THIRD MACCABIAH

The Third Maccabiah: 5711 September 28 to October 11, 1950

Basic Facts

Approximately 800 athletes from 20 countries participated in 17 competitive events.
The Third Maccabiah was the first to take place in Israel - as an independent state
For the first time ever, all Jewish athletes were able to participate – including member of Hapoel.

Notable Athlethes and Sports Achievements

Eliezer Shpiegel, Israeli soccer star of the 1960s and the father of Giora Shpiegel, the future soccer player for Maccabi Tel Aviv;
Frieda Bearson Lichtbau, Gold Medal winner for the discus throw and mother of Aviv Lichtbau, future track and field competitor and all-star women’s basketball player;
Tennis player Edith Cohen Mintz, mother of Tanchum Cohen Mintz, a future member of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team and grandmother of Uri Cohen Mintz who now plays basketball for Maccabi Ramat Gan and the Israeli all-star team.
Wrestler Henry Wittenberg, Gold Medal winner in the London 1948 Olympics.

Joining the Party: Countries who participated for the first time