This August 6 list (JTA) of Jewish athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics includes participants from Israel, the US Australia, Argentina, Britain and Canada:
Argentina
Hockey: Gisele Kanevsky;
Judo: Daniela Krakower;
Swimming: Damian Blaum;
Table Tennis; Pablo Tabachnik;
Weightlifting: Nora Koppel;
AustraliaTable Tennis: David Zalcberg;
Austria
Swimming: Maxim Podoprigora;
Canada
Baseball: Adam Stern;
Wrestling: David Zilberman, 96 kg; Ari Taub, 120 kg plus;
Chile
Tennis: Nicolas Massu;
Great Britain
Rowing: Josh West;
Israel
Artistic Gymnastics: Alex Shatilov, all-around;
Canoeing: Michael Koganov, K-1 500 and 1000 meters;
Fencing: Tomer Or, foil; Dalilah Hatuel, foil; Noam Mills, epee;
Judo: Ariel Ze'evi, 100 kg; Gal Yekutiel, 60 kg; Alice Schlezinger, 63 kg;
Rhythmic Gymnastics, Individual: Ira Risenzon, Neta Rivkin;
Rhythmic Gymnastics, Team: Kayta Pizatzki, Racheli Vidgorcheck,Maria Savnakov,Alona Dvorinchenko,Veronica Witberg;
Sailing: Gidi Klinger and Udi Gal, 470; Shahar Tzuberi, windsurfing; Vered Buskila and Nika Kornitzky, 470; Nufar Eledman, laser radial; Ma’ayan Davidovich, windsurfing;
Shooting: Doron Egozi, 50-meter rifle 3, 10-meter air rifle; Gil Simkovich, 50-meter rifle 3, 50-meter rifle prone; Guy Starik, 50-meter rifle prone;
Swimming: Itay Chama, 200-meter breaststroke; Gal Nevo, 200 and 400 individual medley; Guy Barnea, 100 breaststroke; Tom Be'eri, 100 and 200 breaststroke; Allon Mandel, 100 and 200 butterfly; Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or, 200 freestyle; Anya Gostamelsky, 50 and 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly; Synchronized Swimming: Anastasia Gloushkov and Ina Yoffe, duet;
Taekwondo: Bat-El Getterer, 57 kg;
Tennis: Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich, doubles; Shahar Peer, singles; Tzipora Obziler, doubles with Peer;
Track and Field: Alex Averbukh, pole vault; Niki Palli, long jump; Haile Satayin, marathon; Itai Magidi, 3000-meter steeplechase;
United States
Fencing: Sara Jacobson, sabre;
Kayaking: Rami Zur, 500-meter individual
Swimming: Jason Lezak, 100-meter freestyle, relays; Garrett Weber-Gale, 100 freestyle, relays; Ben Wildman-Tobriner, 50 freestyle, relays; Dara Torres, 50-meter freestyle, relays;
Track and Field: Deena Kastor, marathon.
Thanks to Jan Meisels Allen for her pointer to the Jewish Journal's special page, as reported by editor Rob Eshman in his editorial:
...I suggest you check out the special web page we've created that tracks Jewish and Israeli Olympic stories. Because remember the First Rule of Jewish Journalism: If it didn't happen to a Jew, it's not news.
And read a reader's comment below indicating that there's another name to add: Adam Duvendeck who cycles for the United States.
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Adam Duvendeck cycling usa is also Jewish
ReplyDeleteShaun Rubenstein. South Africa Canoeing
ReplyDeletewhat about shawn rosenthal, dara torres? i was looking at the names and i think there are more.
ReplyDeletemichael phelps is jewish.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Nathan Cohen from New Zealand?
ReplyDeleteWhat about the Jewish background of Nathan Cohen of New Zealand?
ReplyDeleteJason Lezak is a hero- a nice Jewish boy from Irvine, CA who worked out at the JCC. He saved the swim relay, clinching victory over France by a fraction of a second, and preserving the Gold for Phelps. Mazel Tov Jason!
ReplyDeleteMy husband tells me, "According to you the whole world is Jewish," when we're watching news or other TV programs and I point to this one or that one. That said, ALL the Olympic athletes should be on the Jewish list.
ReplyDeleteI was also trying to find about about Nathan Cohen of New Zealand, but found nothing online.
ReplyDeleteInterested in Daniela Krokower. Was her family from Warsaw?
ReplyDeleteWhat about Rosenthal on the US Volleyball team?
ReplyDeleteIs Sean Rosenthal Jewish? I believe he is.
ReplyDeleteAlso, what about the German cyclist Maximilian Levy? He just won a bronze in the sprint event. (And a number of his family members on his webpage www.maximilian-levy.de have even more Jewish sounding names - i.e. Miriam, Sarah, David etc.)
ReplyDeleteWhat about Andrew Lauenstein from Australia?
ReplyDeleteThe Slovenian Silver Medalist Sarah Isakovic
ReplyDelete(Sarah daughter of Issac). Is she Jewish?
In swimming.
Maybe the World Maccabbi Association could post any Athleats and sports people on their site confirming their Jewish Ethnic identities.
ReplyDeletehow about wienberg in the 4x400 relay...she is great.
ReplyDeleteSarah Poewe (German Swimmer) is Jewish born to German father and South African mother.
ReplyDeleteI think Merry Moses Waterpolo is jewish also.
ReplyDeletewhat about Aly Raisman, US gymnastics
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