2013 Maccabiah Games

The 19th Maccabiah (Hebrew: המכביה התשע-עשרה‎) were the 19th incarnation of the Maccabiah Games, which took place July 18 to 30, 2013.

19th Maccabiah

The logo for the 19th Maccabiah Games (המכביה ה-19)
Host city	Jerusalem, Israel
Nations participating	77[1]
Debuting countries	17
Athletes participating	7,500[1]
Events	490 Medals 34 Sports
Opening ceremony	July 18, 2013
Closing ceremony	July 30, 2013
Officially opened by	Shimon Peres
Main venue	Teddy Stadium

The Games brought together 7,500 competing athletes, making it the third-largest international sporting event in the world after the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.[2][3][4] The Maccabiah held competitions in 42 disciplines, in 34 sports.[5] A number of new sports were introduced or brought back, including archery, equestrian, and handball; ice hockey was brought back for the first time since 1997.

History

The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932.[6] In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee.[7][8][9]

Opening ceremony

The Venezuelan delegation during the parade of nations.

The opening ceremonies for the 19th Maccabiah took place for the second time at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. The games were officially opened by Shimon Peres. US President Barack Obama greeted the Maccabiah through a prerecorded video.[10] Prime Minister David Cameron also greeted the Maccabiah and Team GB.[11]

During the parade of nations, giant helium balloons with the country the delegation represented accompanied each delegation.[12] Coincidentally, the opening ceremony took place on Nelson Mandela's birthday. The South African delegation carried with them a large banner reading: "Celebrating our legacy – Mandela Day".[13]

U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Aly Raisman lit the Maccabiah cauldron.[14] The opening ceremonies were celebrated with performances by a number of popular musicians, including Rami Kleinstein and Harel Skaat.[15] Additionally, Grammy-winning Israeli violinist Miri Ben-Ari and The X Factor finalist Carly Rose Sonenclar also performed at the ceremony.[16]

Notable medalists

American Olympic medalist swimmer Garrett Weber-Gale won the gold medal in the men's 100 free with a time of 48.99, and won the gold medal in the men's 50 meter sprint with a new Maccabiah record time of 22.68 seconds.[17] Andrea Murez won five gold medals in swimming for the US, and two silver medals, and received the 2013 Maccabiah Games Most Outstanding Athlete Award for Women.[18][19][20] American Major League Soccer player Ross Friedman helped Team USA capture a gold medal in soccer, leading the Games in assists.[21] In karate, American Dov Sternberg won a gold medal in Team Kata.[22]

Zach Hyman and brother Spencer helped Team Canada win a gold medal at the Games.

Marcel Felder of Uruguay won a gold medal in men's tennis.[23] Canadian National Hockey League player Zach Hyman had three goals and three assists in two games, and won a gold medal, and was joined on the team by Adam Henrich.[24][25] Canadian Sasha Gollish won the half-marathon.[26] Footballer Scott Kashket played for Team GB Under-18, winning a bronze medal.[27]

Israeli Laetitia Beck won both an individual gold medal and a team gold medal at the Games, shooting 69 in each of the three rounds, finishing 9-under, 15 strokes ahead of her next competitor.[28] Israeli Olympic sprinter Donald Sanford broke the Israeli record and won the gold medal in the 400 meter race with a time of 45.65, defeating Australian Olympic finalist Steven Solomon.[29][30] Israeli Maor Tiyouri was a silver medalist in the 3000 m.[31] Israeli Olympic racing cyclist Shani Bloch won a silver medal in the women's triathlon.[32] Israeli two-time European champion Alex Averbuch returned from retirement and won the gold medal in the pole vault.[30] Israeli Olympian Neta Rivkin won the all-around gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics. Israeli Olympic swimmer Amit Ivry won a bronze medal in the Women's 100m freestyle, with a time of 57.19.[33][34] Israeli Keren Siebner won two gold medals, in the 100m butterfly and the 400m freestyle relay team, which set a new Israeli record.[35] Israel's Olympian Alex Tripolski won the gold medal in the 10 meter air pistol with a score of 571, and the silver medal in the 50 meter free pistol with a score of 530.[36][37] Israeli Olympic badminton player Misha Zilberman won two gold medals.[38] Israeli Daniel Poleshchuk won a gold medal in Men's Open Squash.[39][40][41]

American baseball pitcher Benjamin Feinman, a recent high school graduate, threw a no-hitter on the opening day of competition for Team USA against Canada. This was the first no-hitter in the history of the Maccabiah Games. Team USA, which also had Israeli-American Dean Kremer pitching for it, went on to take the gold medal in baseball, and Feinman was selected as the MVP of the baseball competition.[42][43]

American Spencer Weisz was a member of the Under-18 USA National basketball team that won the gold medal, and he earned Most Valuable Player recognition for the tournament, as he was joined by future NFL player Anthony Firkser.[44] Stu Douglass, Ben Carter, and Evan Conti were part of Team USA's men's team, which won a gold medal in basketball.[45] Danny Schayes coached Team USA in basketball.[46] American Jacqui Kalin played basketball for Team USA and led the team to a gold medal.[47]

Participating communities

77 countries that have participated in the 19th Maccabiah.

