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1969 Maccabiah Games information


8th Maccabiah
Host cityTel Aviv, Israel
Nations27
Debuting countries1969 Maccabiah Games Republic of the Congo
Athletes1,450
OpeningJuly 29, 1969[1]
ClosingAugust 7, 1969[2]
Opened byDeborah Turner
Main venueRamat Gan Stadium
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Shaul Ladany (center), winner of 10-km walk, on podium during 8th Maccabiah Games at Ramat Gan Stadium (1969)

At the 8th Maccabiah Games from July 29 to August 7, 1969, 1,450 athletes from 27 countries competed in 22 sports in Israel. The final gold medal count was the United States in first place (64), Israel second (48; though it won the greatest number of total medals), and Great Britain third (11).[3][4]

Germany and Greece sent teams for the first time since the 1935 Games. A new swimming pool was dedicated at Yad Eliyahu.

  1. ^ "Spitz Wins Free-Style Swim As 8th Maccabiah Games Open". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Maccabiah Games End". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Press-Courier". The Press-Courier.
  4. ^ "U. S., ISRAEL WIN 12 MEDALS EACH". The New York Times. July 11, 1973 – via NYTimes.com.

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