List of Jewish Olympic medalists explained

Since the inception of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, Jewish athletes have taken part in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. The following is a list of Jewish athletes who have won an Olympic medal in the modern games.

Under the criteria of this list, Olympic medalists must have or had at least one Jewish parent and must have identified as Jewish. If the player has converted to another religion before their Olympic achievements, they should not be listed. Similarly, if the player has converted to Judaism before their Olympic achievements, they should be included; if they converted afterwards, they should not be listed here.

Summer Olympics

1896 Athens

Gold

• Alfred Flatow, Germany, gymnastics^[1]
  • parallel bars
  • gymnastics, team parallel bars
  • gymnastics, team horizontal bar
• Gustav Felix Flatow, Germany, gymnastics^[1]
  • team parallel bars
  • team horizontal bar
• Alfréd Hajós, Hungary, swimming^[2]
  • 100-meter freestyle
  • 1,500-meter freestyle
• Paul Neumann, Austria, swimming^[2]
  • 500-meter freestyle

Silver

• Alfred Flatow, Germany, gymnastics
  • horizontal bar
• Otto Herschmann, Austria, swimming^[1]
  • 100-meter freestyle

1900 Paris

Gold

• Meyer Prinstein, USA, athletics^[2]
  • triple jump

Silver

• Jean Bloch, France^[2]
  • soccer
• Henri Cohen, Belgium^[2]
  • water polo
• Meyer Prinstein, USA, athletics
  • long jump
• Otto Wahle, Austria, swimming^[2]
  • 1000-meter freestyle
  • 200-meter obstacle race

Bronze

• Siegfried Flesch, Austria, fencing^[2]
  • individual saber

1904 St. Louis

Gold

• Samuel Berger, USA, boxing^[2]
  • heavyweight
• Meyer Prinstein, USA, athletics
  • long jump
  • triple jump

Silver

• Daniel Frank, USA, athletics^[2]
  • long jump
• Philip Hess, USA^[2]
  • lacrosse
• Albert Lehman, USA^[2]
  • lacrosse

Bronze

• Otto Wahle, Austria, swimming
  • 400-meter freestyle

1908 London

Gold

• Dezsö Földes, Hungary, fencing^[2]
  • team saber
• Jenő Fuchs, Hungary, fencing^[2]
  • individual saber
  • team saber
• Oszkár Gerde, Hungary, fencing^[1]
  • team saber
• Alexandre Lippmann, France, fencing^[2]
  • team épée
• Jean Stern, France, fencing^[2]
  • team épée
• Richard Weisz, Hungary, Greco-Roman wrestling^[2]
  • heavyweight
• Lajos Werkner, Hungary, fencing^[2]
  • team saber

Silver

• Harald Bohr, Denmark^[2]
  • soccer
• Alexandre Lippmann, France, fencing
  • individual épée
• József Munk, Hungary, swimming^[2]
  • 4x200-meter freestyle relay
• Edgar Seligman, Great Britain, fencing^[2]
  • team épée
• Harry Simon, USA, shooting^[2]
  • free rifle
• Barney Solomon, Great Britain (Ireland)^[2]
  • rugby
• Bert Solomon, Great Britain (Ireland)^[2]
  • rugby
• Imre Zachar, Hungary, swimming^[2]
  • 4x200-meter freestyle relay

Bronze

• Odon Bodor, Hungary, athletics^[2]
  • 1,600-meter relay
• Clare Jacobs, USA, athletics^[2]
  • pole vault
• Otto Scheff, Austria, swimming^[2]
  • 400-meter freestyle

1912 Stockholm

Gold

• Dezsö Földes, Hungary, fencing
  • team saber
• Jenö Fuchs, Hungary, fencing
  • individual saber
  • team saber
• Oszkár Gerde, Hungary, fencing
  • team saber
• Jacques Ochs, Belgium, fencing
  • team épée
• Gaston Salmon, Belgium, fencing^[2]
  • team épée
• Lajos Werkner, Hungary, fencing
  • team saber

Silver

• Albert Bogen, Austria, fencing^[2]
  • team saber
• Samu Foti, Hungary, gymnastics^[2]
  • team combined exercises
• Imre Gellert, Hungary, gymnastics^[2]
  • team combined exercises
• Abel Kiviat, USA, athletics^[2]
  • 1,500-meter run
• Alvah Meyer, USA, athletics^[2]
  • 100-meter dash
• Ivan Osiier, Denmark, fencing^[2]
  • individual épée
• Felix Pipes, Austria, tennis^[2]
  • men's doubles
• Edgar Seligman, Great Britain, fencing^[2]
  • team épée

