2009 Maccabiah Games
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| Games of the XVIII Maccabiah | |
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 לגעת ברגעים גדולים Touched by Greatness[1] |
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| Nations participating | 54 |
| Athletes participating | 9,000 |
| Opening ceremony | July 12 |
| Closing ceremony | July 24 |
| Officially opened by | Jason Lezak |
| Stadium | Ramat Gan Stadium |
| Debuting countries |  Ethiopia Grenada Macedonia Slovenia |
The 2009 Maccabiah Games (Hebrew: המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט) were the 18th incarnation of the Maccabiah Games, being held in July 2009.[2] According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. On the 13th of July, more than 6,000 Jewish athletes from all over the world joined Team Israel's 3,000 participants at the Ramat Gan Stadium in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel, for the opening ceremony. [3]
The American delegation arrived two weeks prior to the games to hold practice sessions at a cost of more than two and a half million dollars.[4]
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[edit] Participating communities
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[edit] Sports
The following are the 31 sports which were contested at these Games.[5]
[edit] Medal count
Main article: 2009 Maccabiah Games medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Israel |
138 | 128 | 101 | 367 |
| 2 |  United States |
44 | 51 | 51 | 146 |
| 3 |  Russia |
12 | 11 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 |  Canada |
9 | 8 | 15 | 32 |
| 5 |  Australia |
4 | 7 | 13 | 24 |
| 6 |  United Kingdom |
4 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
| 7 |  Brazil |
3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 |  Mexico |
3 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 9 |  South Africa |
5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 |  France |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
[edit] References
- ^ "בריקמן ינהל את קמפיין פרסום המכביה ה-18" (in Hebrew). One.co.il. 2009-06-08. http://www.one.co.il/Msites/Biz/InsideArticle.aspx?id=138485&bz=2. Retrieved 2009-06-09. "הסלוגן המוביל של המכביה יהיה: "לגעת ברגעים הגדולים""
- ^ 2009 18th Maccabiah Games
- ^ "The Last Word: The power of the Maccabiah". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371079547&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ "המכביה ה-18 תהיה הגדולה ביותר אי-פעם" (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3507780,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ [1] The list of Maccabiah Sports is provided at www.maccabiah.com. The link for each sport provides further links the disciplines of the sport, if applicable.
[edit] External links
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- Unofficial
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