Eduard Meron

Eduard Meron
Eduard Meron (1960)
Personal information
Born1938 (age 86–87)
Haifa, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel)
Height5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm)
Weight123 lb (56 kg)
Sport
Country Israel
SportWeightlifting
Weight classBantamweight

Eduard Meron (or Edward Maron; Arabic: إدوارد موارن, Hebrew: אדוארד מרון; born 1938) is an Arab-Israeli former Olympic weightlifter.[1]

Personal life

He was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine.[1] Meron is an Arab-Israeli Maronite Christian, and of Lebanese descent.[2][3]

Weightlifting career

Meron competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, 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]

He competed in the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel, and won a silver medal in the featherweight category.[5]

He 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Edward Maron Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ בורוביץ, יואב (20 July 2012). "מי לא יהיה באולימפיאדה". Haaretz.
  3. ^ a b c "No Arabs in Israeli Olympic Delegation". Al-Monitor. 18 June 2012.
  4. ^ United States ... Olympic Book: Quadrennial Report of the United States Olympic Committee. United States Olympic Association. 1 January 1960.
  5. ^ "Sport Celebration in Israel - Then & Now; Stronger," Maccabiah.