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2017 Maccabiah Games

January 01, 1970

The 2017 Maccabiah Games (Hebrew: משחקי המכביה 2017), also referred to as the 20th Maccabiah Games (Hebrew: המכביה ה-20), were the 20th edition of the Maccabiah Games. They took place from 4 to 17 July 2017, in Israel. The Maccabiah Games are open to Jewish athletes from around the world, and to all Israeli citizens regardless of their religion. A total of 10,000 athletes competed, a Maccabiah Games record, making the 2017 Maccabiah Games the third-largest sporting competition in the world (after the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup).[1][6] The athletes were from 85 countries, also a record.[1] Countries represented for the first time included the Bahamas, Barbados, Cambodia, the Cayman Islands, Haiti, Malta, Morocco, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Trinidad (according to the official Games website Morocco debuted in 2013, and it does not list The Bahamas, Cambodia, Haiti, Malta, the Philippines, or Trinidad among participating nations). The athletes competed in 45 sports.

20th Maccabiah
Logo for the 20th Maccabiah Games
(המכביה ה-20)
Host cityJerusalem, Israel
Nations85[1][2]
Debuting countriesThe Bahamas, Barbados, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Malta, Morocco, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Trinidad (according to the official Games website Morocco debuted in 2013, and it does not list The Bahamas, Cambodia, Haiti, Malta, Philippines, or Trinidad among participating nations).[3][1]
Athletes10,000[4]
Events45 sports
Opening6 July 2017
Closing17 July 2017[5]
Opened byReuven Rivlin
Main venueTeddy Stadium

History edit

The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932.[7] In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee.[8][9][10] Among other Olympic and world champions, swimmer Mark Spitz won 10 Maccabiah gold medals before earning his first of nine Olympic gold medals.[11]

Opening ceremonies edit

On 6 July 2017, the opening ceremonies took place at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, with 10,000 competitors in front of 30,000 spectators.[12][13][14] Seven athletes took part in the torch lighting ceremony, including Olympic gold-medal-winner swimmers American Anthony Ervin and Frenchman Fabien Gilot.[15] Five Israelis participated in the torch lighting ceremony: Olympic medalists in judo Ori Sasson and Yarden Gerbi, three-time Olympic gymnast Neta Rivkin, National Basketball Association player Omri Casspi, and Paralympic world champion rower Moran Samuel.[15][16]

The delegation march took place before Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and others.[13][16] British Prime Minister Theresa May and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to the crowd by means of pre-recorded videos.[17]

Canadian ice hockey player Avi Steinberg proposed to his girlfriend Rachel on stage, and then married her under a chuppah on stage minutes later.[18] Singers who performed included Lior Narkis, Ester Rada, Omer Adam, Victoria Hanna, and Marina Maximillian.[13][18]

Notable competitors edit

American three-time Olympic champion swimmer Anthony Ervin won gold medals in the 50-meter freestyle (with a time of 22.05 seconds), the 100-meter freestyle (with a time of 49.76 seconds), and the 4 × 100 m medley relay (with the Americans clocking 3:41.82).[19][20] American B. J. Johnson won gold medals in the men's 100m breaststroke, with a time of 1:01.27 (a new Maccabiah record), as well as in the 200m breaststroke, with a time of 2:11.60.[21][22] In the special 4x50m relay race between Israeli and American all-star teams, American Olympic champions Lenny Krayzelburg (four Olympic golds), Jason Lezak (four Olympic golds), and Ervin, with masters swimmer Alex Blavatnik, swam a time of 1:48.23 and defeated Israeli Olympians Guy Barnea, Yoav Bruck, Eran Groumi, and Tal Stricker, who had a time of 1:51.25.[23] American Jessica Antiles won the silver medal in the 400m individual medley and a bronze medal in the 200m individual medley.[24]

In soccer, Sam Raben and Jake Rozhansky were part of Team USA's gold medal winning team. Josh Kennet won a silver medal with Great Britain in soccer.[25] Ilan Boccara played for France, which came in 7th, Alon Abelski played for Germany, and David Cuperman played for Colombia.[26] Israeli soccer player Shani David scored a goal in the final for Israel as it beat Team USA to win a gold medal in women's soccer.[27] Australian Melissa Maizels competed in soccer.[28]

Team USA won a gold medal in basketball with among others Jordan Cohen, Sam Singer, and Travis Warech, as they were coached by Doug Gottlieb.[29]

In fencing, American Olympic fencer Eli Dershwitz, former junior world champion and ranked #1 in the world the following year, won individual and team gold medal in sabre.[30][31][32][33]

Canadian Olympian Josh Binstock and his partner won the gold medal in men's beach volleyball.[34] Cricketer Zac Elkin won a gold medal with Team South Africa, and cricketer Mark Bott won a silver medal with Great Britain.[35]

