Eduard Meron
 Eduard Meron (1960) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) Haifa, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel) |
| Height | 5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm) |
| Weight | 123 lb (56 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | Bantamweight |
Eduard Meron (or Edward Maron; Arabic: إدوارد موارن, Hebrew: אדוארד מרון; born 1938) is an Arab-Israeli former Olympic weightlifter.[1]
He was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine.[1]
Meron is an Arab-Israeli Maronite Christian, and of Lebanese descent.[2][3] Meron said in 2012 that he was certain that Israeli Olympic representation, which has seen few Arabs, is determined only according to criteria: "There’s a minimum you have to meet, and if Arab athletes didn’t meet the minimum, that means that they weren’t good enough."[3]
Weightlifting career[edit]
Meron competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, in Weightlifting--Men's Bantamweight. He came in 18th, after lifting a total of 270 kg in his best lifts in military press, snatch, and clean & jerk.[1][4] When he competed in the Olympics he was 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m) tall, and weighed 123 lb (56 kg).[1]
Meron marched with the Israeli flag at the 1960 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Edward Maron Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ בורוביץ, יואב (20 July 2012). "מי לא יהיה באולימפיאדה" – via Haaretz.
- ^ a b c "No Arabs in Israeli Olympic Delegation". 18 June 2012.
- ^ "United States ... Olympic Book: Quadrennial Report of the United States Olympic Committee". United States Olympic Association. 1 January 1960.
External links[edit]
- "Edward Maron", the-sports.org