Baruch Feinberg (ברוך פיינברג; August 6, 1933 – May 17, 2007) [1] was an Israeli Olympic javelin thrower. [2] [3] When he competed in the Olympics, he was aged 6 (182 cm), and weighed 159 lbs (72 kg). [2]
He was the Israeli champion in the javelin throw from 1962–66 and 1968-69. [4] His personal best in the javelin throw is 70.70 (1960). [2] He won the bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games in the javelin, with a throw of 63.78. He competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, at the age of 27, in Athletics--Men's Javelin Throw, and came in 24th with a throw of 68.24. [2] [5]
- ^ Baruch Feinberg at Olympedia
- ^ a b c d "Baruch Feinberg Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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^ Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (1965).
Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. Bloch Publishing Company.
Baruch Feinberg javelin.
- ^ "Israeli Championships".
- ^ "Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Round - Olympics". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
Categories:
- 1933 births
- 2007 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Israeli male javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes for Israel
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Israel
- Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games