Eduard Meron
Eduard Meron (also Edward Maron; אדוארד מרון; born 1938) is an Israeli former Olympic weightlifter.[1]
 Eduard Meron (1960) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | אדוארד מרון |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Citizenship | Israeli |
| Born | 1938 (age 81–82) Haifa |
| Height | 5-4.5 (164 cm) |
| Weight | 123 lb (56 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | Bantamweight |
He was born in Haifa, Israel.[1]
Meron is an Arab-Israeli.[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
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 5-4.5 (164 cm) tall, and weighed 123 lbs (56 kg).[1]
Meron marched with the Israeli flag at the 1960 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[3]
References
- "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.
- "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
- "Edward Maron", the-sports.org