Israeli-American Olympic swimmer Andrea Murez (competing now as an Israeli having moved to Israel in 2014) won the women's 100m freestyle, with a time of 55.15 seconds, and set a new Games record as she also won the 200m freestyle in 1:59.80.[36][20][37] Israeli Olympic swimmer Keren Siebner won the 200m butterfly with a time of 2:16.57.[21] Israeli Olympic swimmer Amit Ivry (59.37) and Siebner (1:00.01) won the gold and silver medals in the women's 100m butterfly.[36] Ivry, Siebner, Shahar Menahem, and Or Tamir set an Israeli national record in the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay with a time of 4:11.67 as they won a silver medal.[19] Israeli Olympian and former European Junior Swimming Champion in the 100m backstroke Yakov Toumarkin won the men's 200m backstroke in a time of 2:00.17.[21] Israeli swimmer Bar Soloveychik also competed at the Games.[38]

In track, Canadian Pan American Games medalist Sasha Gollish won gold medals in the 800m, 1,500m, and 5,000m events, and was named Female Athlete of the Games.[39] Diana Vaisman of Israel set the Games record in the 100 m dash with a time of 11.71, winning a gold medal.[40] Israeli javelin thrower Marharyta Dorozhon won the women's competition with a throw of 63.07m, qualifying her for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[41] Israeli future Olympic marathon runner Gashau Ayale won a silver medal in the 5,000 metre race.[42]

Israeli Olympic judoka Gili Cohen won the gold medal in the under-57 kg judo event.[20] Israeli Olympian Misha Zilberman won a gold medal in badminton mixed doubles, and Israeli Ksenia Polikarpova won a gold medal in badminton.[43][44]

Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram, the 2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix all-around silver medalist, won all five gold medals (the all-around, ball, ribbon, hoop, and clubs).[41] Israeli artistic gymnast Artem Dolgopyat won two gold medals in the floor exercise and pommel horse, and a bronze medal in the vault, and Israeli gymnast Andrey Medvedev won three bronze medals.[45] Israeli future Olympian and European Championships bronze medalist gymnast Lihie Raz won the gold medal in floor.[46] Israeli gymnast Ofir Netzer won a gold medal in the vault.[46]

Israeli Daniel Poleshchuk won a gold medal in Men's Open Squash.[47][48][49] 2013 World Women's Chess Champion Anna Ushenina of Ukraine won a silver medal in the second grandmasters group, which was won by Israeli grandmaster Tal Baron, in a field that included Israeli champion grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski.[50] German grandmaster Georg Meier won the main Grandmaster tournament, ahead of Ukrainian grandmaster and former European champion Alexander Moiseenko.[51]

Canadian Anthony Housefather won five medals (three silver medals and two bronze medals) in a number of Masters (35+) swimming events.[52][53]

Zack Test, with Shawn Lipman as head coach, represented the United States in rugby union, and won a bronze medal.[54]

Participating countries edit

The Maccabiah Games are open to Jewish athletes from around the world, and to all Israeli citizens regardless of their religion.[55] Some delegations have more relaxed rules about participation; for example, the Brazil junior football team included Ronald, the son of former three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldo, who is not Jewish, but has been a member of the Jewish football club Hebraica for years.[56]

The athletes were from a record 85 countries.[1][2] Countries represented for the first time include the Bahamas, Cambodia, the Cayman Islands, Haiti, Malta, Morocco, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Trinidad (according to the official Web site of the Games, Morocco debuted in 2013, official Web site of the Games does not list Malta or Trinidad among participating nations)[3][1] A total of 10,000 athletes competed, a Maccabiah Games record, making the 2017 Maccabiah Games the third-largest sporting competition in the world (after the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup).[1][6]

Israel fielded the largest delegation, with 2,500 competitors led by Olympic windsurfer Maayan Davidovich.[57][58] The US delegation of over 1,100 athletes came from over 42 states, and was the second-largest delegation.[59] For Team USA, Olympians Eli Dershwitz (fencing), Anthony Ervin (swimming), and Zach Test (rugby 7's) competed, and Olympic gold medalists and Maccabiah Games alumni Lenny Krayzelburg and Jason Lezak joined the team as Maccabi Ambassadors, and swam two exhibition relays.[59][60] The Argentinian, Australian, and Canadian delegations each had approximately 650 athletes, Brazil's delegation had 491 members, and Great Britain was represented by 375 competitors.[61][58]

The following countries sent delegations to the 2017 Maccabiah Games; numbers in parentheses indicate number of competitors:[62]

Sports edit

Athletes at the Games competed in 45 sports, at 68 sports complexes throughout Israel.[74][57] The Games recognize all Olympic sports.[75] The sports with the greatest number of competitors were soccer (1,401 athletes from 20 countries), swimming (712 competitors from 34 countries), tennis (537 competitors from 35 countries), and basketball (466 competitors from 13 countries).[76] The sporting events included:[77]

