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This list of Jewish athletes in sports contains athletes who are Jewish and have attained outstanding achievements in sports. The criteria for inclusion in this list are:

Contents

  • 1–3 places winners at major international tournaments;
  • for team sports, winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or
  • holders of past and current world records.

    • Boldface denotes a current competitor.

    The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature, because of the perceived role of sports as a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society (especially in Europe and the United States).

    Baseball

  • Cal Abrams, US, outfielder
  • Rubén Amaro, Jr., US, former outfielder, assistant (Boston Red Sox)
  • Morrie Arnovich, US, outfielder, All-Star
  • Brad Ausmus, US, catcher, All-Star, 3x Gold Glove, manager of the Detroit Tigers
  • José Bautista, Dominican-born, pitcher
  • Robert "Bo" Belinsky, U.S., pitcher. Pitched no-hit game as rookie with Los Angeles Angels in 1962.
  • Moe Berg, US, catcher & shortstop, and spy for US in World War II
  • Richard Bleier, US, Pitcher
  • Ron Blomberg, US, DH/first baseman/outfielder, Major League Baseball's first designated hitter
  • Lou Boudreau, US, shortstop, 8x All-Star, batting title, MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, manager
  • Ralph Branca, US, pitcher, 3x All-Star
  • Ryan Braun, US, outfielder, 2007 Rookie of the Year, home run champion, 5x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 2011 National League MVP (Milwaukee Brewers)
  • Craig Breslow, US, relief pitcher (Miami Marlins )
  • Alex Bregman, US, Infielder
  • Mark Clear, US, relief pitcher, 2x All-Star
  • Andy Cohen, US, second baseman, coach
  • Harry Danning, US, catcher, 4x All-Star
  • Ike Davis, US, first baseman,
  • Cody Decker, US, first baseman
  • Moe Drabowsky, US, pitcher
  • Harry Eisenstat, US, pitcher
  • Mike Epstein, US, first baseman
  • Harry Feldman, US, pitcher
  • Scott Feldman, US, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
  • Gavin Fingleson, South African-born Australian, Olympic silver medalist
  • Nate Freiman, US, first baseman (Boston Red Sox)
  • Sam Fuld, US, outfielder (Oakland Athletics)
  • Sid Gordon, US, outfielder & third baseman, 2x All-Star
  • John Grabow, US, relief pitcher
  • Shawn Green, US, right fielder, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger
  • Hank Greenberg, US, first baseman & outfielder, 5x All-Star, 4x home run champion, 4x RBI leader, 2x MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Ken Holtzman, US, starting pitcher, 2x All-Star
  • Joe Horlen, US, pitcher, All-Star, ERA leader
  • Gabe Kapler, US, outfielder
  • Ian Kinsler, US, second baseman, 3x All-Star (Detroit Tigers)
  • Sandy Koufax, US, starting pitcher, 6x All-Star, 5x ERA leader, 4x strikeouts leader, 3x Wins leader, 2x W-L% leader, 1 perfect game, MVP, 3x Cy Young Award, Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Barry Latman, US, pitcher
  • Ryan Lavarnway, US, catcher (Atlanta Braves)
  • Al Levine, US, relief pitcher
  • Jesse Levis, US, catcher, (Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers)
  • Mike Lieberthal, US, catcher, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove
  • Elliott Maddox, US, outfielder & third baseman
  • Jason Marquis, US, starting pitcher, Silver Slugger, All Star (Free Agent)
  • Erskine Mayer, US, pitcher
  • Bob Melvin, US, catcher & manager of the Oakland Athletics
  • Jon Moscot, US, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
  • Jeff Newman, US, catcher & first baseman, All-Star, manager
  • Joc Pederson, US, outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers)
  • Barney Pelty, US, pitcher
  • Lipman Pike, US, outfielder, second baseman, & manager, 4x home run champion, RBI leader
  • Kevin Pillar, US, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
  • Aaron Poreda, US, pitcher (Yomiuri Giants)
  • Scott Radinsky, US, relief pitcher
  • Dave Roberts, US, pitcher
  • Saul Rogovin, US, pitcher
  • Al "Flip" Rosen, US, third baseman & first baseman, 4x All-Star, 2x home run champion, 2x RBI leader, MVP
  • Goody Rosen, Canada, outfielder, All-Star
  • Josh Satin, US, second baseman (San Diego Padres)
  • Richie Scheinblum, US, outfielder, All-Star
  • Scott Schoeneweis, US, pitcher
  • Michael Schwimer, US, relief pitcher (Free Agent)
  • Art Shamsky, US, outfielder & first baseman
  • Larry Sherry, US, relief pitcher
  • Norm Sherry, US, catcher & manager
  • Moe "the Rabbi of Swat" Solomon, US, outfielder

