| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | אדוארד וייץ |
| Born | (1946-04-16) April 16, 1946 |
| Height | 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm) |
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Weight class | Men's Featherweight |
Eduard Weitz (Hebrew: אדוארד וייץ; also "Edward"; born April 16, 1946) is an Israeli former Olympic weightlifter.123
Weitz was born in Chernihiv, in the Soviet Union.3 He was ranked in the top 5 in the Soviet Union, before he made aliyah (emigrated) to Israel in 1974.34
Career
He competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in Weightlifting—Men's Featherweight.35 Weitz placed 5th, with a combined lift of 578.7 pounds (262.5 kg; 110.0 kg in the snatch, and 152.5 kg in the clean and jerk), behind the bronze medalist Kazumasa Hirai of Japan's combined lift of 275.0 kg.367 It was then the closest Israel had ever come to winning an Olympic medal.8 At the time, he was 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm) tall, and weighed 130 lb (59 kg).5
Weitz won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1976 Asian Games, with a combined lift of 260 kg.3 He was Israel's Sportsman of the Year that year.3
In 1998, Weitz was honored as one of the top 50 athletes in Israel's history.3
References
References
- Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9781602800137.
- "Edward WEITZ - Olympic Weightlifting - Israel". 16 June 2016.
- "Weitz, Eduard : Jews in Sports @ Virtual Museum". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
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- "Eduward Weitz Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- "Who's who in Israel and in the work for Israel abroad". Bronfman & Cohen Publications. 1978.
- "Weightlifting at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- "Israel Sets Sail for Olympic Gold". Special to the JTA. 31 July 1984.