Olympic Games


Between 1896 and 2010, Jews won over 300 medals in Olympic competition. (See Table: Jewish Olympic Medal Winners.) In addition, Alfred Hajos (Guttmann) of Hungary, a winner of Olympic swimming medals, was awarded a silver medal in architecture in 1924, and Ferenc Mezo (1885–1961) of Hungary received a 1928 gold medal in literature. As the official historian of the Olympic Games, Mezo wrote numerous articles and books on the subject. He served as a member of the International Olympic Committee and president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee.

[Jesse Harold Silver]

Jewish Olympic Medal Winners: G=Gold S=Silver B=Bronze

G S B
1896 - Athens
Alfred Flatow, Germany, gymnastics 3
Felix Schmal, Austria, cycling. 1
Felix Flatow, Germany, gymnastics 2
Alfred Hajos-Guttmann, Hungary, swimming 2
Dr. Paul Neumann, Austria, swimming 1
Alfred Flatow, Germany, gymnastics 1
Felix Schmal, Austria, cycling. 2
Otto Herschmann, Austria, swimming 1
1900 - Paris
Myer Prinstein, USA, track 1
Myer Prinstein, USA, track 1
Otto Wahle, Austria, swimming 2
Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild, France, polo 1
Siegfried Flesch, Austria, fencing 1
1904 - St. Louis
Myer Prinstein, USA, track 2
Samuel Berger, USA, boxing 1
Daniel Frank, USA, track 1
Otto Wahle, Austria, swimming 1
1908 - London
Dr. Jeno Fuchs, Hungary, fencing 2
Dr. Oszkar Gerde, Hungary, fencing 1
Lajos Werkner, Hungary, fencing 1
Alexandre Lippmann, France, fencing 1
Richard Weisz, Hungary, wrestling 1
Jean Stern, France, fencing 1
Alexander Lippmann, France, fencing 1
Harald Bohr, Denmark, soccer 1
Edgar Seligman, Great Britain, fencing 1
Odon Bodor, Hungary, track 1
Otto Scheff, Austria, swimming 1
Clair S. Jacobs, USA, track 1
1912 - Stockholm
Dr. Jeno Fuchs, Hungary, fencing 2
Dr. Oszkar Gerde, Hungary, fencing 1
Lajos Werkner, Hungary, fencing 1
Gaston Salmon, Belgium, fencing 1
Jacques Ochs, Belgium, fencing 1
Edgar Seligman, Great Britain, fencing 1
Dr. Otto Herschmann, Austria, fencing 1
Abel Kiviat, USA, track 1
Alvah T. Meyer, USA, track 1
Ivan Osiier, Denmark, fencing 1
Imre Gellert, Hungary, gymnastics 1
Josephine Sticker, Austria, swimming 1
Mor Kovacs (Koczan), Hungary, track 1
1920 - Antwerp
Samuel Mosberg, USA, boxing 1
Alexandre Lippmann, France, fencing 1
Samuel Gerson, USA, wrestling 1
Gerard Blitz, Belgium, waterpolo 1
Maurice Blitz, Belgium, waterpolo 1
Fred Meyer, USA, wrestling 1
Montgomery "Moe" Herzowitch, Canada, boxing 1
Gerard Blitz, Belgium, swimming 1
Alexandre Lippmann, France, fencing 1
1924 - Chamonix/Paris
Harold Abrahams, Great Britain, track 1
Elias Katz, Finland, track 1
Alexandre Lippmann, France, fencing 1
Louis A. Clarke, USA, track 1
Jackie Fields, USA, boxing 1
Janos Garai, Hungary, fencing 1
Harold Abrahams, Great Britain, track 1
Elias Katz, Finland, track 1
Gerard Blitz, Belgium, waterpolo 1
Maurice Blitz, Belgium, waterpolo 1