Participating Teams[48]

Albania  Argentina  Armenia  Aruba  Australia (400)[49]  Austria  Azerbaijan  Bahamas  Belarus  Belgium  Bolivia  Bosnia-Herzegovina  Brazil (500)[50]  Canada (620)[50]  Chile  Colombia  Croatia  Cuba (55)[50][51][52]  Curaçao

Czech Republic  Denmark  Ecuador  El Salvador  Estonia  Finland  France  Georgia  Germany  Gibraltar (20)[50]  Great Britain  Greece  Guatemala  Guinea-Bissau (14)[50]  Honduras  Hong Kong (17)[50][53]  Hungary  India (28)  Israel

Italy  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Latvia  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Macedonia  Mauritius (4)[50]  Mexico  Moldova  Mongolia (1)[50][54]  Morocco (1)[50]  Netherlands  Nicaragua  Norway  Panama  Paraguay (6)[50]  Peru  Poland  Portugal

Romania  Russia  Scotland  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia (5)  South Africa  Spain  Sweden   Switzerland  Suriname  Turkey (48)[55]  Ukraine  United States (1106)[50]  Uruguay  U.S. Virgin Islands  Uzbekistan  Venezuela  Zimbabwe

Debuting countries

Debuting countries[56][57]

 Albania
 Armenia
 Aruba
 Bahamas
 Bosnia-Herzegovina
 Cuba
 Curaçao
 Ecuador
 El Salvador
 Guinea-Bissau
 Honduras
 Mauritius
 Mongolia
 Nicaragua
 Suriname

Sports

The 2013 Maccabiah Games programme featured 34 sports encompassing 42 disciplines.[58]

Archery Athletics Technical events Track & Field Half Marathon Badminton Baseball Basketball Chess Cricket Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Futsal

Golf Gymnastics Artistic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics Handball Ice Hockey Judo Karate Lawn Bowls Netball Rowing Rugby union Shooting Softball Squash

Table Tennis Taekwondo Ten Pin Bowling Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water sports Open Water Swimming Water Polo Wrestling Freestyle wrestling Greco-Roman wrestling

Calendar

Calendar of tournaments.[58]

OC

Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

CC

Closing ceremony

July	18 Thu	19 Fri	20 Sat	21 Sun	22 Mon	23 Tue	24 Wed	25 Thu	26 Fri	27 Sat	28 Sun	29 Mon	30 Tue
Ceremonies	OC												CC
Archery					●	●	●	●
Badminton				●	●	●
Baseball	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	●
Basketball	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	●		●	●
Chess	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	●		●
Cricket		●		●	●	●	●	●	●		●	●
Cycling		●		●				●
Equestrian						●	●	●
Fencing[59]				●	●
Field Hockey				●		●		●			●
Football	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	●		●	●
Futsal	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	●		●	●
Golf	●	●		●	●	●	●	●
Gymnastics						●	●	●
Half Marathon						●
Handball				●	●	●	●	●	●
Ice Hockey		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Judo[60]							●	●
Karate				●	●
Lawn Bowls		●		●	●	●	●	●	●		●
Netball				●	●	●	●	●	●		●
Open Water											●
Rhythmic Gymnastics											●
Rowing					●	●	●	●	●
Rugby[61]		●		●	●	●		●	●		●	●
Shooting		●			●	●	●
Softball	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	●		●	●
Squash				●	●	●	●	●			●	●
Swimming				●	●	●	●	●	●
Table Tennis[62]				●	●	●	●	●
Taekwondo							●
Ten Pin Bowling				●	●	●	●	●
Tennis	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	●		●	●
Track and Field						●	●	●
Triathlon									●
Volleyball				●	●	●	●	●	●		●
Water Polo		●		●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Wrestling				●	●
July	18 Thu	19 Fri	20 Sat	21 Sun	22 Mon	23 Tue	24 Wed	25 Thu	26 Fri	27 Sat	28 Sun	29 Mon	30 Tue

Medal count

Medals table for Open competition

  *   Host nation (Israel)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Israel*	153	135	123	411
2	United States	77	60	59	196
3	Canada	9	11	14	34
4	Australia	6	7	10	23
5	Brazil	5	5	12	22
6	South Africa	4	4	9	17
7	Hungary	3	3	9	15
8	France	3	2	0	5
9	Argentina	2	8	4	14
10	Ukraine	2	2	4	8
11	Germany	2	1	3	6
12	Azerbaijan	2	0	1	3
13	Russia	1	5	10	16
14	Great Britain	1	5	4	10
15	Mexico	1	3	3	7
16	Netherlands	1	1	2	4
17	Slovenia	1	1	1	3
18	Cuba	1	0	2	3
19	Latvia	0	1	4	5
Totals (19 nations)		274	254	274	802

Combined medals table for all competitions (Juniors, Open, Paralympic, Masters)

  *   Host nation (Israel)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Israel*	285	271	299	855
2	United States	103	94	120	317
3	Russia	24	22	26	72
4	Canada	15	18	24	57
5	Australia	9	18	12	39
6	Brazil	8	6	16	30
7	Ukraine	8	4	3	15
8	South Africa	7	7	16	30
9	Hungary	4	2	8	14
10	Germany	4	1	4	9
11	Argentina	3	12	16	31
12	Great Britain	3	9	12	24
13	France	3	3	1	7
14	MWU	3	2	9	14
15	Mexico	2	2	8	12
16	Azerbaijan	2	0	3	5
17	Austria	2	0	1	3
18	Netherlands	1	2	2	5
19	Cuba	1	1	3	5
20	Slovenia	1	1	2	4
Totals (20 nations)		488	475	585	1548

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External links

Official

• Maccabiah 2013 Opening Ceremony Info

Unofficial

• Summaries of each of the Games