Bronze

• Margarete Adler, Austria, swimming^[2]
  • 4x100-meter freestyle relay
• Otto Herschmann, Austria, fencing
  • team saber
• Klara Milch, Austria, swimming^[2]
  • 4x100-meter freestyle relay
• Josephine Sticker, Austria, swimming^[2]
  • 4x100-meter freestyle relay

1920 Antwerp

Gold

• Samuel Mosberg, USA, boxing
  • lightweight

Silver

• Gerard Blitz, Belgium^[2]
  • water polo
• Maurice Blitz, Belgium^[2]
  • water polo
• Samuel Gerson, USA, freestyle wrestling^[2]
  • featherweight
• Alexandre Lippmann, France, fencing
  • individual épée

Bronze

• Gerard Blitz, Belgium, swimming
  • 100-meter backstroke
• Moe Herscovitch, Canada, boxing^[2]
  • middleweight
• Alexandre Lippmann, France, fencing
  • team épée
• Frederick Meyer, USA, freestyle wrestling^[2]
  • heavyweight

1924 Paris

Gold

• Harold Abrahams, Great Britain, athletics^[2]
  • 100-meter dash
• Louis Clarke, USA, athletics^[2]
  • 4X100-meter relay
• Jackie Fields, USA, boxing^[2]
  • featherweight
• Elias Katz, Finland, athletics^[2]
  • 3,000-meter team cross-country
• Alexandre Lippmann, France, fencing
  • team épée

Silver

• Harold Abrahams, Great Britain, athletics
  • 4X100-meter relay
• Gerard Blitz, Belgium
  • water polo
• Maurice Blitz, Belgium
  • water polo
• János Garay, Hungary, fencing^[1]
  • team saber
• Alfréd Hajós, Hungary, Olympic art competition
  • stadium design
• Elias Katz, Finland, athletics^[2]
  • 3,000-meter individual steeplechase
• Dezső Lauber, Hungary, Olympic art competition^[2]
  • stadium design

Bronze

• János Garay, Hungary, fencing
  • individual saber
• Sidney Jelinek, USA, rowing^[2]
  • coxed-fours
• Uberto De Morpurgo, Italy, tennis^[2]
  • men's singles

1928 Amsterdam

Gold

• Estella Agsteribbe, Netherlands, women's gymnastics^[1]
  • team combined exercises
• János Garay, Hungary, fencing
  • team saber
• Sándor Gombos, Hungary, fencing^[2]
  • team saber
• Hans Haas, Austria, weightlifting
  • lightweight
• Elka de Levie, Netherlands, women's gymnastics^[1]
  • team combined exercises
• Ferenc Mező, Hungary, Olympic art competition^[2]
  • epic works
• Helena Nordheim, Netherlands, women's gymnastics^[1]
  • team combined exercises
• Attila Petschauer, Hungary, fencing^[1]
  • team saber
• Anna Polak, Netherlands, women's gymnastics^[1]
  • team combined exercises
• Bobbie Rosenfeld, Canada, athletics^[2]
  • 4X100-meter relay
• Jud Simons, Netherlands, women's gymnastics^[1]
  • team combined exercises

Silver

• Istvan Barta, Hungary
  • water polo
• Lillian Copeland, USA, athletics
  • discus throw
• Attila Petschauer, Hungary, fencing
  • individual saber
• Fanny Rosenfeld, Canada, athletics
  • 100-meter dash

Bronze

• Harold Devine, USA, boxing^[2]
  • featherweight
• Harry Isaacs, South Africa, boxing^[2]
  • bantamweight
• Samuel Rabin, Great Britain, freestyle wrestling^[2]
  • middleweight
• Edward Smouha, Great Britain, athletics^[2]
  • 4X100-meter relay

1932 Los Angeles

Gold

• Istvan Barta, Hungary^[2]
  • water polo
• Gyorgy Brody, Hungary^[2]
  • water polo
• Lillian Copeland, USA, athletics^[2]
  • discus throw
• George Gulack, USA, gymnastics^[2]
  • flying rings
• Endre Kabos, Hungary, fencing^[2]
  • team saber
• Attila Petschauer, Hungary, fencing^[2]
  • team saber
• Miklós Sárkány, Hungary, water polo^[2]

Silver

• Philip Erenberg, USA, gymnastics^[2]
  • Indian clubs
• Hans Haas, Austria, weightlifting^[2]
  • lightweight
• Peter Jaffe, Great Britain, yachting^[2]
  • star-class
• Károly Kárpáti, Hungary, freestyle wrestling^[2]
  • lightweight
• Abraham Kurland, Denmark, Greco-Roman wrestling^[2]
  • lightweight
• Ruth Miller, USA, Olympic art competition^[2]
  • graphic art

