Max Ordman (17 June 1926 – 12 January 2002) was a South African

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

. He competed in the men's freestyle heavyweight at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. Ordman won the light heavyweight wrestling gold medal at the

1950 Maccabiah Games The 3rd Maccabiah ( he, המכביה השלישית) took place during Sukkot from September 27 to October 8, 1950, with 17 countries competing. It was the third edition of the Maccabiah Games and the first held since the independence of the State ...

in Israel.

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1926 births 2002 deaths Maccabiah Games gold medalists for South Africa Maccabiah Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 1950 Maccabiah Games South African male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for South Africa Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Germiston {{SouthAfrica-wrestling-bio-stub