1989 Maccabiah Games

13th Maccabiah
Nations participating 45
Debuting countries  Hong Kong
 Soviet Union
 Singapore
 South Korea
Athletes participating 4400
Main venue National Stadium
<  12th Maccabiah 14th Maccabiah  >

The 1989 13th Maccabiah Games brought 4,500 athletes to Israel from 45 nations.

Jewish athletes from Hungary participated for the first time since World War II, Jewish athletes from Russia had been permitted,by their country,to play for the first time.

Lithuania competed in first and second games, but had to stop because of occupation by Soviet Union. In 1989 Lithuania reentered the games and it was the first time after occupation when athletes from Lithuania participated under Lithuanian flag in competition recognized by IOC.[1]

American Ken Flax won the gold medal in the hammer throw with a 78.86 meter toss.

Israel won 97 golden medel, while United States finished second with 74 golds.

The closing ceremony was held at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the first time.

Participating Jewish communities

References

  1. "Prieš 25 metus „Makabi“ atletai pirmieji iškėlė trispalvę" (in Lithuanian). lrytas.lt. 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-09.

Link

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, February 13, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.