  • Aquatics
    • Swimming
    • Swimming (open water)
    • Swimming (paralympic)
    • Water Polo
  • Archery
  • Athletics
    • Half Marathon
    • Track and field
  • Badminton
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
    • Basketball
    • Wheelchair basketball
  • Bowling
    • Lawn Bowling
    • Ten Pin Bowling
  • Bridge
  • Chess
  • Cricket
  • Cycling
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
    • Football
    • Futsal
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
    • Artistic
    • Rhythmic
  • Handball
  • Ice Hockey
  • Judo
  • Karate
  • Lacrosse
  • Maccabi Men/Women
  • Netball
  • Rowing
  • Rugby
    • Rugby 7s
    • Rugby 15s
  • Softball
  • Squash
  • Table Tennis
  • Taekwondo
  • Tennis
    • Tennis
    • Wheelchair Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball
    • Volleyball
    • Beach Volleyball
  • Wrestling
    • Freestyle
    • Greco-Roman

Medal count edit

Israel won the most medals, a total of 470 (173 gold medals, 150 silver, and 147 bronze).[78][79] Team USA finished second with 164 medals (50 gold, 67 silver, and 47 bronze).[78][79] Australia came in third (40; 9 gold, 19 silver, and 12 bronze), and Canada came in fourth (23; 10 gold, 6 silver, and 7 bronze).[79] Hungary took fifth with 17 medals (6 gold, 7 silver, and 4 bronze).[79]

South Africa came in sixth with 15 medals (9 gold, 1 silver, and 5 bronze).[79] Tied for seventh with 14 medals were Germany (7 gold, 1 silver, and 6 bronze), Great Britain (4 gold, 5 silver, and 5 bronze), and Russia (1 gold, 2 silver, and 11 bronze).[79] Ukraine came in 10th with 13 medals (3 gold, 8 silver, and 2 bronze), followed by France with 12 (3 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze).[79]

Medals table for Open competition (Senior; 291 gold) edit

59 countries; 30 countries won medals.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Israel*173150147470
2  United States506747164
3  Canada106723
4  Australia9191240
5  South Africa91515
6  Germany71614
7  Hungary67417
8  Great Britain45514
9  Ukraine38213
10  France35412
11  Argentina3238
  Brazil3238
13  Mexico2136
14  Netherlands2114
15  Poland2002
16  Russia121114
17  Switzerland1113
18  Georgia1102
19  Latvia1023
20  Spain1001
21  Czech Republic0224
22  Venezuela0213
23  Italy0123
24  Bolivia0101
  Kazakhstan0101
26  Uruguay0022
27  China0011
  Ireland0011
  Lithuania0011
  Slovenia0011
Totals (30 entries)291286274851
  • Source: maccabiah.com

Medals table for Masters competition edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Israel*117150139406
2  United States29182067
3  Argentina16121644
4  Australia11134670
5  Venezuela63413
6  Brazil5121128
7  Canada472233
8  Uruguay3227
9  South Africa25411
10  Austria2226
11  Germany2169
12  Great Britain2136
13  Costa Rica1113
  Peru1113
15  Puerto Rico1023
16  Russia1012
  Ukraine1012
18  Finland1001
19  Hong Kong0336
20  Mexico0202
21  Curaçao0123
22  Azerbaijan0101
  Chile0101
Totals (23 entries)205236286727
  • Source: maccabiah.com

Medals table for Junior competition edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Israel*918877256
2  United States532527105
3  Brazil53311
4  Argentina35210
5  Australia331521
6  Great Britain27615
7  South Africa1719
8  Russia1405
9  Mexico1225
10  Ukraine1214
11  Hungary1203
12  Cuba1012
13  Latvia1001
  Spain1001
  Turkey1001
16  Canada03912
17  Germany0224
18  France0213
19  Lithuania0202
20  Netherlands0112
21  Japan0101
  Switzerland0101
23  Barbados0011
  Poland0011
Totals (24 entries)166160150476
  • Source: maccabiah.com

Medals table for Para competition edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Israel*991028
2  Brazil2002
3  Russia1001
4  Australia0077
5  Hungary0011
  United States0011
Totals (6 entries)1291940
  • Source: maccabiah.com

Closing ceremony edit

The closing ceremony in Latrun, between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, on July 17, 2017, was hosted by Bar Refaeli.[80][81][82] Refaeli presented Canadian Pan American Games medalist Sasha Gollish, who won three gold medals in track, with the Female Athlete of the Games Award.[83] Israeli Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev passed the Maccabiah torch to a number of Maccabiah athletes.[81][82]

