David Kushnir
 David Kushnir in 1960 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | דוד קושניר |
| Born | June 21, 1931 Afula, Israel |
| Height | 5-8 (173 cm) |
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Event | broad jump (also known as the long jump) |
| Updated on 26 August 2016 | |
David Kushnir (דוד קושניר; June 21, 1931) is an Israeli former Olympic long-jumper.[1]
He was born in Afula, Israel, and is Jewish.[2] When Kushnir competed in the Olympics he was 5-8 (173 cm) tall and weighed 163 lbs (74 kg).[1]
Track and field career
Kushnir won the gold medal in the broad jump (also known as the long jump) at the 1953 Maccabiah Games.[2]
He competed for Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics, at the age of 25, in Melbourne, Australia in the Men's Long Jump, jumped a distance of 6.89 meters, but did not qualify for the finals, and came in 25th.[1][2]
Kushnir won the gold medal in the broad jump at the 1957 Maccabiah Games.[2][3]
Kushnir also competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics, at the age of 29, in Rome, Italy, in the Men's Long Jump, jumped 7.20 meters, and came in 25th.[1][2]
He won the Israeli Championship in the long jump in 1960, 1961, 1963, and 1964.[4] Kushnir coached the Israeli national track and field team from 1970-82.[2][5] At the 1978 World Veterans Championship (age 40-45), Kushnir won the broad jump.[2]
Football career
Kushnir played football for Hapoel Balfouria while the club played at the top division,[6] scoring goals for the club in matches against Maccabi Netanya[7] and Hapoel Hadera[8] during the 1954–55 season.
References
- ^ a b c d "David Kushnir Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g [1]
- ^ "Maccabiah 5". Archived from the original on 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ "Israeli Championships".
- ^ "The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle from Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Page 11".
- ^ Kushnir Jumped the Long Jump and... Played Football Al HaMishmar, 24 May 1955, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Hapoel P.T. - Beitar T.A. 4:0 Al HaMishmar, 13 March 1955, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Hapoel T.A. - Beitar T.A. 1:1 Al HaMishmar, 17 April 1955, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Israel
- People from Afula
- Competitors at the 1957 Maccabiah Games
- Maccabiah Games medalists in athletics
- 1931 births
- Israeli male long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1953 Maccabiah Games
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
- Hapoel Balfouria F.C. players
- Israeli Jews
- Jewish male athletes (track and field)
- Israeli athletics coaches
- Association footballers not categorized by position
- Israeli footballers