Alfred Hajos-Guttmann, Hungary, architecture 1
Baron H.L. De Morpurgo, Italy, tennis 1
Janos Garai, Hungary, fencing 1
Sydney Jelinek, USA, crew 1
1928 - St. Moritz/Amsterdam
Fanny Rosenfeld, Canada, track 1
Attila Petschauer, Hungary, fencing 1
Hans Haas, Austria, weightlifting 1
Dr. Sandor Gombos, Hungary, fencing 1
Janos Garai, Hungary, fencing 1
Dr. Ferenc Mezo, Hungary, literature 1
Fanny Rosenfeld, Canada, track 1
Attila Petschauer, Hungary, fencing 1
Lillian Copeland, USA, track 1
Fritzie Burger, Austria, figure skating 1
Ellis R. Smouha, Great Britain, track 1
Harry Devine, USA, boxing 1
Harry Isaacs, South Africa, boxing 1
S. Rabin, Great Britain, wrestling 1
1932 - Lake Placid/Los Angeles
Attila Petschauer, Hungary, fencing 1
Endre Kabos, Hungary, fencing 1
Gyorgy Brody, Hungary, waterpolo 1
Miklos Skarnay, Hungary, water polo. 2
Irving Jaffee, USA, speed-skating 2
Lillian Copeland, USA, track 1
George Gulack, USA, gymnastics 1
Hans Haas, Austria, weightlifting 1
Abraham Kurland, Denmark, wrestling 1
Dr. Philip Erenberg, USA, gymnastics 1
Fritzie Burger, Austria, figure skating 1
Rudolf Ball, Germany, ice hockey 1
Endre Kabos, Hungary, fencing 1
Nikolaus Hirschl, Austria, wrestling 1
Nathan Bor, USA, Boxing 1
Albert Schwartz, USA, swimming 1
Jadwiga Wajsowna (Weiss), Poland, track 1
1936 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen/Berlin
Gyorgy Brody, Hungary, water polo 1
Miklos Skarnay, Hungary, water polo. 2
Endre Kabos, Hungary, fencing 2
Samuel Balter, USA, basketball 1
Irving Meretsky, Canada, basketball 1
Helene Mayer, Germany, fencing 1
Jadwiga Wajsowna (Weiss), Poland, track 1
Gerard Blitz, Belgium, waterpolo 1
1948 - St. Moritz/London
Frank Spellman, USA, weightlifting 1
Henry Wittenberg, USA, wrestling 1
Agnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnastics 1
Dr. Steve Seymour, USA, track 1
James Fuchs, USA, track 1
Norman C. Armitage, USA, fencing 1
1952 - Oslo/Helsinki
Maria Gorokhovskaya, USSR, gymnastics 1
Boris Gurevich, USSR, wrestling 1
Mikhail Perelman, USSR, gymnastics 1
Agnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnastics 1
Judit Temes, Hungary, swimming 1
Eva Szekely, Hungary, swimming 1
Claude Netter, France, fencing 1
Dr. Gyorgy Karpati, Hungary, waterpolo 1
Sandor Geller, Hungary, soccer 1
Grigori Novak, USSR, weightlifting 1
Agnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnastics 1
Maria Gorokhovskaya, USSR, gymnastics 1
Henry Wittenberg, USA, wrestling 1
Lev Vainshtein, USSR, shooting 1
Agnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnastics 2
Judit Temes, Hungary, swimming 1
James Fuchs, USA, track 1
1956 - Cort. d’Ampezzo/Melbourne
Alice Kertesz, Hungary, gymnastics 1
Leon Rottman, Romania, canoeing 1
Laszlo Fabian, Hungary, canoeing 1
Isaac Berger, USA, weightlifting 1
Agnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnastics 4
Dr. Gyorgy Karpati, Hungary, waterpolo 1