    • Adam Stern

  • George Stone, US, outfielder, 1x batting title
  • Steve Stone, US, starting pitcher, All-Star, Cy Young Award
  • Danny Valencia, US, third baseman (Oakland Athletics)
  • Phil "Mickey" Weintraub, US, first baseman & outfielder
  • Josh Whitesell, US, first baseman (Saraperos de Saltillo)
  • Steve Yeager, US, catcher
  • Kevin Youkilis, US, first baseman, third baseman, & left fielder, 3x All-Star, Gold Glove, Hank Aaron Award
  • Josh Zeid, US, pitcher (Free Agent)

    • Basketball

  • Arnold "Red" Auerbach, who coached the Boston Celtics to 9 NBA Championships in 10 years.
  • Sam Balter, US, 5' 10" guard, Olympic champion
  • Sue Bird, US & Israel, WNBA 5' 9" point guard, 2x Olympic champion, 4x All-Star (Seattle Storm)
  • David Blatt, US & Israel, Israeli Premier League 6' 3.5" point guard, coached Russia National Basketball Team, Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv to EuroLeague Championship, Euroleague Coach of the Year, 4 times Israeli Coach of the Year, former Head Coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers Currently Blatt is the head coach of Turkish club Darussafaka
  • David Blu (formerly "Bluthenthal"), US & Israel, Euroleague 6' 7" forward (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
  • Harry Boykoff, US, NBA 6' 10" center
  • Tal Brody, US & Israel, Euroleague 6' 2" shooting guard
  • Larry Brown, US, ABA 5' 9" point guard, 3x All-Star, 3x assists leader, NCAA National Championship coach (1988), NBA coach, Olympic champion, Hall of Fame
  • Omri Casspi, Israel, 6' 9" small forward, drafted in 1st round of 2009 NBA draft (Sacramento Kings) and currently plays for New Orleans Pelicans.
  • Shay Doron, Israel & US, WNBA 5' 9" guard (New York Liberty)
  • Lior Eliyahu, Israel, 6' 9" power forward, NBA draft 2006 (Orlando Magic; traded to Houston Rockets), playing in the Euroleague (Hapoel Jerusalem)
  • Jordan Farmar, US, NBA 6' 2" point guard Memphis Grizzlies
  • Marty Friedman, US, 5' 7" guard & coach, Hall of Fame
  • Ernie Grunfeld, Romania-born US, NBA 6' 6" guard/forward & GM, Olympic champion
  • Yotam Halperin, Israel, 6' 5" guard, drafted in 2006 NBA draft by Seattle SuperSonics (Hapoel Jerusalem)
  • Sonny Hertzberg, US, NBA 5' 9" point guard, original NY Knickerbocker
  • Art Heyman, US, NBA 6' 5" forward/guard
  • Nat Holman, US, ABL 5' 11" guard & coach, Hall of Fame
  • Red Holzman, US, BAA & NBA 5' 10" guard, 2x All-Star, & NBA coach, NBA Coach of the Year, Hall of Fame
  • Eban Hyams, India-Israel-Australia, 6' 5" guard formerly of the Australian National Basketball League, Israeli Super League, first ever Indian national to play in ULEB competitions
  • Barry Kramer, first team All-American at NYU in 1963
  • Joel Kramer, US Phoenix Suns 6'7" forward
  • Sylven Landesberg, US, 6' 6" former UVA shooting guard (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
  • Rudy LaRusso, US, NBA 6' 7" forward/center, 5x All-Star
  • Nancy Lieberman, US, WNBA player, general manager, & coach, Olympic silver, Hall of Fame
  • Gal Mekel, Israel, NBA 6' 3" point guard (Dallas Mavericks)
  • Boris Nachamkin, US, NBA 6' 6" small forward (Rochester Royals)
  • Bernard Opper, US, NBL and ABL 5' 10" guard, All-American at University of Kentucky
  • Donna Orender (née Chait), US, Women's Pro Basketball League 5' 7" point guard, All-Star, current WNBA president
  • Lennie Rosenbluth, US, NBA 6' 4" forward
  • Danny Schayes, US, NBA 6' 11" center/forward (son of Dolph Schayes)
  • Dolph Schayes, US, NBA 6' 7" forward/center, 3x FT% leader, 1x rebound leader, 12x All-Star, Hall of Fame, & coach (father of Danny Schayes)
  • Ossie Schectman, US, NBA 6' 0" guard, scorer of first NBA basket
  • Doron Sheffer, US (college), Maccabi Tel Aviv,Hapoel Jerusalem
  • Jon Scheyer, US, All-American Duke University 6' 5" shooting guard & point guard (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
  • Barney Sedran, US, Hudson River League & New York State League 5' 4" guard, Hall of Fame
  • Joshua Steinberg, US, JCC 6' 2" forward, 2x All-Jess Schwartz,
  • Sidney Tannenbaum, US, BAA 6' 0" guard, 2x All-American, left as NYU all-time scorer
  • Alex Tyus, US & Israel, 6' 8" power forward/center (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
  • Neal Walk, US, NBA 6' 10" center
  • Max Zaslofsky, US, NBA 6' 2" guard/forward, 1x FT% leader, 1x points leader, All-Star, ABA coach

