| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | ברוך פיינברג |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | (1933-08-06)August 6, 1933 |
| Died | May 17, 2007(2007-05-17) (aged 73) |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Javelin throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best |
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Baruch Feinberg (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. 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
- Baruch Feinberg at Olympedia (archive)
- ^ "Baruch Feinberg Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (1965). Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. Bloch Publishing Company.
Baruch Feinberg javelin.
- "Israeli Championships".
- "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.
External links
Categories:- 1933 births
- 2007 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Israeli male javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes for Israel
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Israel
- Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
- 20th-century Israeli sportsmen