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Israel At The 1984 Summer Olympics ...
Israel competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 32 competitors, 24 men and 8 women, took part in 46 events in 11 sports. Results by event Athletics Boxing Canoeing Fencing Gymnastics Judo Rhythmic gymnastics Sailing Shooting Swimming Tennis Weightlifting References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports {{Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics 1984 Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Committee Of Israel
The Olympic Committee of Israel (Hebrew: הוועד האולימפי בישראל) is the recognized National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Israel, and the governing body of Olympic sports in Israel. The OCI's headquarters is located at the National Sport Center – Tel Aviv. History In 1933 the Palestine National Olympic Committee was officially formed, and was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in May 1934, despite never competing. Although this committee represented Jews, Christians and Muslims living in Mandatory Palestine, its rules stated that they "represent dthe Jewish National Home." It was, however, controlled exclusively by Maccabi sports organization and oversaw only clubs affiliated with Maccabi, while neither rival Jewish sports organizations, such as Hapoel, nor non-Jewish sports organizations took part. Although Eretz Israel was formally invited to participate in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, it declined the invitation to attend the Games in Nazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shem-Tov Sabag
Shem-Tov Sabag (שם טוב סבג; nicknamed "Shemi"; born April 13, 1959) is an Israeli former Olympic marathoner. He won both the 1984 Lake County Marathon and the 1989 Vancouver Marathon. Early life Sabag was born in Israel, his hometown is Haifa and he later lived in Tiberias, and he is Jewish. He started running marathons at age 17, at the urging of a high school coach, but lost three years of training as he served with a tank unit in the Israel Defense Forces. Education He studied as a pre-med student at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. There, he was an All-American in cross-country. In November 1983, he came in 8th in the NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship, and in May 1984 he came in 2nd in the 10,000 meters and 6th in the 5,000 meters. Running career His personal best time in the marathon was 2-18:23, which he ran in June 1984 in Duluth, Minnesota. His personal best in the half-marathon was 1-06:13, which he ran in Philadelphia, Pennsylv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia Hatuel Czuckermann - Fencer
Lydia ( Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provinces of Uşak, Manisa and inland Izmir. The ethnic group inhabiting this kingdom are known as the Lydians, and their language, known as Lydian, was a member of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. The capital of Lydia was Sardis.Rhodes, P.J. ''A History of the Classical Greek World 478–323 BC''. 2nd edition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, p. 6. The Kingdom of Lydia existed from about 1200 BC to 546 BC. At its greatest extent, during the 7th century BC, it covered all of western Anatolia. In 546 BC, it became a province of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, known as the satrapy of Lydia or ''Sparda'' in Old Persian. In 133 BC, it became part of the Roman province of Asia. Lydian coins, made of silver, are amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviram Mizrahi
Aviram Mizrahi ( he, אבירם מזרחי) (born January 20, 1962) is an Israeli sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' .... External links Sports-Reference.com profile 1962 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Israeli male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Israel Place of birth missing (living people) {{Israel-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 Metres
The men's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program. Ian Ferguson from New Zealand won the gold, with Sweden's Lars-Erik Moberg and France's Bernard Brégeon Bernard Brégeon (born 6 July 1962) is a French sprint canoeist who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Los Angeles in 1984 with a silver in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-1 500 m events. ... winning the silver and bronze, respectively. Medalists Results Heats The 19 competitors first raced in three heats on August 6. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals with the rest competing in the repechages. Repechages Taking place on August 6, the top four finishers from each repechage advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on August 8) advanced to the final. Final The fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asif Dar
Asif Kamran Dar (born April 16, 1966) is a former boxer from Pakistan, competing in the lightweight (– 60 kg) division. He was born in Quetta. A resident of Toronto, Ontario he represented Pakistan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he was eliminated in the second round. Afterwards he competed for Canada, representing that country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea where he was also eliminated in the second round. He won the gold medal in the same weight division, two years earlier, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, beating Welshman Neil Haddock in the final. He also represented Canada at the 1987 Pan American Games The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on August 7–23, 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas c .... References * * External links * * 1966 births Living people Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shlomo Niazov
Shlomo Niazov (שלמה ניאזוב; born May 12, 1962) is an Israeli former Olympic boxer. Niazov is Jewish, and was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. Boxing career When Niazov competed in the Olympics, he was 5-7.5 (172 cm) tall, and weighed 132 lbs (60 kg). He is left-handed. Niazov competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, at the age of 22, in Boxing--Men's Lightweight, and came in tied for 33rd. Niazov was the first Israeli Olympic boxer. 1984 Olympic results Below is the record of Shlomo Niazov, an Israeli lightweight boxer who competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics: * Round of 64: lost to Asif Dar (Pakistan) by decision, 0-5 Professional boxing career In 1985 and 1986, Niazov fought five professional matches as a super lightweight. He won four of them, all by knockout. Coaching career In 2000, he and Tal Niazov founded the Israel Professional Boxing Organization (IPBO) in Raanana, Israel. They operate Combined Martial Arts (CMA), wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lyon (boxer)
John Patrick Lyon MBE (born 9 March 1962) is a retired boxer from Great Britain. Boxing career A member of the Greenall St. Helens Amateur Boxing Club he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a silver medal in the light flyweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Four years later he represented England again and won a gold medal in the men's flyweight division (– 48 kg), at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. He appeared at a third consecutive games in 1990. Lyon won eight English ABA titles, four flyweight and four light-flyweight and a bronze medal in the 1991 Acropolis Cup, retiring immediately afterwards. He was awarded an MBE for services to amateur boxing. 1988 Olympic results Below is the record of John Lyon, a British flyweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics: * Round of 64: lost to Ramazan Gul (Turkey) by decision, 1-4 P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ebo Danquah
Michael Ebo Danquah is a Ghanaian professional light fly/ fly/ super fly/bantamweight boxer of the 1980s and '90s who won the ABU light flyweight title, WBC International light flyweight title, and Commonwealth light flyweight title, and was a challenger for the WBC International super flyweight title against Torsak Pongsupa and ABU bantamweight title against Ernest Koffi [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yehuda Ben Haim
Yehuda Ben-Haim (29 September 1955 – 5 March 2012) was an Israeli boxer. He competed in the light flyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the 1988 Summer Olympics he had a first-round bye. His second-round match, however, fell on Yom Kippur Yom Kippur (; he, יוֹם כִּפּוּר, , , ) is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, the first month of the Hebrew calendar. Primarily centered on atonement and repentance, the day's ..., and he refused to compete. As a result, Ben-Haim was disqualified and eliminated from the tournament. References 1955 births 2012 deaths Light-flyweight boxers Israeli Jews Jewish boxers Olympic boxers for Israel Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Israeli male boxers 20th-century Israeli people {{Israel-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, United States. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve boxing events were contested with the participation of 354 fighters from 81 countries. A Soviet-led boycott resulted in the withdrawals of the Soviet Union, Cuba, East Germany, Bulgaria and other Eastern Bloc nations from boxing competitions. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, that was impacted by an American-led boycott, Cuban boxers won 10 medals, with 6 of them being gold, and had again been expected to do well.Cuba Withdraws From Olympic by the Associated Press, ''The New York Times'', May 24, 1984. However, the nation withdrew from the games following the announcement of the Soviet boycott. |
Athletics At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's Long Jump
These are the official results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' .... There were a total number of 23 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups, and the final held on August 6, 1984. Medalists Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification *Held on 5 August 1984 Final *Held on August 9, 1984 See also * 1982 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump * 1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump * Athletics at the Friendship Games – Women's long jump * 1986 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump * 1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump References External links Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
