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Baruch Feinberg | |
Birth Name: | ברוך פיינברג |
Birth Date: | 6 August 1933 |
Height: | 182cm (72inches) |
Weight: | 159lb |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Javelin throw |
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Baruch Feinberg (ברוך פיינברג; August 6, 1933 - May 17, 2007) was an Israeli Olympic javelin thrower.[1] [2] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 182 cm in height, and weighed 159 lbs (72 kg).[1]
He was the Israeli champion in the javelin throw from 1962–66 and 1968-69.[3] His personal best in the javelin throw is 70.70 (1960).[1] 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.[1] [4]