Boris Gurevich, USSR, wrestling 1
1960 - Squaw Valley/Rome
Mark Midler, USSR, fencing 1
Allan Jay, Great Britain, fencing 2
Vladimir Portnoi, USSR, gymnastics 1
Isaac Berger, USA, weightlifting 1
Boris Goikhman, USSR, waterpolo 1
Ildiko Uslaky-Rejto, Hungary, fencing 1
Klara Fried, Hungary, canoeing 1
Moses Blass, Brazil, basketball 1
Albert Axelrod, USA, fencing 1
Vladimir Portnoi, USSR, gymnastics 1
David Segal, Great Britain, track 1
Robert Halperin, USA, yachting 1
Rafael Grach, USSR, speed-skating 1
Leon Rottman, Romania, canoeing 1
Imre Farkas, Hungary, canoeing 1
Dr. Gyorgy Karpati, Hungary, waterpolo 1
1964 - Innsbruck/Tokyo
Lawrence Brown, USA, basketball 1
Gerald Ashworth, USA, track 1
Grigory Kriss, USSR, fencing 1
Mark Rakita, USSR, fencing 1
Dr. Gyorgy Karpati, Hungary, waterpolo 1
Tamas Gabor, Hungary, fencing 1
Mark Midler, USSR, fencing 1
Arpad Orban, Hungary, soccer 1
Ildiko Uslaky-Rejto, Hungary, fencing 2
Irena Kirszenstein, Poland, track 1
Yakov Rylsky, USSR, fencing 1
Irena Kirszenstein, Poland, track 2
Alain Calmat, France, figure skating 1
Marilyn Ramenofsky, USA, swimming 1
Isaac Berger, USA, weightlifting 1
Vivian Joseph, USA, figure skating 1
Ronald Joseph, USA, figure skating 1
James Bregman, USA, judo 1
Yves Dreyfus, France, fencing 1
1968 - Grenoble/Mexico City
Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Poland, track 1
Mark Spitz, USA, swimming 2
Victor Zinger, USSR, ice hockey 1
Boris Gurevich, USSR, wrestling 1
Valentin Mankin, USSR, yachting 1
Mark Rakita, USSR, fencing 1
Eduard Vinokurov, USSR, fencing 1
Mark Spitz, USA, swimming 1
Mark Rakita, USSR, fencing 1
Grigory Kriss, USSR, fencing 2
Josef Vitebsky, USSR, fencing 1
Semyon Belits-Geiman, USSR, swimming 1
Ildiko Uslaky-Rejto, Hungary, fencing 1
Ildiko Uslaky-Rejto, Hungary, fencing 1
Mark Spitz, USA, swimming 1
Semyon Belits-Gieman, USSR, swimming 1
Naum Prokupets, USSR, canoeing 1
Ildiko Uslaky-Rejto, Hungary, fencing 1
1972 - Sapporo/Munich
Mark Spitz, USA, swimming 7
Valentin Mankin, USSR, yachting 1
Faina Melnik, USSR, track 1
Neal Shapiro, USA, equestrianism 1
Ildiko Sagine-Rejto, Hungary, fencing 1
Mark Rakita, USSR, fencing 1
Eduoard Vinokurov, USSR, fencing 1
Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary, swimming 1
Neal Shapiro, USA, equestrianism 1
Grigory Kriss, USSR, fencing 1
Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary, swimming 1
Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Poland, track 1
Donald Cohan, USA, yachting 1
Peter Asch, USA, water polo 1
1976 - Innsbruck/Montreal
Irena Szewinska, Poland, track 1
Ernest Grunfeld, USA, basketball 1
Eduard Vinokurov, USSR, fencing 1
Yuriy Liapkin, USSR, ice hockey 1
Valentin Mankin, USSR, yachting 1
Wendy Weinberg, USA, swimming 1
Victor Zilberman, Romania, boxing 1
Edith Master, USA, equestrianism 1
Ildiko Sagine-Rejto, Hungary, fencing 1
1980 - Lake Placid/Moscow
