1932 Maccabiah Games

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Maccabiah Games
Opening city	Tel Aviv, Palestine
Nations participating	18
Athletes participating	390
Events
Opening ceremony	March 28
Closing ceremony	April 2
Officially opened by	Meir Dizengoff
Stadium	Maccabiah Stadium

The 1932 Maccabiah Games were the first ever held during the British Mandate of Palestine. The games were opened by Tel Aviv Mayor Meir Dizengoff, who rode through the streets of Tel Aviv on a white horse.

Almost 400 athletes from 18 countries participated, including over 60 athletes from Arab countries such as Syria and Egypt.

[edit] Participating Communities

The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed.

Austria Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Egypt

Eretz Yisrael Estonia Germany Greece Latvia

Lithuania Lebanon Poland Romania Switzerland

Syria United Kingdom United States (10) Yugoslavia

[edit] Medal count

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Poland	-	-	-	-
2	Austria	-	-	-	-
3	United States	13	-	-	-
4	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-
5	Egypt	-	-	-	-
6	Germany	-	-	-	-
7	Eretz Yisrael/Palestine	1	-	-	-

[edit] External links

Unofficial

• Summaries of each of the Games
• Jewish Virtual Library

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