By Dr. George Eisen – published in International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The following list of Jewish Olympic medalists was compiled by Dr. George Eisen, Executive Director and Associate Vice-President at Nazareth College of Rochester, New York.
Dr. Eisen is the author of many books, studies and articles, including the award-winning Children and Play in the Holocaust, Games Among the Shadows (University of Massachusetts Press, 1988), which has been translated into a multitude of languages; and Sport and Physical Education in Jewish History(Wingate Institute, Israel).
Dr. Eisen compiled the Bibliography of Sport and Leisure in Jewish History and Culture, and was primary consultant to the National Holocaust Museum (Washington, D.C.) special exhibition, The Nazi Olympics/Berlin 1936.
1896 Athens
Gold
Alfred Flatow, Germany
gymnastics, parallel bars
gymnastics, team parallel bars
gymnastics, team horizontal bar
Gustav Felix Flatow, Germany
gymnastics, team parallel bars
gymnastics, team horizontal bar
Alfred Hajos-Guttman, Hungary
swimming, 100-meter freestyle
swimming, 1,500-meter freestyle
Paul Neumann, Austria
swimming, 500-meter freestyle
Silver
Alfred Flatow, Germany
gymnastics, horizontal bar
Otto Herschmann, Austria
swimming, 100-meter freestyle
1900 Paris
Gold
Meyer Prinstein, USA
athletics, triple jump
Silver
Jean Bloch, France
soccer
Henri Cohen, Belgium
water polo
Meyer Prinstein, USA
athletics, long jump
*Otto Wahle, Austria
swimming, 1000-meter freestyle
swimming, 200-meter obstacle race
Bronze
*Siegfried Flesch, Austria
fencing, individual saber
1904 St. Louis
Gold
Samuel Berger, USA
boxing, heavyweight
Meyer Prinstein, USA
athletics, long jump
athletics, triple jump
Silver
Daniel Frank, USA
athletics, long jump
Philip Hess, USA
lacrosse
Albert Lehman, USA
lacrosse
Bronze
*Otto Wahle, Austria
swimming, 400-meter freestyle
1906 Athens (unofficial)
Gold
Henrik Hajos-Guttman, Hungary
swimming, 800-meter freestyle relay
Meyer Prinstein, USA
athletics, long jump
*Otto Scheff, Austria
swimming, 400-meter freestyle
Silver
Edgar Seligman, Great Britain
fencing, team epee
Bronze
Hugo Friend, USA
athletics, long jump
*Otto Scheff, Austria
swimming, 1500-meter freestyle
1908 London
Gold
Dezsö Földes, Hungary
fencing, team saber
Dr.Jenö Fuchs, Hungary
fencing, individual saber
fencing, team saber
Dr. Oszkár Gerde, Hungary
fencing, team saber
Alexandre Lippmann, France
fencing, team epee
Jean Stern, France
fencing, team epee
Richard Weisz, Hungary
Greco-Roman wrestling, heavyweight
Lajos Werkner, Hungary
fencing, team saber
Silver
Harald Bohr, Denmark
soccer
Alexandre Lippmann, France
fencing, individual epee
József Munk, Hungary
swimming, 4×200-meter freestyle relay
Edgar Seligman, Great Britain
fencing, team epee
Harry Simon, USA
shooting , free rifle
Edwin “Barney” Solomon, UK (Ireland)
rugby
Bethel “Bert” Solomon, UK (Ireland)
rugby
Imre Zachar, Hungary
swimming, 4×200-meter freestyle relay
Bronze
Odon Bodor, Hungary
athletics, 1,600-meter relay
Charles “Clair” Jacobs, USA
athletics, pole vault
*Otto Scheff, Austria
swimming, 400-meter freestyle
1912 Stockholm
Gold
Dezsö Földes, Hungary
fencing, team saber
Dr. Jenö Fuchs, Hungary