    • Bowling

  • Barry Asher, 10 PBA titles, PBA Hall of Fame
  • Marshall Holman, 22 PBA titles (11th all-time); PBA Hall of Fame
  • Mark Roth, 34 PBA titles (5th all-time); PBA Hall of Fame

    • Boxing

  • Barney Aaron (Young), English-born US lightweight, Hall of Fame
  • Abe Attell ("The Little Hebrew"), US, world champion featherweight, Hall of Fame
  • Monte Attell ("The Knob Hill Terror"), US, bantamweight
  • Max Baer, US, world heavyweight champion 1934–35, wore a Star of David on his trunks
  • Benny Bass ("Little Fish"), US, world champion featherweight & world champion junior lightweight, Hall of Fame
  • Fabrice Benichou, France, world champion super bantamweight
  • Jack Kid Berg (Judah Bergman), England, world champion junior welterweight, wore a Star of David on his trunks, Hall of Fame
  • Maxie Berger, Canada, wore a Star of David on his trunks
  • Samuel Berger, US, Olympic champion heavyweight
  • Jack Bernstein (also "John Dodick", "Kid Murphy", and "Young Murphy"), US, world champion junior lightweight
  • Nathan "Nat" Bor, US, Olympic bronze lightweight
  • Mushy Callahan (Vincente Sheer), US, world champion light welterweight
  • Joe Choynski ("Chrysanthemum Joe"), US, heavyweight, Hall of Fame
  • Robert Cohen, French & Algerian, world champion bantamweight
  • Al "Bummy" Davis (Abraham Davidoff), US, welterweight & lightweight, wore a Star of David on his trunks
  • Louis "Red" Deutsch, US, heavyweight, later famous as the proprietor of the Tube Bar in Jersey City, New Jersey and inspiration for Moe Szyslak on "The Simpsons"
  • Carolina Duer ("The Turk"), Argentine, WBO world champion super flyweight and bantamweight
  • John "Jackie" Fields (Jacob Finkelstein), US, world champion welterweight & Olympic champion featherweight, Hall of Fame
  • Hagar Finer, Israel, WIBF champion bantamweight
  • Yuri Foreman, Belarusian-born Israeli US middleweight and World Boxing Association champion super welterweight
  • György Gedó, Hungary, Olympic champion light flyweight
  • Abe Goldstein, US, world champion bantamweight
  • Ruby Goldstein ("Ruby the Jewel of the Ghetto"), US, welterweight, wore a Star of David on his trunks
  • Roman Greenberg ("The Lion from Zion"), Israel, International Boxing Organization's Intercontinental champion heavyweight
  • Stéphane Haccoun, France, featherweight, super featherweight, and junior lightweight
  • Alphonse Halimi ("La Petite Terreur"), France, world champion bantamweight
  • Harry Harris ("The Human Hairpin"), US, world champion bantamweight
  • Abe "The Newsboy" Hollandersky, US, Panamanian heavyweight champion, American welterweight reputed to have fought 1000 fights
  • Gary Jacobs, Scottish, British, Commonwealth, and European (EBU) champion welterweight
  • Ben Jeby (Morris Jebaltowsky), US, world champion middleweight
  • Solly Krieger ("Danny Auerbach"), US, world champion middleweight
  • Julie Kogon US, 1947 New England Lightweight Champion. Inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame.
  • Benny Leonard (Benjamin Leiner; "The Ghetto Wizard"), US, world champion lightweight, Hall of Fame
  • Battling Levinsky (Barney Lebrowitz), US, world champion light heavyweight, Hall of Fame
  • King Levinsky (Harry Kraków), US, heavweight, also known as Kingfish Levinsky
  • Harry Lewis (Harry Besterman), US, world champion welterweight
  • Ted "Kid" Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff), England, world champion welterweight, Hall of Fame
  • Sammy Luftspring, Canada, Canadian champion welterweight, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
  • Al McCoy (Alexander Rudolph), US, world champion middleweight
  • Daniel Mendoza, England, world champion heavyweight, Hall of Fame
  • Jacob Michaelsen, Denmark, Olympic bronze heavyweight
  • Samuel Mosberg, US, Olympic champion lightweight
  • Bob Olin, US, world champion light heavyweight
  • Victor Perez ("Young"), Tunisian, world champion flyweight
  • Harold Reitman ("The Boxing Doctor"), professional heavyweight that fought while working as surgeon, Golden Gloves champion.
  • Charlie Phil Rosenberg ("Charles Green"), US, world champion bantamweight
  • Dana Rosenblatt ("Dangerous"), US, world champion middleweight
  • Maxie Rosenbloom ("Slapsie"), US, world champion light heavyweight, wore a Star of David on his trunks, Hall of Fame
  • Barney Ross (Dov-Ber Rasofsky), US, world champion lightweight & junior welterweight, Hall of Fame
  • Mike Rossman (Michael Albert DiPiano; "The Jewish Bomber"), US, world champion light heavyweight, wore Star of David on trunks
  • Dmitry Salita ("Star of David"), US, North American Boxing Association champion light welterweight
  • Isadore "Corporal Izzy" Schwartz ("The Ghetto Midget"), US, world champion flyweight
  • Al Singer ("The Bronx Beauty"), US, world champion lightweight
  • "Lefty" Lew Tendler, US, bantamweight, lightweight, and welterweight, wore a Star of David on his trunks, Hall of Fame
  • Sid Terris ("Ghost of the Ghetto"), US, lightweight, wore a Star of David on his trunks
  • Matt Wells, England, lightweight champion of Great Britain and world champion welterweight
  • Harry Isaacs, Bantamweight Bronze Medal winner for South Africa, 1928 Olympic Games.

