1989 Maccabiah Games
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The 1989 13th Maccabiah Games
brought 4,500 athletes to Israel
from 45 nations.
Jewish athletes from Hungary
participated for the first time since World War II
, Jewish athletes from Russia
had been permitted,by their country,to play for the first time.
American Ken Flax
won the gold medal
in the hammer throw
with a 78.86 meter toss.
Israel won 97 golden medel, while United States finished second with 74 golds.
The closing ceremony was held at the Western Wall
in Jerusalem for the first time.
Maccabiah Games
The Maccabiah is an international Jewish athletic event similar to the Olympics held in Israel every four years under the auspices of the Maccabi Federation, affiliated with the Maccabi World Union. The Maccabiah Games is the third largest international sports competition in the world...
brought 4,500 athletes to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
from 45 nations.
Jewish athletes from Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
participated for the first time since World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Jewish athletes from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
had been permitted,by their country,to play for the first time.
American Ken Flax
Ken Flax
Kenneth Flax is a retired American hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 80.02 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Modesto....
won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in the hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
with a 78.86 meter toss.
Israel won 97 golden medel, while United States finished second with 74 golds.
The closing ceremony was held at the Western Wall
Western Wall
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount...
in Jerusalem for the first time.