fencing, individual saber
fencing, team saber
Dr.Oszkár Gerde, Hungary
fencing, team saber
Jacques Ochs, Belgium
fencing, team epee
Gaston Salmon, Belgium
fencing, team epee
Lajor Werkner, Hungary
fencing, team saber
Silver
*Albert Bogen, Austria
fencing, team saber
Samu Foti, Hungary
gymnastics, team combined exercises
Imre Gellert, Hungary
gymnastics, team combined exercises
Abel Kiviat, USA
athletics, 1,500-meter run
Alvah T. Meyer, USA
athletics, 100-meter dash
Ivan Osiier, Denmark
fencing, individual epee
*Felix Pipes, Austria
tennis, doubles
Edgar Seligman, Great Britain
fencing, team epee
Bronze
*Margarete Adler, Austria
swimming, 4×100-meter freestyle relay
Dr. Otto Herschmann, Austria
fencing, team saber
*Klara Milch, Austria
swimming, 4×100-meter freestyle relay
Josephine Stricker, Austria
swimming, 4×100-meter freestyle relay
1920 Antwerp
Gold
Samuel Mosberg, USA
boxing, lightweight
Silver
Gerard Blitz, Belgium
water polo
Maurice Blitz, Belgium
water polo
Samuel Gerson, USA
freestyle wrestling, featherweight
Alexandre Lippmann, fencing
individual epee
Bronze
Gerard Blitz, Belgium
swimming, 100-meter backstroke
Montgomery “Moe” Herscovitch, Canada
boxing, middleweight
Alexandre Lippmann, France
fencing, team epee
Frederick Meyer, USA
freestyle wrestling, heavyweight
1924 Chamonix/Paris
Gold
Harold Abrahams, Great Britain
athletics, 100-meter dash
Louis Clarke, USA
athletics, 4X100-meter relay
John “Jackie” Fields, USA
boxing, featherweight
Elias Katz, Finland
athletics, 3,000-meter team cross-country
Alexandre Lippmann, France
fencing, team epee
Silver
Harold Abrahams, Great Britain
athletics, 4X100-meter relay
Gerard Blitz, Belgium
water polo
Maurice Blitz, Belgium
water polo
János Garay, Hungary
fencing, team saber
Alfred Hajós-Guttmann, Hungary
Olympic art competition, stadium design
Elias Katz, Finland
athletics, 3,000-meter individual steeplechase
Dezsö Tauber, Hungary
Olympic art competition, stadium design
Bronze
János Garay, Hungary
fencing, individual saber
Sidney Jelinek, USA
rowing, coxed-fours
Baron Umberto Luigi de Morpurgo, Italy
tennis, singles
1928 St. Moritz/Amsterdam
Gold
Estella Agsteribbe, Netherlands
women’s gymnastics, team combined exercises
János Garay, Hungary
fencing, team saber
Dr.Sándor Gombos, Hungary
fencing, team saber
*Hans Haas, Austria
weightlifting, lightweight
Elka de Levie, Netherlands
women’s gymnastics, team combined exercises
Dr. Ferenc Mezö, Hungary
Olympic art competition, epic works
Helena Nordheim, Netherlands
women’s gymnastics, team combined exercises
Attila Petschauer, Hungary
fencing, team saber
Annie Polak, Netherlands
women’s gymnastics, team combined exercises
Fanny Rosenfeld, Canada
athletics, 4X100-meter relay
†Judijke Simons, Netherlands
women’s gymnastics, team combined exercises
Silver
Istvan Barta, Hungary
water polo
Lillian Copeland, USA
athletics, discus throw
Attila Petschauer, Hungary
fencing, individual saber
Fanny Rosenfeld, Canada
athletics, 100-meter dash
Bronze
Harold Devine, USA
boxing, featherweight
Harry Isaacs, South Africa
boxing, bantamweight
Samuel Rabin, Great Britain
freestyle wrestling, middleweight
Ellis Smouha, Great Britain
athletics, 4X100-meter relay
1932 Lake Placid/Los Angeles