Bronze

• Nathan Bor, USA, boxing^[2]
  • lightweight
• Nickolaus Hirschl, Austria^[2]
  • freestyle wrestling, heavyweight
  • Greco-Roman wrestling, heavyweight
• Endre Kabos, Hungary, fencing
  • individual saber
• Albert Schwartz, USA, swimming^[2]
  • 100-meter freestyle
• László Szabados, Hungary, swimming^[2]
  • 4x200-meter freestyle relay
• András Székely, Hungary, swimming^[2]
  • 4x200-meter freestyle relay

1936 Berlin

Gold

• Sam Balter, USA^[2]
  • basketball
• György Bródy, Hungary^[2]
  • water polo
• Robert Fein, Austria, weightlifting^[2]
  • lightweight
• Endre Kabos, Hungary, fencing
  • individual saber
  • team saber
• Károly Kárpáti, Hungary, freestyle wrestling^[2]
  • lightweight
• Miklós Sárkány, Hungary^[2]
  • water polo

Silver

• Viktor Kalisch, Austria^[2]
  • kayak pairs, 1000-meters
• Irving Meretzky, Canada^[2]
  • basketball

Bronze

• Gerard Blitz, Belgium
  • water polo

1948 London

Gold

• Frank Spellman, USA^[2]
  • weightlifting, middleweight
• Henry Wittenberg, USA^[2]
  • freestyle wrestling, light-heavyweight
• Wally Wolf, USA^[2]
  • swimming, 4x200 freestyle relay

Silver

• Steve Seymour, USA^[2]
  • athletics, javelin throw

Bronze

• Éva Földes, Hungary^[2]
  • Olympic art competition, epic works
• Jim Fuchs, USA^[2]
  • athletics, shot put
• George Worth, USA^[2]
  • fencing, team saber

1952 Helsinki

Gold

• Robert Antal, Hungary^[2]
  • water polo
• Sándor Geller, Hungary^[2]
  • soccer
• Maria Gorokhovskaya, USSR, gymnastics^[2]
  • all-around individual exercises
  • team combined exercises
• Boris Gurevitsch, USSR, Greco-Roman wrestling^[2]
  • flyweight
• Ágnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnastics^[3]
  • floor exercises
• Claude Netter, France^[2]
  • fencing, team foil
• Mikhail Perelman, USSR^[2]
  • gymnastics, team combined exercises
• Yakov Punkin, USSR^[2]
  • wrestling, Greco-Roman featherweight
• Eva Székely, Hungary^[2]
  • swimming, 200-meter breaststroke
• Judit Temes, Hungary^[2]
  • 4x100-meter relay
• Galina Urbanovich, USSR
  • gymnastics, team all-around
• Wally Wolf, USA
  • swimming, 4x200 freestyle relay

Silver

• Leonid Gissen, USSR^[2]
  • rowing, eight-oared shell with coxswain
• Maria Gorokhovskaya, USSR, gymnastics^[2]
  • vault
  • asymmetrical bars
  • balance beam
  • floor exercises
  • team exercises with portable apparatus
• Ágnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnastics
  • team combined exercises
• Aleksandr Moiseyev, USSR^[2]
  • basketball
• Grigory Novak, USSR^[2]
  • weightlifting, middle-heavyweight
• Galina Urbanovich, USSR^[2]
  • gymnastics, team portable apparatus
• Henry Wittenberg, USA
  • freestyle wrestling, light-heavyweight

Bronze

• Jim Fuchs, USA
  • athletics, shot put
• Ágnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnastics
  • asymmetrical bars
  • team exercises with portable
  • apparatus
• Herbert Klein, Germany^[2]
  • swimming, 200 m breaststroke
• Judit Temes, Hungary
  • swimming, 100-meter freestyle
• Lev Weinstein, USSR^[2]
  • shooting, free rifle

1956 Melbourne

Gold

• Isaac Berger, USA^[2]
  • weightlifting, featherweight
• László Fábián, Hungary^[2]
  • kayak pairs, 10,000-meters
• Ágnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnastics
  • asymmetrical bars
  • floor exercises
  • balance beam
  • team exercise with portable apparatus
• Aliz Kertész, Hungary, gymnastics^[2]
  • team exercise with portable apparatus
• Alfred Kuchevsky, USSR^[2]
  • ice hockey
• Boris Razinsky, USSR^[2]
  • soccer
• Leon Rotman, Romania, canoe^[2]
  • 1,000-meter Canadian singles
  • 10,000-meter Canadian singles
• Igor Rybak, USSR^[2]
  • weightlifting, lightweight