    • Canoeing

  • László Fábián, Hungary, sprint canoeist, Olympic champion (K-2 10,000 meter), 4x world champion (3x K-2 10,000 meter and 1x K-4 10,000 meter) and one silver (K-4 10,000 meter)
  • Imre Farkas, Hungary, sprint canoeist, 2x Olympic bronze (C-2 1,000 and 10,000 meter)
  • Jessica Fox, French-born Australian, slalom canoeist, Olympic silver (K-1 slalom), world championships bronze (C-1)
  • Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi, France, slalom canoeist, Olympic bronze (K-1 slalom), 5 golds at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (2x K-1, 3x K-1 team)
  • Klára Fried-Bánfalvi, Hungary, sprint canoeist, Olympic bronze (K-2 500 m), world champion (K-2 500 m)
  • Leonid Geishtor, USSR (Belarus), sprint canoeist, Olympic champion (Canadian pairs 1,000-meter)
  • Joe Jacobi, US, slalom canoeist, Olympic champion (Canadian slalom pairs)
  • Michael Kolganov, Soviet (Uzbek)-born Israeli, sprint canoeist, world champion, Olympic bronze (K-1 500-meter)
  • Anna Pfeffer, Hungary, sprint canoeist, Olympic 2x silver (K-2 500 m), bronze (K-1 500 m); world champion (K-2 500 m), silver (K-4 500 m), 2x bronze (K-2 500)
  • Naum Prokupets, Moldovan-born Soviet, sprint canoeist, Olympic bronze (C-2 1,000-meter), gold (C-2 10,000-meter) at ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
  • Leon Rotman, Romanian, sprint canoeist, 2x Olympic champion (C-1 10,000 meter, C-1 1,000-meter) and bronze (C-1 1,000-meter), 14 national titles
  • Shaun Rubenstein, South Africa, canoeist, World marathon champion 2006