Gold
Istvan Barta, Hungary
water polo
Gyorgy Brody, Hungary
water polo
Lillian Copeland, USA
athletics, discus throw
George Gulack, USA
gymnastics, flying rings
Irving Jaffee, USA
speed skating, 5,000-meter
speed skating, 10,000-meter
Endre Kabos, Hungary
fencing, team saber
Attila Petschauer, Hungary
fencing, team saber
Miklos Sárkány, Hungary
water polo
Silver
Phillip Erenberg, USA
gymnastics, Indian clubs
*Hans Haas, Austria
weightlifting, lightweight
Peter Jaffe, Great Britain
yachting, Star-class
Károly Kárpáti, Hungary
freestyle wrestling, lightweight
Abraham Kurland, Denmark
Greco-Roman wrestling, lightweight
Ruth Miller, Germany
Olympic art competition, graphic art
Bronze
Rudolf Ball, Germany
ice hockey
Nathan Bor, USA
boxing, lightweight
Nickolaus Hirschl, Austria
freestyle wrestling, heavyweight
Greco-Roman wrestling, heavyweight
Endre Kabos, Hungary
fencing, individual saber
Emilia Rotter, Hungary
figure skating, pairs
Albert Schwartz, USA
swimming, 100-meter freestyle
László Szabados, Hungary
swimming, 4×200-meter freestyle relay
András Székely, Hungary
swimming, 4×200-meter freestyle relay
Lászlo Szollás, Hungary
figure skating, pair
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen/Berlin
Gold
Samuel Balter, USA
basketball
György Bródy, Hungary
water polo
*Robert Fein, Austria
weightlifting, lightweight
Endre Kabos, Hungary
fencing, individual saber
fencing, team saber
Károly Kárpáti, Hungary
freestyle wrestling, lightweight
Miklos Sárkány, Hungary
water polo
Silver
*Viktor Kalisch, Austria
kayak pairs, 1000-meters
Irving Meretzky, Canada
basketball
Bronze
Gerard Blitz, Belgium
water polo
Felix Kasper, Austria
figure skating
Emilia Rotter, Hungary
figure skating, pairs
Lászlo Szollás, Hungary
figure skating, pairs
1948 St. Moritz/London
Gold
Frank Spellman, USA
weightlifting, middleweight
Henry Wittenberg, USA
freestyle wrestling, light-heavyweight
Wally Wolf, USA
swimming, 4×200 freestyle relay
Silver
Steve Seymour, USA
athletics, javelin throw
Bronze
Dr. Éva Földes, Hungary
Olympic art competition, epic works
James Fuchs, USA
athletics, shot put
George Worth, USA
fencing, team saber
1952 Oslo/Helsinki
Gold
Robert Antal, Hungary
water polo
Sándor Geller, Hungary
soccer
Maria Gorochovskia, USSR
gymnastics, all-around individual exercises
gymnastics, team combined exercises
Boris Gurevitsch, USSR
Greco-Roman wrestling, flyweight
Ágnes Keleti, Hungary
gymnastics, floor exercises
Claude Netter, France
fencing, team foil
Mikhail Perelman, USSR
gymnastics, team combined exercises
Yakov Punkin, USSR
wrestling, Greco-Roman featherweight
Eva Székely, Hungary
swimming, 200-meter breaststroke
Judit Temes, Hungary
4×100-meter relay
Silver
Leonid Gissen, USSR
rowing, eight-oared shell with coxswain
Maria Gorochovskia, USSR
gymnastics, vault
gymnastics, asymmetrical bars
gymnastics, balance beam
gymnastics, floor exercises
gymnastics, team exercises with portable apparatus
Agnes Keleti, Hungary
gymnastics, team combined exercises
***Aleksandr Moiseyev, USSR
basketball
Grigoriy Novak, USSR
weightlifting, middle-heavyweight
Henry Wittenberg, USA
freestyle wrestling, light-heavyweight
Bronze
James Fuchs, USA
athletics, shot put
Agnes Keleti, Hungary
