Baruch Feinberg

Baruch Feinberg
Personal information
Nationality Israel
Bornברוך פיינברג
(1933-08-06)August 6, 1933
DiedMay 17, 2007(2007-05-17) (aged 73)
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight159 lb (72 kg)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Javelin throw: 70.70 metres (1960)

Baruch Feinberg (Hebrew: ברוך פיינברג; August 6, 1933 – May 17, 2007) was an Israeli Olympic javelin thrower. When he competed in the Olympics, he was 182 cm in height, and weighed 159 lbs (72 kg).

Javelin career

He was the Israeli champion in the javelin throw from 1962–66 and 1968-69. His personal best in the javelin throw is 70.70 (1960). He won the bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games in the javelin, with a throw of 63.78, behind Pakistani throwers Jalal Khan and Muhammad Nawaz. 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.

References

  1. ↑ Baruch Feinberg at Olympedia
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Baruch Feinberg Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. ↑ Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (1965). Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. Bloch Publishing Company. Baruch Feinberg javelin.
  4. ↑ "Israeli Championships".
  5. ↑ "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.