Track and field athletics is one of several sports contested at the quadrennial
Maccabiah Games
The Maccabiah Games (a.k.a. the World Maccabiah Games; he, משחקי המכביה, or משחקי המכביה העולמית; sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Olympics"), first held in 1932, are an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sp ...
competition. It has been a
Maccabiah Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event in
1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
.
Though not as competitive in recent years, several world-class and
Olympic athletes have competed at the Games in the past, such as 1964 Olympic
4 x 100 metres relay
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medalist
Gerry Ashworth
Gerald Howard "Gerry" Ashworth (born May 1, 1942 in Haverhill, Massachusetts to Earl Ashworth) was an American former track athlete and a gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He won two gold medals sprinting in t ...
(who competed in
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
), former shot put
indoor world record holder
Gary Gubner
Gary Jay Gubner (born December 1, 1942) is an American retired heavyweight weightlifter, shot putter and discus thrower. He had his best results in weightlifting, winning two world championship medals in 1962 and 1965 and placing fourth at the 1 ...
(in
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 ...
), and 1932 Olympic
shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...
gold medalist
Lillian Copeland (in
1935
Events
January
* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
* ...
).
See also
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List of Maccabiah medalists in athletics (men)
This is an incomplete list of men's Maccabiah medalists in track & field athletics from 1932 to the present.
Current program
100 metres
110 metres hurdles
200 metres
400 meters
400 metres hurdles
800 metres
15 ...
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List of Maccabiah medalists in athletics (women)
This is an incomplete list of women's Maccabiah Games, Maccabiah medalists in sport of athletics, track & field athletics from 1932 to the present.
Current Program 100 metres
100 metres hurdles
200 metres
400 metres
400 metres h ...
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List of Maccabiah records in athletics
References
Sports at the Maccabiah Games
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