gymnastics, asymmetrical bars
gymnastics, team exercises with portable
apparatus
Herbert Klein, Germany
swimming, 200 m breaststroke
Judit Temes, Hungary
100-meter freestyle
Lev Vainschtein, USSR
shooting, free rifle
1956 Cort. d’Ampezzo/Melbourne
Gold
Isaac Berger, USA
weightlifting, featherweight
László Fábian, Hungary
kayak pairs, 10,000-meters
Agnes Keleti, Hungary
gymnastics, asymmetrical bars
gymnastics, floor exercises
gymnastics, balance beam
gymnastics, team exercise with portable apparatus
Aliz Kertész, Hungary
gymnastics, team exercise with portable apparatus
***Alfred Kuchevsky, USSR
ice hockey
Boris Razinsky, USSR
soccer
Leon Rotman, Romania
canoe, 1,000-meter Canadian singles
canoe, 10,000-meter Canadian singles
Igor Rybak, USSR
weightlifting, lightweight
Silver
Rafael Gratsch, USSR
speed skating, 500-meter
Agnes Keleti, Hungary
gymnastics; individual combined exercises
gymnastics, team combined exercises
Aliz Kertesz, Hungary
gymastics, team combined exercises
Claude Netter, France
fencing, team foil
Eva Szekely, Hungary
Swimming, 200-meter breaststroke
Bronze
Yves Dreyfus, France
fencing, team epee
Imre Farkas, Hungary
canoe, 10,000-meter Canadian pairs
Boris Goikhman, USSR
water polo
Armand Mouyal, France
fencing, team epee
David Tyschler, USSR
fencing, team saber
1960 Squaw Valley/Rome
Gold
***Leonid Geishtor, USSR
canoe, Canadian pairs 1000m,
Mark Midler, USSR
fencing, team foil
Irina Press, USSR
track & field, 80 m hurdles
Tamara Press, USSR
track & field, shot-put
Gyula Török, Hungary
boxing, flyweight
Silver
Isaac Berger, USA
weightlifting, featherweight
Boris Goikhman, USSR
water polo
Allan Jay, UK
fencing, individual epee
fencing, team epee
Jean Klein, France
rowing, coxed-fours
Guy Nosbaum, France
rowing, coxed-fours
Vladimir Portnoi, USSR
gymnastics, team combined exercises
Tamara Press, USSR
track & field, discus
Bronze
Albert Axelrod, USA
fencing, individual foil
Moyses Blas, Brazil
basketball
Imre Farkas, Hungary
canoe, 1,000-meter Canadian pairs
Klára Fried-Bánfalvi, Hungary
kayak, 500-meter pairs
***Rafael Gratsch, USSR
speed skating, 500-meter
Robert Halperin, USA
yachting, Star-class
***Alfred Kuchevsky, USSR
ice hockey
Vladimir Portnoi, USSR
gymnastics, long horse vault
Leon Rotman, Romania
canoe, 1,000-meter Canadian singles
David Segal, UK
athletics, 4X100-meter relay
1964(Innsbruck/Tokyo)
Gold
Gerald Ashworh, USA
athletics, 4X100-meter relay
Lawrence Brown, USA
basketball
***Boris Dubrovsky, USSR
rowing, double sculls
Tamás Gábor, Hungary
fencing, team epee
Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Poland
athletics, 4X100-meter relay
Grigory Kriss, USSR
fencing, individual epee
Mark Midler, USSR
fencing, team foil
***Georgy Mondzolevsky, USSR
volleyball
Árpád Orbán, Hungary
soccer
Irina Press, USSR
track & field, pentathlon
Tamara Press, USSR
track & field, shot-put
track & field, discuss
Mark Rakita, USSR
fencing, team saber
Silver
Nelly Abramova, USSR
volleyball
Isaac Berger, USA
weightlifting, featherweight
Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Poland
athletics, 200-meter dash
athletics, long jump
Marilyn Ramenofsky, USA
swimming, 400-meter freestyle
Bronze
***Aron Bogulyubov, USSR
judo, lightweight