Silver

• Ágnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnastics
  • individual combined exercises
  • team combined exercises
• Aliz Kertész, Hungary
  • gymnastics, team combined exercises
• Claude Netter, France
  • fencing, team foil
• Eva Székely, Hungary^[2]
  • Swimming, 200-meter breaststroke

Bronze

• Yves Dreyfus, France^[2]
  • fencing, team épée
• Imre Farkas, Hungary^[2]
  • canoe, 10,000-meter Canadian pairs
• Boris Goikhman, USSR^[2]
  • water polo
• Armand Mouyal, France^[2]
  • fencing, team épée
• David Tyschler, USSR^[2]
  • fencing, team saber

1960 Rome

Gold

• Leonid Geishtor, USSR^[2]
  • canoe, Canadian pairs 1000m,
• Mark Midler, USSR^[2]
  • fencing, team foil
• Irina Press, USSR^[2]
  • track & field, 80 m hurdles
• Tamara Press, USSR^[2]
  • track & field, shot-put
• Gyula Török, Hungary^[2]
  • boxing, flyweight

Silver

• Isaac Berger, USA
  • weightlifting, featherweight
• Boris Goikhman, USSR
  • water polo
• Allan Jay, Great Britain, fencing^[2]
  • individual épée
  • team épée
• Jean Klein, France
  • rowing, coxed-fours
• Guy Nosbaum, France^[2]
  • rowing, coxed-fours
• Vladimir Portnoy, USSR, gymnastics^[2]
  • team combined exercises
• Tamara Press, USSR
  • track & field, discus

Bronze

• Albert Axelrod, USA
  • fencing, individual foil
• Moysés Blás, Brazil
  • basketball
• Imre Farkas, Hungary^[2]
  • canoe, 1,000-meter Canadian pairs
• Klára Fried-Bánfalvi, Hungary^[2]
  • kayak, 500-meter pairs
• Robert Halperin, USA^[2]
  • yachting, Star-class
• Vladimir Portnoy, USSR
  • gymnastics, long horse vault
• Leon Rotman, Romania
  • canoe, 1,000-meter Canadian singles
• David Segal, Great Britain^[2]
  • athletics, 4x100-meter relay

1964 Tokyo

Gold

• Gerry Ashworth, USA
  • athletics, 4X100-meter relay
• Larry Brown, USA^[2]
  • basketball
• Boris Dubrovskiy, USSR
  • rowing, double sculls
• Tamás Gábor, Hungary
  • fencing, team épée
• Irena Szewińska, Poland, athletics^[2]
  • 4x100-meter relay
• Grigory Kriss, USSR^[2]
  • fencing, individual épée
• Mark Midler, USSR
  • fencing, team foil
• Georgy Mondzolevski, USSR^[2]
  • volleyball
• Árpád Orbán, Hungary^[2]
  • soccer
• Irina Press, USSR, track & field
  • pentathlon
• Tamara Press, USSR, track & field
  • shot-put
  • discuss
• Mark Rakita, USSR^[2]
  • fencing, team saber

Silver

• Nelli Abramova, USSR
  • volleyball
• Isaac Berger, USA^[2]
• weightlifting, featherweight
• Irena Szewińska, Poland, athletics
  • 200-meter dash
  • long jump
• Marilyn Ramenofsky, USA
  • swimming, 400-meter freestyle

Bronze

• Ārons Bogoļubovs, USSR
  • judo, lightweight
• Jim Bregman, USA^[2]
  • judo, middleweight
• Yves Dreyfus, France
  • fencing, team épée

1968 Mexico City

Gold

• Boris Gurevich, USSR
  • freestyle wrestling middleweight
• Irena Szewińska, Poland, athletics
  • 200-meter dash
• Valentin Mankin, USSR^[2]
  • yachting, Finn class
• Georgy Mondzolevski, USSR
  • Volleyball
• Mark Rakita, USSR
  • fencing, team saber
• Mark Spitz, USA, swimming
  • 400-meter freestyle relay
  • 800-meter freestyle relay
• Yury Vengerovsky, USSR
  • Volleyball
• Eduard Vinokurov, USSR
  • fencing, team saber
• Victor Zinger, USSR^[2]
  • ice hockey

