Dov (Dubi) Lupi (born August 24, 1948)
is a retired
Israeli-American
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Olympic
gymnast
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...
who competed as well for
Washington State University
Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant unive ...
. He competed for
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
in the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
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in
Montreal, Quebec
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...
, Canada, where he ranked 68th in the individual all-around competition with a score of 106.45 points, and 38th in parallel bars.
He also competed for Team Israel at the
1977 Maccabiah Games
At the 10th Maccabiah Games in Israel, more than 2,800 athletes from 34 countries participated in 26 different sports, including chess and bridge.
The opening ceremonies were held on July 12, 1977, in Ramat Gan Stadium before a crowd of 50,000 p ...
, where he had the best overall standing, with a gold medal in the horse and with several silver medals.
''The Jewish Olympics''
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He was born and raised on Kibbutz Sarid
Sarid ( he, שָׂרִיד) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Migdal HaEmek, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History Ottoman-era village of Khanâfis
During the Ottoma ...
in Israel.
References
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1948 births
Living people
Competitors at the 1977 Maccabiah Games
Jewish gymnasts
Maccabiah Games medalists in gymnastics
Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for Israel
Israeli male artistic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts of Israel
Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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