James Bregman, USA
judo, middleweight
Petra Burka, Canada
figure skating
Yves Dreyfus, France
fencing, team epee
1968 Grenoble/Mexico City
Gold
Boris Gurevitsch, USSR
freestyle wrestling middleweight
Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Poland
athletics, 200-meter dash
Valentin Mankin, USSR
yachting, Finn class
***Georgy Mondzolevsky, USSR
Volleyball
Mark Rakita, USSR
fencing, team saber
Mark Spitz, USA
swimming, 400-meter freestyle relay
swimming, 800-meter freestyle relay
***Yuri Venherovsky, USSR
Volleyball
***Eduard Vinokurov, USSR
fencing, team saber
***Victor Zinger, USSR
ice hockey
Silver
Semyon Belits-Geiman, USSR
swimming, 4x100m freestyle relay
Alain Calmat, France
figure skating
***Alexandr Gorelik, USSR
figure skating , pairs
Grigory Kriss, USSR
fencing, individual epee
fencing, team epee
Mark Rakita, USSR
fencing, individual saber
Mark Spitz, USA
swimming, 100-meter butterfly
Yosif Vitebsky, USSR
fencing, team épée
Bronze
Semyon Belits-Geiman, USSR
swimming, 4x200m freestyle relay
Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Poland
athletics, 100-meter dash
***Naum Prokupets, USSR
canoeing, 1000-m Canadian pairs
Mark Spitz, USA
swimming, 100-meter freestyle
Peter Bakonyi, Hungary
fencing, team sabre
1972 Sapporo/Munich
Gold
Gyorgy Gedo, Hungary
boxing, light flyweight
Valentin Mankin, USSR
yachting, tempest class
Faina Melnik, USSR
athletics, discus throw
Mark Spitz, USA
swimming, 100-meter freestyle
swimming, 200-meter freestyle
swimming, 100-meter butterfly
swimming, 200-meter butterfly
swimming, 400-meter freestyle relay
swimming, 400-meter medley relay
swimming, 800-meter freestyle relay
Silver
Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary
swimming, 100-meter backstroke
Mark Rakita, USSR
fencing, team saber
Neal Shapiro, USA
equestrian, team jumping
***Eduard Vinokurov, USSR
fencing, team saber
Bronze
Peter Asch, USA
water polo
***Efim Chulak, USSR
volleyball
Don Cohan, USA
yachting, Dragon-class
Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary
swimming, 100-meter butterfly
Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Poland
athletics, 200-meter dash
Neal Shapiro, USA
equestrian, individual jumping
Peter Bakonyi, Hungary
fencing, team sabre
1976 Innsbruck/Montreal
Gold
Ernest Grunfeld, USA
basketball
Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Poland
athletics, 400-meter run
***Valery Shary, USSR
Weightlifting, light heavyweight
***Eduard Vinokurov, USSR
fencing, team saber
Silver
***Efim Chulak, USSR
volleyball
Natalia Kushnir, USSR
volleyball
Nancy Lieberman, USA
basketball
Valentin Mankin, USSR
yachting, tempest class
Bronze
Leonid Buryak, USSR
soccer
Edith Master, USA
equestrian team dressage
Wendy Weinberg, USA
swimming, 800-meter freestyle
Victor Zilbermann, Romania
boxing, welterweight
1980 Lake Placid/Moscow
Gold
Johan Harmenberg, Sweden
fencing, individual epee
Gennady Karponosov, USSR
ice-dancing, pairs
Valentin Mankin, USSR
yachting, star class
Silver
***Svetlana Krachevskaia , USSR,
athletics, shot put
1984 Sarajevo/Los Angeles
Gold
Carina Benninga, Netherlands
field hockey
Mitchell Gaylord, USA
gymnastics, team
Dara Torres, USA
swimming, 400-meter freestyle relay.