Silver

• Semyon Belits-Geiman, USSR
  • swimming, freestyle relay
• Grigory Kriss, USSR, fencing
  • individual épée
  • team épée
• Mark Rakita, USSR
  • fencing, individual saber
• Mark Spitz, USA, swimming
  • 100-meter butterfly
• Iosif Vitebskiy, USSR
  • fencing, team épée

Bronze

• Semyon Belits-Geiman, USSR
  • swimming, freestyle relay
• Irena Szewińska, Poland, athletics
  • 100-meter dash
• Naum Prokupets, USSR^[2]
  • canoeing, 1000-m Canadian pairs
• Mark Spitz, USA, swimming
  • 100-meter freestyle
• Peter Bakonyi, Hungary
  • fencing, team sabre

1972 Munich

Gold

• György Gedó, Hungary
  • boxing, light flyweight
• Valentin Mankin, USSR
  • yachting, tempest class
• Faina Melnik, USSR
  • athletics, discus throw
• Mark Spitz, USA, swimming^[4]
  • 100-meter freestyle
  • 200-meter freestyle
  • 100-meter butterfly
  • 200-meter butterfly
  • 400-meter freestyle relay
  • 400-meter medley relay
  • 800-meter freestyle relay

Silver

• Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary, swimming
  • 100-meter backstroke
• Mark Rakita, USSR
  • fencing, team saber
• Neal Shapiro, USA^[2]
  • equestrian, team jumping
• Eduard Vinokurov, USSR
  • fencing, team saber

Bronze

• Peter Asch, USA
  • water polo
• Yefim Chulak, USSR
  • volleyball
• Don Cohan, USA^[2]
  • yachting, Dragon-class
• Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary, swimming^[2]
  • 100-meter butterfly
• Irena Szewińska, Poland, athletics
  • 200-meter dash
• Neal Shapiro, USA
  • equestrian, individual jumping
• Peter Bakonyi, Hungary
  • fencing, team sabre

1976 Montreal

Gold

• Ernest Grunfeld, USA^[2]
  • basketball
• Irena Szewińska, Poland, athletics
  • 400-meter run
• Valery Shary, USSR
  • Weightlifting, light heavyweight
• Eduard Vinokurov, USSR
  • fencing, team saber

Silver

• Yefim Chulak, USSR
  • volleyball
• Natalia Kushnir, USSR
  • volleyball
• Nancy Lieberman, USA^[2]
  • basketball
• Valentin Mankin, USSR
  • yachting, tempest class

Bronze

• Leonid Buryak, USSR
  • soccer
• Edith Master, USA^[2]
  • equestrian team dressage
• Wendy Weinberg, USA
  • swimming, 800-meter freestyle
• Victor Zilberman, Romania^[2]
  • boxing, welterweight

1980 Moscow

Gold

• Johan Harmenberg, Sweden
  • fencing, individual épée
• Valentin Mankin, USSR
  • yachting, star class

Silver

• Svetlana Krachevskaya, USSR
  • athletics, shot put

1984 Los Angeles

Gold

• Carina Benninga, Netherlands
  • field hockey
• Mitch Gaylord, USA, gymnastics
  • gymnastics, team
• Dara Torres, USA, swimming^[5]
  • 400-meter freestyle relay.

Silver

• Daniel Adler, Brazil^[2]
  • yachting, sailing class
• Robert Berland, USA
  • judo, middleweight
• Mitch Gaylord, USA, gymnastics
  • vaulting
• Bernard Rajzman, Brazil
  • volleyball

Bronze

• Mark Berger, Canada^[2]
  • judo, heavyweight
• Mitch Gaylord, USA, gymnastics^[2]
  • rings
  • Parallel bars

1988 Seoul

Gold

• Mike Milchin, USA^[2]
  • baseball, exhibition event
• Yelena Shushunova, USSR, gymnastics^[2]
  • all-around
  • team

Silver

• Yelena Shushunova, USSR
  • balance beam

Bronze

• Seth Bauer, USA^[2]
  • rowing, eight-oared shell with coxswain
• Carina Benninga, Netherlands^[2]
  • field hockey
• Brad Gilbert, USA^[2]
  • tennis, singles
• Yelena Shushunova, USSR
  • gymnastics, uneven bars
• Dara Torres, USA, swimming
  • freestyle relay
  • medley relay

1992 Barcelona

Gold

• Valery Belenky, CIS/Azerbaijan^[2]
  • gymnastics, team combined exercises
• Joe Jacobi, USA^[2]
  • canoeing, Canadian slalom pairs
• Tatiana Lysenko, CIS/Russia, gymnastics
  • balance beam
  • team combined exercises
• Dara Torres, USA, swimming
  • freestyle relay