    • Cricket

  • Ben Ashkenazi, Australia (Victorian Bushrangers)
  • Ali Bacher, South Africa, batsman and administrator (relative of Adam Bacher)
  • Mike Barnard, England, cricketer
  • Mark Bott, England, cricketer
  • Mark Fuzes. Australian all rounder played for Hong Kong. Father Peter Fuzes kept goal for Australian Soccer team (see)
  • Dennis Gamsy, South Africa, Test wicket-keeper
  • Darren Gerard, England, cricketer
  • Norman Gordon, South Africa, fast bowler
  • Steven Herzberg, English-born Australian, cricketer
  • Sid Kiel, South Africa, opening batsman (Western Province)
  • Michael Klinger, Australia, batsman (Western Warriors)
  • Leonard "Jock" Livingston, Australia, cricketer
  • Bev Lyon, England, cricketer
  • Dar Lyon, England, cricketer (brother of Bev)
  • Greg, Jason, and Lara Molins, two brothers and a cousin from the same Irish family
  • Jon Moss, Australia, allrounder (Victorian Bushrangers)
  • John Raphael, England, batsman
  • Marshall Rosen, NSW Australia, cricketer and selector
  • Lawrence Seeff, South Africa, batsmen
  • Maurice Sievers, Australia, lower order batsman and fast-medium bowler
  • Bensiyon Songavkar, India, cricketer, MVP of 2009 Maccabiah Games cricket tournament
  • Fred Susskind, South Africa, Test batsman
  • Fred Trueman, England, English test fast bowler (a lifelong Christian)
  • Julien Wiener, Australia, Test cricketer
  • Mandy Yachad, South Africa, Test cricketer

    • Equestrian

  • Robert Dover, US, 4x Olympic bronze, 1x world championship bronze (dressage)
  • Margie Goldstein-Engle, US, world championship silver, Pan American Games gold, silver, and bronze (jumping)
  • Edith Master, US, Olympic bronze (dressage)