Silver
Daniel Adler, Brazil
yachting, sailing class
Robert Berland, USA
judo, middleweight
Mitch Gaylord, USA
gymnastics, vaulting
Bernard Rajzman, Brazil
volleyball
Bronze
Mark Berger, Canada
judo, heavyweight
Mitchell Gaylord, USA
gymnastics, rings
gymnastics, parallel bars
1988 Calgary/Seoul
Gold
Mike Milchin, USA
baseball, exhibition event
Yelena Shushunova, USSR
gymnastics, all-around
gymnastics, team
Silver
Yelena Shushunova, USSR
gymnastics, balance beam
Bronze
Seth Bauer, USA
rowing, eight-oared shell with coxswain
Carina Benninga, Netherlands
field hockey
Brad Gilbert, USA
tennis, singles
Yelena Shushunova, USSR
gymnastics, uneven bars
Dara Torres, USA
swimming, 4x100m freestyle relay
Dara Torres, USA
swimming, 4x100m medley relay
1992 Albertville/Barcelona
Gold
Valeri Belenki, CIS/Azerbaijan
gymnastics, team combined exercises
Joe Jacobi, USA
canoeing, Canadian slalom pairs
Tatiana Lysenko, CIS/Russia
gymnastics, balance beam
gymnastics, team combined exercises
Dara Torres, USA
swimming, 4x100m freestyle relay
Silver
Yael Arad, Israel
judo, light middleweight,
Avital Selinger, Netherlands
volleyball
Bronze
Valeri Belenky, CIS/Azerbaijan
gymnastics, individual combined exercises
Ben Greenbaum, USA
volleyball
Tatiana Lysenko, CIS/Russia
gymnastics, horse vault
Oren Smadga, Israel
Judo, lightweight
Kerri Strug, USA
gymnastics, team combined exercises
Robert Dover, USA
equestrian, team dressage
1994 Lillehammer (winter)
1996 Atlanta
Gold
Sergei Sharikov, Russia
fencing, team saber
Kerri Strug, USA
gymnastics, team combined exercises
Silver
Yanina Batrichina, Russia
rhythmic gymnastics
Sergei Sharikov, Russia
fencing, individual sabre
Bronze
Miryam Fox-Jerusalmi, France
canoe, K-1 slalom
Gal Fridman, Israel
sailing
Mariya Mazina, Russia
fencing, women team epee
Robert Dover, USA
equestrian, team dressage
1998 Nagano (winter)
2000 Sydney
Gold
Anthony Erwin, USA
swimming, 50-meter freestyle
Lenny Krayzelburg, USA
swimming, 100-meter backstroke
swimming, 200-meter backstroke
swimming, 4×100-meter medley relay
Dara Torres, USA
swimming, 4x100m freestyle relay
swimming, 4x100m medley relay
Maria Mazina, Russia
fencing, team epee
Sergei Sharikov, Russia
fencing, team sabre
Silver
Adriana Behar, Brazil
beach volleyball
Anthony Erwin, USA
swimming, 400 m. freestyle relay
Scott Goldblatt, USA
swimming, 800 m. freestyle relay
Jason Lezak, USA
swimming, 400 m. freestyle relay
Yulia Raskina, Belarus
rhythmic gymnastics
Sara Whalean, USA
soccer
Bronze
Robert Dover, USA
equestrian, team dressage
Michael Kolganov, Israel
canoe/kayak, men K-1 500 m
Dara Torres, USA
swimming, 50m Freestyle
swimming, 100m Freestyle
swimming, 100m Butterfly
2002 Salt Lake City (winter)
Gold
Sarah Hughes, USA
figure skating
Silver
Ilya Averbukh, Russia
ice dancing, pairs
Irina Slutskaya, Russia
figure skating
2004 Athens
Gold
Gal Fridman, Israel
sailing
Scott Goldblatt, USA
swimming 4X200 freestyle relay
Lenny Krayzelburg, USA
swimming 4×100 medley relay
Jason Lezak, USA
swimming, 4×100 medley relay