Valentin Mankin, USSR, yachting 1
Svyetlana Krachevskya, USSR, track and field 1
1984 - Sarajevo/Los Angeles
Johan Harmenberg, Sweden, fencing 1
Mitch Gaylord, USA, gymnastics 1 1
Carina Benninga, Netherlands, field hockey 1
Dara Torres, USA, swimming 1
Robert Berland, USA, judo 1
Mitch Gaylord, USA, gymnastics 1
Bernard Rajzman, Brazil, volleyball 1
Mitch Gaylord, USA, gymnastics 2
Mark Berger, Canada, judo 1
1988 - Calgary/Seoul
Dara Torres, USA, swimming 1
Brad Gilbert, USA, tennis 1
Carina Benninga, Netherlands, field hockey 1
Seth Bauer, USA, rowing 1
1992 - Albertville/Barcelona
Joseph Jacobi, USA, canoeing 1
Dara Torres, USA, swimming 1
Valeri Belenki, Unified Team, gymnastics 1
Yael Arad, Israel, judo 1
Arbital Selinger, Netherlands, volleyball 1
Shay Oren Smadga, Israel, judo 1
Valeri Belenki, Uni.ed Team, gymnastics 1
Dan Greenbaum, USA, volleyball 1
1994 - Lillehammer (winter)
1996 - Atlanta
Sergei Sharikov, Russia, fencing 1
Kerri Strug, USA, gymnastics 1
Sergei Sharikov, Russia, fencing 1
Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi, France, canoe 1
Gal Fridman, Israel, sailing 1
Maria Mazina, Russia, fencing 1
1998 - Nagano (winter)
2000 - Sydney
Anthony Ervin, Hungary, gymnastics 1
Lenny Krayzelburg, USA, swimming 3
Dara Torres, USA, swimming 2
Sergei Sharikov, Russia, fencing 1
Maria Mazina, Russia, fencing 2
Adriana Behar, Brazil, beach volleyball 1
Anthony Ervin, USA, swimming 1
Scott Goldblatt, USA, swimming 1
Jason Lezak, USA, swimming 1
Yulia Raskina, Belarus, rhythmic gymnastics 1
Sara Whalen, USA, soccer 1
Dara Torres, USA, swimming 3
Robert Dover, USA, equestrian 1
Michael Kalganov, Israel, canoe/kayak 1
2002 - Salt Lake City (winter)
Sarah Hughes, USA, figure skating 1
Ilya Averbukh, Russia, ice dancing 1
Irina Slutskaya, Russia, figure skating 1
2004 - Athens
Gal Fridman, Israel, sailing 1
Lenny Krayzelburg, USA, swimming 1
Jason Lezak, USA, swimming 2   1
Scott Goldblatt, USA, swimming 1  
Nicolas Massu, Chile, tennis 2  
Gavin Fingleson, Australia, baseball 1
Adriana Behar, Brazil, beach volleyball 1
Arik Ze'evi, Israel, judo 1
Deena Kastor, USA, athletics 1
Robert Dover, USA, riding 1
Sada Jacobson, USA, fencing   1
Sarah Poewe, Germany, swimming 1
Sergei Sharikov, Russia, fencing 1
2006 - Turin (winter)  
Sasha Cohen, USA, figure skating 1
Ben Agosto, USA, ice dancing 1
Irina Slutskaya, Russia, figure skating   1
2008 - Beijing  
Jason Lezak, USA, swimming 2   1
Garrett Weber-Gale, USA, swimming 2  
Ben Wildman-Tobriner, USA, swimming 1  
Vasyl Fedoryshyn, Ukraine, wrestling 1
Sada Jacobson, USA, fencing 1 1
Merrill Moses, USA, water polo 1
Dara Torres, USA, swimming 3
Josh West, Great Britain, rowing 1
Gisele Kanevsky, Argentina, field hockey   1
Sharar Zubari, Israel, windsurfing   1
2010 - Vancouver (winter)    
Steve Mesler, USA, bobsleigh 1    

 


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