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2017, maccabiah, games, hebrew, משחקי, המכביה, 2017, also, referred, 20th, maccabiah, games, hebrew, המכביה, were, 20th, edition, maccabiah, games, they, took, place, from, july, 2017, israel, maccabiah, games, open, jewish, athletes, from, around, world, isra. The 2017 Maccabiah Games Hebrew משחקי המכביה 2017 also referred to as the 20th Maccabiah Games Hebrew המכביה ה 20 were the 20th edition of the Maccabiah Games They took place from 4 to 17 July 2017 in Israel The Maccabiah Games are open to Jewish athletes from around the world and to all Israeli citizens regardless of their religion A total of 10 000 athletes competed a Maccabiah Games record making the 2017 Maccabiah Games the third largest sporting competition in the world after the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup 1 6 The athletes were from 85 countries also a record 1 Countries represented for the first time included the Bahamas Barbados Cambodia the Cayman Islands Haiti Malta Morocco the Philippines Singapore South Korea and Trinidad according to the official Games website Morocco debuted in 2013 and it does not list The Bahamas Cambodia Haiti Malta the Philippines or Trinidad among participating nations The athletes competed in 45 sports 20th MaccabiahLogo for the 20th Maccabiah Games המכביה ה 20 Host cityJerusalem IsraelNations85 1 2 Debuting countriesThe Bahamas Barbados Cambodia Cayman Islands Haiti Malta Morocco Philippines Singapore South Korea and Trinidad according to the official Games website Morocco debuted in 2013 and it does not list The Bahamas Cambodia Haiti Malta Philippines or Trinidad among participating nations 3 1 Athletes10 000 4 Events45 sportsOpening6 July 2017Closing17 July 2017 5 Opened byReuven RivlinMain venueTeddy Stadium 19th Maccabiah21st Maccabiah Contents 1 History 2 Opening ceremonies 3 Notable competitors 4 Participating countries 5 Sports 6 Medal count 6 1 Medals table for Open competition Senior 291 gold 6 2 Medals table for Masters competition 6 3 Medals table for Junior competition 6 4 Medals table for Para competition 7 Closing ceremony 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory editThe Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932 7 In 1961 they were declared a Regional Sports Event by and under the auspices and supervision of the International Olympic Committee 8 9 10 Among other Olympic and world champions swimmer Mark Spitz won 10 Maccabiah gold medals before earning his first of nine Olympic gold medals 11 Opening ceremonies editOn 6 July 2017 the opening ceremonies took place at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem with 10 000 competitors in front of 30 000 spectators 12 13 14 Seven athletes took part in the torch lighting ceremony including Olympic gold medal winner swimmers American Anthony Ervin and Frenchman Fabien Gilot 15 Five Israelis participated in the torch lighting ceremony Olympic medalists in judo Ori Sasson and Yarden Gerbi three time Olympic gymnast Neta Rivkin National Basketball Association player Omri Casspi and Paralympic world champion rower Moran Samuel 15 16 The delegation march took place before Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others 13 16 British Prime Minister Theresa May and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to the crowd by means of pre recorded videos 17 Canadian ice hockey player Avi Steinberg proposed to his girlfriend Rachel on stage and then married her under a chuppah on stage minutes later 18 Singers who performed included Lior Narkis Ester Rada Omer Adam Victoria Hanna and Marina Maximillian 13 18 Notable competitors editAmerican three time Olympic champion swimmer Anthony Ervin won gold medals in the 50 meter freestyle with a time of 22 05 seconds the 100 meter freestyle with a time of 49 76 seconds and the 4 100 m medley relay with the Americans clocking 3 41 82 19 20 American B J Johnson won gold medals in the men s 100m breaststroke with a time of 1 01 27 a new Maccabiah record as well as in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2 11 60 21 22 In the special 4x50m relay race between Israeli and American all star teams American Olympic champions Lenny Krayzelburg four Olympic golds Jason Lezak four Olympic golds and Ervin with masters swimmer Alex Blavatnik swam a time of 1 48 23 and defeated Israeli Olympians Guy Barnea Yoav Bruck Eran Groumi and Tal Stricker who had a time of 1 51 25 23 American Jessica Antiles won the silver medal in the 400m individual medley and a bronze medal in the 200m individual medley 24 In soccer Sam Raben and Jake Rozhansky were part of Team USA s gold medal winning team Josh Kennet won a silver medal with Great Britain in