    • Fencing

  • Henri Anspach, Belgium (épée & foil), Olympic champion
  • Paul Anspach, Belgium (épée & foil), 2x Olympic champion
  • Norman Armitage (Norman Cohn), US (sabre), 17x US champion, Olympic bronze
  • Albert "Albie" Axelrod, US (foil); Olympic bronze, 4x US champion
  • Péter Bakonyi, Hungary (saber), Olympic 3x bronze
  • Cliff Bayer, US (foil); youngest US champion
  • Albert Bogen (Albert Bógathy), Austria (saber), Olympic silver
  • Tamir Bloom, US (épée); 2x US champion
  • Daniel Bukantz, US (foil); 4x US champion
  • Sergey Sharikov, Russia (saber), 2x Olympic champion, silver, bronze
  • Yves Dreyfus, France (épée), Olympic bronze, French champion
  • Ilona Elek, Hungary (saber), 2x Olympic champion
  • Boaz Ellis, Israel (foil), 5x Israeli champion
  • Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch, Austria (sabre), Olympic bronze
  • Dr. Dezsö Földes, Hungary (saber), 2x Olympic champion
  • Dr. Jenö Fuchs, Hungary (saber), 4x Olympic champion
  • Támas Gábor, Hungary (épée), Olympic champion
  • János Garay, Hungary (saber), Olympic champion, silver, bronze, killed by the Nazis
  • Dr. Oskar Gerde, Hungary (saber), 2x Olympic champion, killed by the Nazis
  • Dr. Sándor Gombos, Hungary (saber), Olympic champion
  • Vadim Gutzeit, Ukraine (saber), Olympic champion
  • Johan Harmenberg, Sweden (épée), Olympic champion
  • Delila Hatuel, Israel (foil), Olympian, ranked # 9 in world
  • Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann, Israel (foil), 20x Israeli champion
  • Dr. Otto Herschmann, Austria (saber), Olympic silver
  • Emily Jacobson, US (saber), NCAA champion
  • Sada Jacobson, US (saber), ranked # 1 in the world, Olympic silver, 2x bronze
  • Allan Jay, British (épée & foil), Olympic 2x silver, world champion
  • Endre Kabos, Hungary (saber), 3x Olympic champion, bronze
  • Roman Kantor, Poland (épée), Nordic champion & Soviet champion, killed by the Nazis
  • Dan Kellner, US (foil), US champion
  • Byron Krieger, US (foil, saber, épée), 2x Olympian, Pan American Games team gold/silver
  • Grigory Kriss, Soviet (épée), Olympic champion, 2x silver
  • Allan Kwartler, US (saber), 3x Pan American Games champion
  • Alexandre Lippmann, France (épée), 2x Olympic champion, 2x silver, bronze
  • Helene Mayer, Germany & US (foil), Olympic champion
  • Maria Mazina, Russia (épée), Olympic champion, bronze
  • Mark Midler, Soviet (foil), 2x Olympic champion
  • Armand Mouyal, France (épée), Olympic bronze, world champion
  • Claude Netter, France (foil), Olympic champion, silver
  • Jacques Ochs, Belgium (épée), Olympic champion
  • Ayelet Ohayon, Israel, (foil), European champion
  • Ellen Osiier, Denmark (foil), Olympic champion
  • Dr. Ivan Osiier, Denmark (épée, foil, and sabre), Olympic silver (épée), 25x Danish champion
  • Attila Petschauer, Hungary (sabre), 2x team Olympic champion, silver, killed by the Nazis
  • Ellen Preis, Austria (foil), 3x world champion (1947, 1949, and 1950), Olympic champion, 17x Austrian champion
  • Mark Rakita, Soviet (saber), 2x Olympic champion, 2x silver
  • Yakov Rylsky, Soviet (saber), Olympic champion
  • Gaston Salmon, Belgium (épée), Olympic champion
  • Edgar Seligman, British (épée, foil, and sabre), Olympic 2x silver (épée), 2x British champion in each weapon
  • Andre Spitzer, Israel; killed by terrorists
  • Jean Stern, France (épée), Olympic champion
  • Soren Thompson, US (épée), NCAA champion, world team champion
  • Jonathan Tiomkin, US (foil), 2x US champion
  • David Tyshler, Soviet (saber), Olympic bronze
  • Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungary (foil), 2x Olympic champion
  • Benjamin (Benji) Ungar, US (épée), NCAA champion, World Championships, Pan American games
  • Eduard Vinokurov, Russia (saber), 2x Olympic champion, silver
  • Iosif Vitebskiy, Soviet (épée), Olympic silver, 10x national champion
  • Lajos Werkner, Hungary (saber), 2x Olympic champion
  • George Worth, US (saber), Olympic bronze, US champion, 3x Pan American champion

    • Field Hockey

  • Carina Benninga, the Netherlands, Olympic champion, bronze
  • Giselle Kañevsky, Argentina, Olympic bronze