Silver

• Yael Arad, Israel
  • judo, light middleweight,
• Avital Selinger, Netherlands
  • volleyball

Bronze

• Valery Belenky, CIS/Azerbaijan
  • gymnastics, individual combined exercises
• Dan Greenbaum, USA
  • volleyball
• Tatiana Lysenko, CIS/Russia
  • gymnastics, horse vault
• Oren Smadja, Israel
  • Judo, lightweight
• Kerri Strug, USA, gymnastics
  • team combined exercises
• Robert Dover, USA
  • equestrian, team dressage

1996 Atlanta

Gold

• Sergei Sharikov, Russia
  • fencing, team saber
• Kerri Strug, USA, gymnastics^[6]
  • team combined exercises

Silver

• Yana Batyrshina, Russia^[2]
  • rhythmic gymnastics
• Sergei Sharikov, Russia^[2]
  • fencing, individual sabre

Bronze

• Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi, France
  • canoe, K-1 slalom
• Gal Fridman, Israel^[7]
  • sailing
• Mariya Mazina, Russia
  • fencing, women team épée
• Robert Dover, USA
  • equestrian, team dressage

2000 Sydney

Gold

• Anthony Ervin, USA, swimming
  • 50-meter freestyle
• Lenny Krayzelburg, USA, swimming
  • 100-meter backstroke
  • 200-meter backstroke
  • 4x100-meter medley relay
• Dara Torres, USA, swimming
  • freestyle relay
  • medley relay
• Maria Mazina, Russia
  • fencing, team épée
• Sergei Sharikov, Russia
  • fencing, team sabre

Silver

• Adriana Behar, Brazil^[2]
  • beach volleyball
• Anthony Ervin, USA, swimming^[8]
  • 400 m. freestyle relay
• Scott Goldblatt, USA, swimming
  • 800 m. freestyle relay
• Jason Lezak, USA, swimming
  • 400 m. freestyle relay
• Yulia Raskina, Belarus^[2]
  • rhythmic gymnastics
• Sara Whalean, USA
  • soccer

Bronze

• Robert Dover, USA^[2]
  • equestrian, team dressage
• Michael Kolganov, Israel
  • canoe/kayak, men K-1 500 m
• Dara Torres, USA, swimming
  • 50m Freestyle
  • 100m Freestyle
  • 100m Butterfly

2004 Athens

Gold

• Gal Fridman, Israel
  • sailing
• Scott Goldblatt, USA
  • swimming 4X200 freestyle relay
• Lenny Krayzelburg, USA
  • swimming 4x100 medley relay
• Jason Lezak, USA, swimming
  • 4x100 medley relay
  • 4x400 medley relay
• Nicolás Massú, Chile^[9]
  • tennis, singles
  • tennis, men's doubles

Silver

• Adriana Behar, Brazil^[9]
  • beach volleyball
• Gavin Fingleson, Australia^[10]
  • baseball

Bronze

• Robert Dover, USA
  • riding, team dressage
• Sada Jacobson, USA^[9]
  • fencing, individual saber
• Deena Kastor, USA^[9]
  • athletics, marathon
• Jason Lezak, USA, swimming
  • 4x100 freestyle relay
• Sarah Poewe, Germany^[9]
  • swimming, 4x100 medley relay
• Sergei Sharikov, Russia^[9]
  • fencing, team saber
• Ariel Ze'evi, Israel^[9]
  • judo, 100 kg

2008 Beijing

Gold

• Jason Lezak, USA, swimming
  • 4x100 freestyle relay
  • 4x100 medley relay
• Garrett Weber-Gale, US, swimming
  • 4x100 freestyle relay
  • 4x100 medley relay
• Ben Wildman-Tobriner, USA, swimming
  • 4x100 freestyle relay

Silver

• Vasyl Fedoryshyn, Ukraine
  • wrestling, 60 kg
• Sada Jacobson, USA
  • fencing, individual sabre
• Merrill Moses, USA
  • Water Polo
• Dara Torres, USA, swimming
  • 50m freestyle
  • freestyle
  • medley relay
• Josh West, Great Britain
  • rowing, eights

Bronze

• Sada Jacobson, USA
  • fencing, team sabre
• Gisele Kanevsky, Argentina
  • field hockey
• Jason Lezak, USA
  • swimming, 100m freestyle
• Shahar Tzuberi, Israel
  • windsurfing

2012 London

Gold

• Aly Raisman, USA^[11]
  • individual floor exercise
  • gymnastics, team
• Jo Aleh, New Zealand^[12]
  • sailing, 470 class
• Nathan Cohen, New Zealand
  • rowing, double sculls