soccer 25 Ilan Boccara played for France which came in 7th Alon Abelski played for Germany and David Cuperman played for Colombia 26 Israeli soccer player Shani David scored a goal in the final for Israel as it beat Team USA to win a gold medal in women s soccer 27 Australian Melissa Maizels competed in soccer 28 Team USA won a gold medal in basketball with among others Jordan Cohen Sam Singer and Travis Warech as they were coached by Doug Gottlieb 29 In fencing American Olympic fencer Eli Dershwitz former junior world champion and ranked 1 in the world the following year won individual and team gold medal in sabre 30 31 32 33 Canadian Olympian Josh Binstock and his partner won the gold medal in men s beach volleyball 34 Cricketer Zac Elkin won a gold medal with Team South Africa and cricketer Mark Bott won a silver medal with Great Britain 35 Israeli American Olympic swimmer Andrea Murez competing now as an Israeli having moved to Israel in 2014 won the women s 100m freestyle with a time of 55 15 seconds and set a new Games record as she also won the 200m freestyle in 1 59 80 36 20 37 Israeli Olympic swimmer Keren Siebner won the 200m butterfly with a time of 2 16 57 21 Israeli Olympic swimmer Amit Ivry 59 37 and Siebner 1 00 01 won the gold and silver medals in the women s 100m butterfly 36 Ivry Siebner Shahar Menahem and Or Tamir set an Israeli national record in the women s 4 100 m medley relay with a time of 4 11 67 as they won a silver medal 19 Israeli Olympian and former European Junior Swimming Champion in the 100m backstroke Yakov Toumarkin won the men s 200m backstroke in a time of 2 00 17 21 Israeli swimmer Bar Soloveychik also competed at the Games 38 In track Canadian Pan American Games medalist Sasha Gollish won gold medals in the 800m 1 500m and 5 000m events and was named Female Athlete of the Games 39 Diana Vaisman of Israel set the Games record in the 100 m dash with a time of 11 71 winning a gold medal 40 Israeli javelin thrower Marharyta Dorozhon won the women s competition with a throw of 63 07m qualifying her for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics 41 Israeli future Olympic marathon runner Gashau Ayale won a silver medal in the 5 000 metre race 42 Israeli Olympic judoka Gili Cohen won the gold medal in the under 57 kg judo event 20 Israeli Olympian Misha Zilberman won a gold medal in badminton mixed doubles and Israeli Ksenia Polikarpova won a gold medal in badminton 43 44 Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram the 2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix all around silver medalist won all five gold medals the all around ball ribbon hoop and clubs 41 Israeli artistic gymnast Artem Dolgopyat won two gold medals in the floor exercise and pommel horse and a bronze medal in the vault and Israeli gymnast Andrey Medvedev won three bronze medals 45 Israeli future Olympian and European Championships bronze medalist gymnast Lihie Raz won the gold medal in floor 46 Israeli gymnast Ofir Netzer won a gold medal in the vault 46 Israeli Daniel Poleshchuk won a gold medal in Men s Open Squash 47 48 49 2013 World Women s Chess Champion Anna Ushenina of Ukraine won a silver medal in the second grandmasters group which was won by Israeli grandmaster Tal Baron in a field that included Israeli champion grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski 50 German grandmaster Georg Meier won the main Grandmaster tournament ahead of Ukrainian grandmaster and former European champion Alexander Moiseenko 51 Canadian Anthony Housefather won five medals three silver medals and two bronze medals in a number of Masters 35 swimming events 52 53 Zack Test with Shawn Lipman as head coach represented the United States in rugby union and won a bronze medal 54 Participating countries editThe Maccabiah Games are open to Jewish athletes from around the world and to all Israeli citizens regardless of their religion 55 Some delegations have more relaxed rules about participation for example the Brazil junior football team included Ronald the son of former three time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldo who is not Jewish but has been a member of the Jewish football club Hebraica for years 56 The athletes were from a record 85 countries 1 2 Countries represented for the first time include the Bahamas Cambodia the Cayman Islands Haiti Malta Morocco the Philippines Singapore South Korea and Trinidad according to the official Web site of the Games Morocco debuted in 2013 official Web site of the Games does not list Malta or Trinidad among participating nations 3 1 A total of 10 000 athletes competed a Maccabiah Games record making the 2017 Maccabiah Games the third largest sporting competition in the world