion, Rio de Janeiro Champion, Maccabiah Bronze.
  11. News: Valuzzo . Rocco . August 13, 2015 . Stambowsky Shares Passion for Jiu Jitsu . The Weston Forum . Weston, Connecticut . June 1, 2017 . Stambowsky began competing in jiu-jitsu tournaments in his native country in 1977 and also at the Maccabiah Games in Israel in 1985 before retiring from competition in 1993. Two years later he coached at the Pan American Games in Argentina. . https://web.archive.org/web/20170806184246/http://www.thewestonforum.com/52715/stambowsky-shares-passion-for-jiu-jitsu/ . August 6, 2017 . dead .
  12. Web site: Full text of "The Jerusalem Post Magazine, 1985, Israel, English".
  13. Web site: The Sidelines : Security Tight at Maccabiah Games. July 3, 1989. Los Angeles Times.
  14. Web site: Flax sets Maccabiah record. UPI.
  15. Web site: U.S., Israel Vie for Maccabiah Medals. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. July 25, 1985.
  16. http://209.212.22.88/Data/RBR/1980-1989/1985/1985.07.24.pdf "Americans Increase Their Medal Tally in Maccabiah Games,"
  17. https://books.google.com/books?id=CuFNAQAAIAAJ&q=%22gordon+orlikow%22 Volume 134
  18. Web site: Canada Records Finest Ever Maccabiah Showing. Paul Lungen & David Pierson. 6 . August 15, 1985. The Canadian Jewish News.
  19. Web site: Track and Field Results Maccabiah James At Tel Aviv, July 13. UPI. July 13, 1981.
  20. https://www.maccabiusa.com/about/legends/donna-orender/ Legends Donna Orender
  21. Web site: "Donna Orender" Maccabi USA . 2018-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171019023401/https://www.maccabiusa.com/about/legends/donna-orender/ . 2017-10-19 . dead .
  22. Book: Ron Kaplan. The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games. Skyhorse Publishing. 2015. 978-1-63220-855-2. 184.
  23. Web site: Company Leadership. HYP Online. HYP. 2014. March 6, 2014.
  24. News: Dramatic Tennis Singles Match . . July 26, 1985.
  25. Web site: US Maccabiah Rugby » Shawn Lipman.
  26. Web site: Jeff Agoos . Jewish Virtual Library . April 11, 2009.
  27. Web site: Jeff Agoos: 1996 was the Year of the Goose. socceramerica.com.
  28. Web site: GROWING UP IN SOUTH AFRICA, WHERE RUGBY IS AS REVERED AS AMERICAN FOOTBALL IS IN THE USA. docplayer.net.
  29. Web site: FDU's Seth Roland Named US Maccabiah Soccer Team Head Coach. northeastconference.org.
  30. Web site: FDU Knights . 2022-09-02 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205058/http://fduknights.com/mobile/staff.aspx?staff=60 . dead .

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