Baruch Feinberg

Baruch Feinberg (ברוך ברוך; born August 6, 1933) is an Israeli former Olympic javelin thrower.[1][2]

When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-8.5 (175 cm) tall, and weighed 159 lbs (72 kg).[1]

Javelin career

He was the Israeli champion in the javelin throw from 1962–66 and 1968-69.[3] His personal best in the javelin throw is 70.70 (1960).[1]

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.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Baruch Feinberg Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com.
  2. ↑ Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (1965). "Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports". Bloch Publishing Company.
  3. ↑ "Israeli Championships".
  4. ↑ "Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Round - Olympics". Sports-Reference.com.

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