Silver

• Jessica Fox, Australia
  • canoeing, K-1
• Jason Lezak, USA^[13]
  • swimming, 4x100 relay

Bronze

• Aly Raisman, USA
  • gymnastics, balance beam
• Felipe Kitadai, Brazil
  • judo, extra-lightweight (60 kg)

2016 Rio de Janeiro

Gold

• Anthony Ervin, USA, swimming
  • 50m freestyle
  • freestyle relay
• Aly Raisman, USA
  • gymnastics, team all-around

Silver

• Jo Aleh, New Zealand
  • sailing, 470 class
• Zoe De Toledo, Great Britain
  • rowing, coxed eight
• Aly Raisman, USA, gymnastics
  • individual all-around
  • individual floor exercises

Bronze

• Yarden Gerbi, Israel
  • judo, 63 kg
• Ori Sasson, Israel
  • judo, over 100 kg
• Jessica Fox, Australia
  • kayak, K1

2020 Tokyo

Gold

• Linoy Ashram, Israel
  • Rhythmic Gymnastics
• Alix Klineman, USA
  • Beach Volleyball
• Artem Dolgopyat, Israel
  • Artistic Gymnastics
• Lilia Akhaimova, Russia
  • Gymnastics
• Jessica Fox, Australia
  • Kayak
• Sue Bird, USA
  • Basketball

Bronze

• Avishag Semberg, Israel^[14]
  • Taekwondo
• Timna Nelson-Levy, Israel^[14]
  • Mixed Judo Team
• Ori Sasson, Israel
  • Mixed Judo Team
• Li Kochman, Israel
  • Mixed Judo Team
• Gili Sharir, Israel
  • Mixed Judo Team
• Tohar Butbul, Israel
  • Mixed Judo Team
• Peter Paltchik, Israel
  • Mixed Judo Team
• Sagi Muki, Israel
  • Mixed Judo Team
• Raz Hershko, Israel
  • Mixed Judo Team

2024 Paris

Gold

• Jessica Fox, Australia^[15]
  • Kayak
  • canoe
• Noemie Fox, Australia^[15]
  • Kayak
• Jackie Dubrovich, USA^[15]
  • Foil fencing, team
• Maia Weintraub, USA^[15]
  • Foil fencing, team
• Amit Elor, USA^[15]
  • Freestyle wrestling
• Tom Reuveny, Israel^[15]
  • windsurfing

Silver

• Artem Dolgopyat, Israel^[15]
  • Artistic Gymnastics
• Raz Hershko, Israel^[15]
  • Judo +78kg
• Sharon Kantor, Israel^[15]
  • Windsurfing
• Inbar Lanir, Israel^[15]
  • Judo -78
• Claire Weinstein, USA^[15]
  • 4x200 freestyle swim relay

Bronze

• Nick Itkin, USA^[15]
  • foil fencing
• Sarah Levy, USA^[15]
  • Women's rugby
• Jemima Montag, Australia^[15]
  • 20-kilometer race walk
  • marathon mixed relay event
• Peter Paltchik, Israel^[15]
  • Judo +100kg

Winter Olympics

1932 Lake Placid

Gold

• Irving Jaffee, USA, speed skating^[2]
  • 5,000-meter
  • 10,000-meter

Bronze

• Rudi Ball, Germany^[2]
  • ice hockey
• Emília Rotter, Hungary^[2]
  • figure skating, pairs
• László Szollás, Hungary^[2]
  • figure skating, pair

1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Silver

• Felix Kasper, Austria^[2]
  • figure skating

Bronze

• Emília Rotter, Hungary
  • figure skating, pairs
• László Szollás, Hungary
  • figure skating, pairs

1956 Cort. d’Ampezzo

Silver

• Rafayel Grach, USSR^[2]
  • speed skating, 500-meter

1960 Squaw Valley

Silver

• Alfred Kuchevsky, USSR
  • ice hockey

Bronze

• Rafayel Grach, USSR
  • speed skating, 500-meter

1964 Innsbruck

Bronze

• Petra Burka, Canada
  • figure skating
• Vivian Joseph, USA^[2]
  • figure skating, mixed pairs
• Ronald Joseph, USA
  • figure skating, mixed pairs

1968 Grenoble

Silver

• Alain Calmat, France
  • figure skating
• Alexandr Gorelik, USSR^[2]
  • figure skating, pairs

