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Hadar Rubinstein
Hadar Rubinstein (; born April 11, 1967) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer. She was born in Israel, and is Jewish. Swimming career Swimming for Israel at the age of 14 at the 1981 Maccabiah Games, she won gold medals in the women's 100 m butterfly with a time of 1:05.67, and in the women's 200 m butterfly (setting an Israeli record). When she competed in the Olympics, she was tall and weighed . She competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, in swimming at the age of 17. Swimming in the Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle, Women's 400 metre freestyle she came in 21st with a time of 4:34.95, competing in the Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly, Women's 200 metre butterfly she came in 26th with a time of 2:22.78, and Swimming in the Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle, Women's 200 metre freestyle she came in 26th with a time of 2:12.32. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Maccabiah Games
The 11th Maccabiah Games brought 3,450 athletes to Israel from 35 nations. The Opening Ceremony was held on July 7, 1981, before a crowd of 53,000 and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Ramat Gan Stadium, with 3,500 Jewish athletes parading past him. Representative Jack Kemp (R; New York) and a supporter of Israel, marched with the United States team. Israel won the most medals (199), with 65 gold. The United States won 188 medals, 85 gold. South Africa, Britain, and Canada had the next-most total medals. The 31-sports menu included rugby union,Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ), p.68 sailing and softball for the first time. New facilities for squash, wrestling, karate, and judo were introduced. History The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932. In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee.Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005)''1001 Fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |