Weitz was born in Chernihiv, in the Soviet Union.[3] He was ranked in the top 5 in the Soviet Union, before he made aliyah (emigrated) to Israel in 1974.[3][4]
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He competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in Weightlifting—Men's Featherweight.[3][5] Weitz placed 5th, with a combined lift of 578.7 pounds (262.5 kg; 110.0 kg in the snatch, and 152.5 kg in the clean and jerk), behind the bronze medalist Kazumasa Hirai of Japan's combined lift of 275.0 kg.[3][6][7] It was then the closest Israel had ever come to winning an Olympic medal.[8] At the time, he was 5–2.5 (160 cm) tall, and weighed 130 lbs (59 kg).[5]
Weitz won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1976 Asian Games, with a combined lift of 260 kg.[3] He was Israel's Sportsman of the Year that year.[3]
In 1998, Weitz was honored as one of the top 50 athletes in Israel's history.[3]
Referencesedit
^Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN9781602800137.
^"Edward WEITZ - Olympic Weightlifting - Israel". 16 June 2016.
^ abcdefgh. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
^"The Bakersfield Californian from Bakersfield, California · Page 22".
^"Israel Sets Sail for Olympic Gold". Special to the JTA. 31 July 1984.
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eduard, weitz, אדוארד, וייץ, also, edward, born, april, 1946, israeli, former, olympic, weightlifter, personal, informationnative, nameאדוארד, וייץborn, 1946, april, 1946, chernihiv, soviet, unionheight5, weight130, sportcountry, israelsportweightliftingweight. Eduard Weitz אדוארד וייץ also Edward born April 16 1946 is an Israeli former Olympic weightlifter 1 2 3 Eduard WeitzPersonal informationNative nameאדוארד וייץBorn 1946 04 16 April 16 1946 age 78 Chernihiv Soviet UnionHeight5 2 5 160 cm Weight130 lb 59 kg SportCountry IsraelSportWeightliftingWeight classMen s Featherweight Weitz was born in Chernihiv in the Soviet Union 3 He was ranked in the top 5 in the Soviet Union before he made aliyah emigrated to Israel in 1974 3 4 Career editHe competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Quebec Canada in Weightlifting Men s Featherweight 3 5 Weitz placed 5th with a combined lift of 578 7 pounds 262 5 kg 110 0 kg in the snatch and 152 5 kg in the clean and jerk behind the bronze medalist Kazumasa Hirai of Japan s combined lift of 275 0 kg 3 6 7 It was then the closest Israel had ever come to winning an Olympic medal 8 At the time he was 5 2 5 160 cm tall and weighed 130 lbs 59 kg 5 Weitz won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1976 Asian Games with a combined lift of 260 kg 3 He was Israel s Sportsman of the Year that year 3 In 1998 Weitz was honored as one of the top 50 athletes in Israel s history 3 References edit Wechsler Bob 2008 Day by Day in Jewish Sports History KTAV Publishing House Inc ISBN 9781602800137 Edward WEITZ Olympic Weightlifting Israel 16 June 2016 a b c d e f g h lt head gt lt body gt lt body gt lt HTML gt lt head gt Weitz Eduard Jews in Sports Virtual Museum Archived from the original on 2016 10 18 Retrieved 2016 08 25 The Bakersfield Californian from Bakersfield California Page 22 a b Eduward Weitz Bio Stats and Results Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Who s who in Israel and in the work for Israel abroad Bronfman amp Cohen Publications 1978 Weightlifting at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games Men s Featherweight Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 Israel Sets Sail for Olympic Gold Special to the JTA 31 July 1984 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eduard Weitz amp oldid 1168831177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