after the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup 1 6 Israel fielded the largest delegation with 2 500 competitors led by Olympic windsurfer Maayan Davidovich 57 58 The US delegation of over 1 100 athletes came from over 42 states and was the second largest delegation 59 For Team USA Olympians Eli Dershwitz fencing Anthony Ervin swimming and Zach Test rugby 7 s competed and Olympic gold medalists and Maccabiah Games alumni Lenny Krayzelburg and Jason Lezak joined the team as Maccabi Ambassadors and swam two exhibition relays 59 60 The Argentinian Australian and Canadian delegations each had approximately 650 athletes Brazil s delegation had 491 members and Great Britain was represented by 375 competitors 61 58 The following countries sent delegations to the 2017 Maccabiah Games numbers in parentheses indicate number of competitors 62 nbsp Albania 3 16 nbsp Argentina 650 nbsp Australia 650 nbsp Austria nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Barbados 2 63 nbsp Belarus nbsp Belgium nbsp Bolivia 5 64 nbsp Brazil 491 58 nbsp Canada 650 nbsp Cayman Islands 4 65 nbsp Chile nbsp China 66 nbsp Colombia nbsp Costa Rica nbsp Cuba nbsp Curacao nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Denmark nbsp Dominican Republic 1 63 nbsp El Salvador nbsp Finland nbsp France nbsp Georgia nbsp Germany nbsp Gibraltar 20 67 nbsp Great Britain 375 nbsp Greece nbsp Holland 60 including medical staff and board 68 nbsp Honduras nbsp Hong Kong nbsp Hungary nbsp India 30 69 nbsp Ireland nbsp Israel 2 500 nbsp Italy 50 70 nbsp Jamaica 2 16 nbsp Japan nbsp Kazakhstan nbsp Kyrgyzstan nbsp Latvia nbsp Lithuania 28 71 nbsp Macedonia nbsp Mexico nbsp Moldova nbsp Morocco nbsp Nicaragua nbsp Norway nbsp Panama nbsp Paraguay nbsp Peru nbsp Poland nbsp Portugal nbsp Puerto Rico nbsp Russia nbsp Serbia nbsp Singapore nbsp Slovakia nbsp Slovenia nbsp South Africa nbsp South Korea nbsp Spain nbsp Suriname nbsp Sweden nbsp Switzerland nbsp Taiwan nbsp Thailand nbsp Turkey nbsp Ukraine nbsp United States 1 100 nbsp Uruguay nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Venezuela nbsp Vietnam MWU 1 72 EMC 9 73 Sports editAthletes at the Games competed in 45 sports at 68 sports complexes throughout Israel 74 57 The Games recognize all Olympic sports 75 The sports with the greatest number of competitors were soccer 1 401 athletes from 20 countries swimming 712 competitors from 34 countries tennis 537 competitors from 35 countries and basketball 466 competitors from 13 countries 76 The sporting events included 77 Aquatics Swimming Swimming open water Swimming paralympic Water Polo Archery Athletics Half Marathon Track and field Badminton Baseball Basketball Basketball Wheelchair basketball Bowling Lawn Bowling Ten Pin Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Football Futsal Golf Gymnastics Artistic Rhythmic Handball Ice Hockey Judo Karate Lacrosse Maccabi Men Women Netball Rowing Rugby Rugby 7s Rugby 15s Softball Squash Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Tennis Wheelchair Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Volleyball Beach Volleyball Wrestling Freestyle Greco RomanMedal count editIsrael won the most medals a total of 470 173 gold medals 150 silver and 147 bronze 78 79 Team USA finished second with 164 medals 50 gold 67 silver and 47 bronze 78 79 Australia came in third 40 9 gold 19 silver and 12 bronze and Canada came in fourth 23 10 gold 6 silver and 7 bronze 79 Hungary took fifth with 17 medals 6 gold 7 silver and 4 bronze 79 South Africa came in sixth with 15 medals 9 gold 1 silver and 5 bronze 79 Tied for seventh with 14 medals were Germany 7 gold 1 silver and 6 bronze Great Britain 4 gold 5 silver and 5 bronze and Russia 1 gold 2 silver and 11 bronze 79 Ukraine came in 10th with 13 medals 3 gold 8 silver and 2 bronze followed by France with 12 3 gold 5 silver and 4 bronze 79 Medals table for Open competition Senior 291 gold edit 59 countries 30 countries won medals RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Israel 1731501474702 nbsp United States5067471643 nbsp Canada1067234 nbsp Australia91912405 nbsp South Africa915156 nbsp Germany716147 nbsp Hungary674178 nbsp Great Britain455149 nbsp Ukraine3821310 nbsp France3541211 nbsp Argentina3238 nbsp Brazil323813 nbsp Mexico213614 nbsp Netherlands211415 nbsp Poland200216 nbsp Russia12111417 nbsp Switzerland111318 nbsp Georgia110219 nbsp Latvia102320 nbsp Spain100121 nbsp Czech Republic022422 nbsp Venezuela021323 nbsp Italy012324 nbsp Bolivia0101 nbsp Kazakhstan010126 nbsp Uruguay002227 nbsp China0011 nbsp Ireland0011 nbsp Lithuania0011 nbsp Slovenia0011Totals 30 entries 291286274851 Source maccabiah com Medals table for Masters competition edit RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Israel 1171501394062 nbsp United States291820673 nbsp Argentina161216444 nbsp Australia111346705 nbsp Venezuela634136 nbsp Brazil51211287 nbsp Canada4722338 nbsp Uruguay32279 nbsp South Africa2541110 nbsp Austria222611 nbsp Germany216912 nbsp Great Britain213613 nbsp Costa Rica1113 nbsp Peru111315 nbsp Puerto Rico102316 nbsp Russia1012 nbsp Ukraine101218 nbsp Finland100119 nbsp Hong Kong033620 nbsp Mexico020221 nbsp Curacao012322 nbsp Azerbaijan0101 nbsp Chile0101Totals 23 entries 205236286727 Source maccabiah com Medals table for Junior competition edit RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Israel 9188772562 nbsp United States5325271053 nbsp Brazil533114 nbsp Argentina352105 nbsp Australia3315216 nbsp Great Britain276157 nbsp South Africa17198 nbsp Russia14059 nbsp Mexico122510 nbsp Ukraine121411 nbsp Hungary120312 nbsp Cuba101213 nbsp Latvia1001 nbsp Spain1001 nbsp Turkey100116 nbsp Canada0391217 nbsp Germany022418 nbsp France021319 nbsp Lithuania020220 nbsp Netherlands011221 nbsp Japan0101 nbsp Switzerland010123 nbsp Barbados0011 nbsp Poland0011Totals 24 entries 166160150476 Source maccabiah com Medals table for Para competition edit RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Israel 9910282 nbsp Brazil20023 nbsp Russia10014 nbsp Australia00775 nbsp Hungary0011 nbsp United States0011Totals 6 entries 1291940 Source maccabiah comClosing ceremony editThe closing ceremony in Latrun between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on July 17 2017 was hosted by Bar Refaeli 80 81 82 Refaeli presented Canadian Pan American Games medalist Sasha Gollish who won three gold medals in track with the Female Athlete of the Games Award 83 Israeli Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev passed the Maccabiah torch to a number of Maccabiah athletes 81 82 See also editSport in IsraelReferences edit a b c d e f g Records Fall Before Maccabiah Games Even Begin U S squad is largest ever in what officials say is a life changing experience Jewish Week a b Maccabiah On track for Israel The Jewish Chronicle a b וסרשפרונג אורן Delegations 20th Maccabiah 2017 www maccabiah com Archived from the original on 15 June 2017 Retrieved 26 August 2018 Maccabiah Games Your Guide to Celebrating the Jewish Olympics in Israel Maccabiah Games activities A star studded opening ceremony a night run and parties parties and more parties Haaretz Closing Ceremony 20th Maccabiah 2017 Maccabiah com a b Levine inducted into Jewish sports hall as Maccabiah athletes feted at JC Ottawa Sun The 20th Maccabiah Games A brief History Part 1 The Canadian Jewish News Helen Jefferson Lenskyj 2012 Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 9781137291158 Mitchell G Bard and Moshe Schwartz 2005 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel p 84 History of the Maccabiah Games Maccabi Australia Archived from the original on 2016 10 20 Retrieved 2017 07 04 At Maccabiah Games 300 Jewish American athletes become bar and bat mitzvah The Forward July 14 2022 המכביה ה 20 טקס הפתיחה film of opening ceremony reshet tv a b c Maccabiah Games Your guide to celebrating the Jewish Olympics in Israel Maccabiah Games activities A star studded opening ceremony a night run and parties parties and more parties Haaretz Maccabiah Games opens in style in Jerusalem A record 10 000 athletes danced and sang in a lavish ceremony in front of 30 000 spectators The Jewish Chronicle a b Ervin Gilot To Participate In Torch Lighting At Maccabiah Games SwimSwam Magazine a b c d Watch Maccabiah 2017 opens with a high energy ceremony and a surprise wedding The Times of Israel Maccabiah Games get underway with huge opening ceremony in Jerusalem J a b Maccabiah marriage A surprise proposal turned surprise wedding The Jerusalem Post a b Ervin wraps up Maccabiah experience with two more gold medals The Jerusalem Post a b c Ervin captures gold in 100 meter freestyle The Jerusalem Post a b c Ervin Opens Maccabiah Games With 100 Free Gold SwimSwam Magazine Records fall as Olympians shine at Maccabiah Games Olympic champion Anthony Ervin makes a splash at the 20th Games The Jerusalem Post Records fall as Olympians shine at Maccabiah Games The Jerusalem Post Jessica Antiles Medals In 200 IM amp 400 IM At Maccabiah Games gocolumbialions com The Official Athletics Website of Columbia University in the City of New York Retrieved 2017 10 27 Lions boys claim Maccabiah silver in Israel Maccabi London Lions FC 20 July 2017 Retrieved 26 August 2018 רגע לפני שקיעה סיכום המכביה ה 20 A moment before sunset A summary of the 20th Maccabiah ONE in Hebrew 17 July 2017 Maccabiah game action concludes ahead of closing ceremony The Jerusalem Post Desiatnik Shane 11 November 