1980 Lake Placid

Gold

• Gennady Karponosov, USSR^[2]
  • ice-dancing, pairs

2002 Salt Lake City

Gold

• Sarah Hughes, USA^[16]
  • figure skating

Silver

• Ilya Averbukh, Russia^[2]
  • ice dancing, pairs
• Irina Slutskaya, Russia
  • figure skating

2006 Turin

Silver

• Sasha Cohen, USA^[17]
  • figure skating
• Ben Agosto, USA^[18]
  • ice dancing
• Tanith Belbin, USA^[18]
  • ice dancing

Bronze

• Irina Slutskaya, Russia
  • figure skating

2010 Vancouver

Gold

• Steve Mesler, USA^[18]
  • 4-man bob sled

Silver

• Charlie White, USA^[19]
  • ice dancing

2014 Sochi

Gold

• Charlie White, USA
  • figure skating, pairs

Bronze

• Jason Brown, USA^[20]
  • figure skating
• Dylan Moscovitch, Canada
  • figure skating
• Simon Shnapir, USA
  • figure skating

2018 Pyeongchang

Bronze

• Arielle Gold, USA^[21]
  • Snowboarding

2022 Beijing

Bronze

• Emery Lehman, USA^[22]
  • speed skating, Team pursuit

See also

• Antisemitism in the Olympic Games
• Nazi persecution of Jews during the 1936 Olympic Games
• Munich Massacre

Others

• Maccabiah Games, known as the "Jewish Olympics"
• List of Jews in sports
• International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Further reading

Articles

• News: Tatz . Colin . The Dark History of Jews And The Olympics . . January 17, 2017.

Books

• Book: Mayer . Paul Yogi . Jews and the Olympic Games: A Springboard for Minorities . 2004 . Vallentine Mitchell . 978-0853034513 .
• Book: Taylor . Paul . Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics - With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists . 2004 . Liverpool University Press . 978-1903900871 .

External links

• Jewish Olympic Medalists at the Jewish Virtual Library
• A Brief History of Jews in the Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Holocaust — Persecution of Athletes . U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum . May 15, 2024.
2. Book: Taylor . Paul . Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics - With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists . 2004 . Liverpool University Press . 978-1903900871 . https://archive.org/details/jewsolympicgames0000tayl/page/222/mode/2up . 222–245 . A Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists.
3. News: Ben-David . Daniel . Extraordinary life of Olympic champion Agnes Keleti told at Jewish family history conference . . August 4, 2023.
4. News: Harpaz . Beth . Mark Spitz made Olympic history in 1972. Here's why his Jewish identity mattered in Munich . . September 1, 2022.
5. News: Klayman . Alison . Jews in the Water Cube . . August 11, 2008.
6. News: Kurtz . Suzanne . First, Olympic gold; now, a Jewish journey . . October 19, 2006.
7. News: Windsurfer From Israel Strikes Gold . May 15, 2024 . . August 26, 2004.
8. News: Jewish swimmer is oldest to win Olympic race in pool . . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . August 16, 2016.
9. News: Berg . Aimee . Jewish Athletes Put Their Nations on the Map at the Olympics . . September 3, 2004.
10. News: Desiatnik . Shane . Fingleson's fine return . . November 23, 2017.
11. News: Pink . Aiden . Exclusive: Aly Raisman Speaks Out On Sexual Harassment, Judaism And Her Future . . October 26, 2017.
12. News: New Zealand Jewish sailor Jo Aleh wins gold . May 15, 2024 . . August 11, 2012.
13. News: Rubin . Hannah . Even With Fame, Jason Lezak's a 'Mensch' . . July 27, 2012.
14. News: Burack . Emily . These Jewish athletes won medals at the Tokyo Olympics . . July 29, 2021.
15. News: Gurvis . Jacob . All the Jewish medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics . . August 8, 2024.
16. News: Karfeld . Marilyn . Olympic gold skater finds Jewish roots . . December 11, 2003.
17. News: Singer . Jenny . Jewish Olympian Sasha Cohen Is Living Her Best Life Now . . February 3, 2018.
18. News: Jewish athletes in the Olympics — then and now . May 15, 2024 . . February 9, 2006.
19. News: Jewish Ice Dancer Wins Olympic Silver . . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . February 23, 2010.
20. News: Hale . Rachel . Skating to 'Schindler's List,' figure skater Jason Brown to make second trip to Winter Olympics . . January 24, 2022.
21. News: Jewish snowboarder snags bronze in Pyeongchang Games . May 15, 2024 . . February 13, 2018.
22. News: Gurvis . Jacob . The top 8 Jewish sports moments of 2022 . . December 29, 2022.