Nations participating 27 Opening city Ramat Gan, Israel | Athletes participating 1,000 Main venue Ramat Gan Stadium | |
Debuting countries Colombia
Congo-Kinshasa
Guatemala
Uruguay | ||
The 6th Maccabiah Games were held in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1961.
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In swimming, Marilyn Ramenofsky of the US, who three years later was to win a silver medal at the Olympics in the 400-Meter Freestyle, won a gold medal in the 400-Meter Freestyle Relay and a bronze in the 400-Meter Freestyle. She led the U.S. swimming team, which won all but two events.
In fencing, Olympic bronze medal winner Yves Dreyfus of France won the gold medal in épée. Fencer Al Axelrod won a gold medal in foil.
Larry Brown led the United States basketball team to a gold medal. Allen Rosenberg and Donald Spero of the US won gold medals in rowing.
Gary Gubner of the US won the shot put with a 60-foot, 1-1/4 inch (18.32 meter) throw.
American Dick Savitt won both the singles and doubles (with Mike Franks) men's tennis gold medals.
Angelica Rozeanu of Israel, who in her career won 17 world titles, was the women's table tennis singles champion.
Participating communities
First-time participants in 1961 included Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay, and Congo-Kinshasa.
U.S. Participation
135 athletes from the United States participated in the 6th Maccabiah, as well as 9 coaches, 6 managers, 3 doctors, and 2 trainers. The team was sponsored by the United States Committee Sports for Israel, Inc.