2019 Maizels moves home to Victory The Australian Jewish News Rauchbach Jake July 5 2017 2017 World Maccabiah Games basketballinsiders com Open Fencing Sabre M Results Archived 2017 07 30 at the Wayback Machine maccabiah com 18 Things to Know About Jewish Fencer Eli Dershwitz Hey Alma June 28 2021 Maccabi USA Announces The Open Fencing Team For The 20th World Maccabiah Games Login Instagram Walkover gold for Nusbaum Binstock at Maccabi Games YorkRegion com Maccabiah cricket silver a tremendous achievement The Jewish Chronicle a b Murez Picks Up 2nd Gold Of Maccabiah Games With 1 59 200 Free SwimSwam Magazine Record breaking day in the pool led by Aussie Levy setting world mark The Jerusalem Post Bar Soloveychik Swimming amp Diving University of Minnesota Athletics Canada wraps up Maccabiah games with 50 medals Canadian Jewish News World Junior Athletics News NZL www worldjuniorathleticsnewsnzl co nz a b Dorozhon wins javelin gold secures spot in World Championships The Jerusalem Post Gashau AYALE Profile World Athletics Mirskiy Dmitriy 18 October 2017 Badmintonistka Kseniya Polikarpova budet vystupat za Izrail in Russian vesty co il Retrieved 1 November 2017 Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Archived 2017 07 29 at the Wayback Machine maccabiah com 2017 Maccabiah Games Gymnastics Results Maccabiah com July 2017 Archived from the original on July 12 2017 Retrieved 10 October 2017 a b Israel Victorious at Maccabiah Games July 18 2017 Maccabi Games the squash resumes SquashSite365 www squash999 com Retrieved 26 August 2018 THE GAMES IN BRIEF August 9 2013 Retrieved 26 August 2018 via PressReader Maccabi Games Squash Finals SquashSite365 www squash999 com Retrieved 26 August 2018 Georg Meier wins 20th Maccabiah 21 July 2017 Afek Yochanan 2017 07 21 Georg Meier wins 20th Maccabiah Chess News ChessBase Retrieved 2017 08 09 Canada wraps up Maccabiah games with 50 medals The Canadian Jewish News July 21 2017 Suburban Mark Lidbetter The Maccabiah Masters medal in Jerusalem The Suburban Newspaper US Maccabiah Rugby Shawn Lipman Jewish Games not loved by all Competition and Controversy The Canadian Jewish News Soccer legend Ronaldo s son to play in Maccabiah The Times of Israel a b International Jewish athletes return to Jerusalem for 20th Maccabiah Games Heritage Florida Jewish News a b c Canadian ice hockey player gets married at Maccabiah Games opening ceremony Ynet a b Maccabi USA To Bring Largest Sports Delegation Ever To World Maccabiah Games Maccabi USA Lenny Krayzelburg amp Jason Lezak Join US Contingent for Maccabiah Games Swimming World Magazine Stars of David The history of Maccabiah The Jewish Chronicle Delegations 20th Maccabiah 2017 Archived 2017 06 15 at the Wayback Machine Maccabiah com a b At Maccabiah Games opening Singing dancing and a hockey player s wedding Jewish Telegraphic Agency Rivlin hints at disunity in address to Maccabi World Union The Jerusalem Post Zimmerman on Maccabiah Games Atmosphere is electric Archived 2017 10 01 at the Wayback Machine Cayman27 One delegation two systems Hong Kong and China team off to Maccabiah Games in Israel South China Morning Post We lost 17 0 to Argentina and next up it s Ronaldo s son Gibraltar s futsal team is having a tough time at the Maccabiah Games but their excitement is undimmed The Jewish Chronicle Dutch Maccabiah Delegation Visits the Anne Frank Memorial The Jerusalem Post Mission Maccabiah this year in Israel The Hindu Opening Thursday the Jewish Olympics is now world s third largest sporting event The Times of Israel Lithuanian Makabi Makes Successful Showing at Maccabiah Games Lithuanian Jewish Community וסרשפרונג אורן Athletes 20th Maccabiah 2017 www maccabiah com Archived from the original on 26 August 2018 Retrieved 26 August 2018 וסרשפרונג אורן Athletes 20th Maccabiah 2017 www maccabiah com Archived from the original on March 4 2018 Retrieved 26 August 2018 Water polo among sports to be contested at Maccabiah Games South Florida Sun Sentinel An Indian Cricket Team Shall be Gunning for Gold in Israel When it Takes Part in the Maccabiah Games India Times 20th Maccabiah Starts Thursday 10 000 Athletes from 80 Countries 150 000 Foreign Guests The Jewish Press The Games 20th Maccabiah 2017 Maccabiah com a b Marylanders earn medals at 20th Maccabiah Games Baltimore Sun a b c d e f g Medals 20th Maccabiah 2017 Maccabiah com In Pictures Maccabiah ends with spectacular ceremony The Jerusalem Post a b 20th Maccabiah Games open with spectacular Jerusalem ceremony The Jerusalem Post a b Athletes make last medal pushes The Jerusalem Post Canada wraps up Maccabiah games with 50 medals 21 July 2017 Retrieved 26 August 2018 External links 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