swimming, 4×400 medley relay
Nicolas Massu, Chile
tennis, singles
tennis, doubles
Silver
Adriana Behar, Brazil
beach volleyball
Gavin Fingleson, Australia
baseball
Bronze
Robert Dover, USA
riding, team dressage
Sada Jacobson, USA
fencing, individual saber
Deena Kastor, USA
athletics, marathon
Jason Lezak
swimming, 4×100 freestyle relay
Sarah Poewe, Germany
swimming, 4×100 medley relay
Sergei Sharikov, Russia
fencing, team saber
Arik Ze’evi, Israel
judo, 100kg
2006 Turin (winter)
Gold
NONE
Silver
Sasha Cohen, USA
figure skating
Ben Agosto, USA
ice dancing
Tanith Belbin, USA
ice dancing
Bronze
Irina Slutskaya, Russia
figure skating
2008 Bejing
Gold
Jason Lezak, USA
swimming, 4×100 freestyle relay
swimming, 4×100 medley relay
Garrett Weber-Gale, USA
swimming, 4×100 freestyle relay
swimming, 4×100 medley relay
Ben Wildman-Tobriner, USA
swimming, 4×100 freestyle relay
Silver
Vasyl Fedoryshyn, Ukraine
wrestling, 60 kg
Sada Jacobson, USA
fencing, individual sabre
Merrill Moses, USA
Water Polo
Dara Torres, USA
swimming, 50m freestyle
swimming, 4x100m freestyle
swimming, 4x100m medley relay
Josh West, Great Britain
rowing, eights
Bronze
Sada Jacobson, USA
fencing, team sabre
Gisele Kanevsky, Argentina
field hockey
Jason Lezak, USA
swimming, 100m freestyle
Sharar Zubari, Israel
windsurfing
2010 Vancouver (winter)
Gold
Steve Mesler, USA
4-man bob sled
Silver
Charlie White, USA
ice dancing
2012 London (summer)
Gold
Alexandra “Aly” Raisman, USA
gymnastics, individual floor exercise
Alexandra “Aly” Raisman, USA
gymnastics, team
Jo Alah, New Zealand
sailing, 470 class
Nathan Cohen, New Zealand
rowing, double sculls
Silver
Jessica Fox, Australia
canoeing, K-1
Jason Lezak, USA
swimming, 4×100 relay
Bronze
Alexandra “Aly” Raisman, USA
gymnastics, balance beam
Felipe Kitadai, Brazil
judo, extra-lightweight (60kg)
*There are some questions about the Jewishness of these Austrian athletes.
†Though serving an alternate, she is listed in the official 1928 Dutch Olympic Report.
A note of the author:
A decision of including or excluding athletes from this list, and who is Jewish or assigned by society as Jewish, is not a simple task. This issue of identification is not characteristic only to the Jewish people, but other ethnic or religious groups. What is unique about Jewishness is that it can be either a religious or ethnic marker for an individual or social group.
For the purpose of compiling this list, there were two selection criteria. One was an obviously religious—i.e. “halachich”–consideration, which stipulates that the mother of the individual should be Jewish. The second criterion was the self-identification of an individual with the Jewish community.
***On the final account, however, like every list, this roster of Jewish Olympic Medalists may contain mistakes; it may include athletes who might not be Jewish or omit Jewish athletes who should be listed. Any reader knowledgeable of incorrect listings or missing listings is invited to contact Dr. George Eisen at: geisen1@naz.edu.