    • Figure skating

  • Max Aaron, US, figure skater, 2013 U.S. men's champion
  • Sarah Abitbol, France, figure skater, World Figure Skating Championship bronze
  • Benjamin Agosto, US, ice dancer, Olympic silver, World Championship silver, bronze
  • Ilya Averbukh, Russia, ice dancer, Olympic silver, world champion, European champion
  • Oksana Baiul, Ukraine, figure skater, Olympic gold, world champion
  • Jason Brown, US, figure skater, 2x Junior World Medalist, 2014 US silver, 2014 Olympic bronze (team).
  • Alexei Beletski, Ukrainian-born Israeli, ice dancer, Olympian
  • Judy Blumberg, US, ice dancer, 3x World Championship bronze
  • Zhan Bush, Russia, figure skater
  • Cindy Bortz, US, figure skater, World Junior Champion
  • Fritzi Burger, Austria, figure skater, 2x Olympic silver, 2x World Championship silver
  • Alain Calmat, France, figure skater, Olympic silver, World Championship gold, silver, 2x bronze
  • Galit Chait, Israel, ice dancer, World Championship bronze, Olympian.
  • Sasha Cohen, US, figure skater, 2006 US Champion, 3x World medalist, 2006 Olympic silver
  • Amber Corwin, US, figure skater
  • Loren Galler-Rabinowitz, US, ice dancer, competes w/partner David Mitchell; US Championships bronze
  • Aleksandr Gorelik, Soviet, pair skater, Olympic silver, World Championship 2x silver, bronze
  • Melissa Gregory, US, figure skater, ice dancer w/Denis Petukhov, US Championships 3 silvers, 2 bronze
  • Natalia Gudina, Ukrainian-born Israeli, figure skater, Olympian
  • Emily Hughes, US, figure skater, World Junior Figure Skating Championships bronze, US Championships bronze, silver
  • Sarah Hughes, US, figure skater, Olympic gold, World Championship bronze
  • Ronald Joseph, US, figure skater, US Junior Champion, US Championships gold, 2x silver, and bronze, World Championship silver, bronze, 1964 Olympic bronze
  • Vivian Joseph, US, figure skater, US Junior Champion, US Championships gold, 2x silver, and bronze, World Championship silver, bronze, 1964 Olympic bronze
  • Gennadi Karponossov, Russia, ice dancer & coach, Olympic gold, World Championship 2x gold, silver, 2x bronze
  • Felix Kasper, Austria, figure skater, Olympic bronze
  • Tamar Katz, US-born Israeli, figure skater
  • Lily Kronberger, Hungary, figure skater, World Championship 4x gold, 2x bronze, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
  • Dylan Moscovitch, Canada, pairs skater, 2011 Canadian national champion, 2014 Olympic silver (team)
  • Irina Rodnina, USSR, figure skater, 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympic gold, 10x World Championship
  • Emilia Rotter, Hungary, pair skater, World Championship 4x gold, silver, 2x Olympic bronze
  • Louis Rubenstein, Canada, figure skater, (pre-Olympic) world champion, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
  • Lionel Rumi, Israel, ice dancer
  • Sergei Sakhnovsky, Israel, ice dancer with Galit Chait, World Championship bronze, Olympian
  • Michael Seibert, US, ice dancer, US Figure Skating Championships 5x gold, World Figure Skating Championships 3x bronze
  • Michael Shmerkin, Soviet-born Israeli, figure skater
  • Simon Shnapir, Russian-born US, pairs skater, 2x US national champion (2013 & 2014), 2014 Olympic bronze (team).
  • Igor Shpilband, Soviet, ice dancer, World Junior Championship gold, silver; coach to several world champion teams
  • Jamie Silverstein, US, figure skater, ice dancer w/Ryan O'Meara, US Championships bronze
  • Irina Slutskaya, Russia, figure skater, Olympic silver & bronze, World Championship 2x gold, 3x silver & 1x bronze, 4x Russian champion, 7x European champion
  • Maxim Staviski, Russian-born Bulgarian, ice dancer, World Championship gold, silver, bronze
  • László Szollás, Hungary, pair skater, World Championship gold & silver, 2x Olympic bronze
  • Alexandra Zaretski, Belarusian-born Israeli, ice dancer, Olympian
  • Roman Zaretski, Belarusian-born Israeli, ice dancer, Olympian

    • Football (Gridiron)

  • Doc Alexander, US, G, 2x All-Pro
  • Lyle Alzado, US, DE, 2x All-Pro
  • Harris Barton, US, OL, 2x All-Pro
  • David Binn, US, Long Snapper, All-Pro
  • Arthur Bluethenthal, US, C
  • Greg Camarillo, US, WR
  • Noah Cantor, Canada, DT, Canadian Football League
  • Gabe Carimi, US, OT, All-American and Outland Trophy (Atlanta Falcons)
  • Irv Constantine, US, B, (Staten Island Stapletons)
  • Jordan Dangerfield, US, SS (Pittsburgh Steelers)
  • Brian de la Puente, US, G (Chicago Bears)
  • Nate Ebner, US, safety (New England Patriots)
  • Julian Edelman, US, WR, (New England Patriots)
  • Hayden Epstein, US, K
  • Jay Fiedler, US, QB
  • John Frank, US, TE
  • Benny Friedman, US, QB, 4x All-Pro, Hall of Fame
  • Lennie Friedman, US, OL
  • Antonio Garay, US, DT (New York Jets)
  • Bill Goldberg, US, DT; professional wrestler (2x world champion)
  • Marshall Goldberg, US, RB, All-Pro
  • Al Goldstein, US, TE NY Titans
  • Charles "Buckets" Goldenberg, US, G & RB, All-Pro
  • Randy Grossman, US, TE
  • Phil Handler, US, G, 3x All-Pro
  • Alex Hoffman-Ellis, US, linebacker, Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)
  • Arnold Horween, US, halfback, fullback, center, and blocking back (quarterback), Harvard All-American and NFL player
  • Ralph Horween, US, fullback, halfback, punter, and drop-kicker, Harvard All-American and NFL player
  • Brandon Kaufman, US, WR (Buffalo Bills)
  • Kyle Kosier, US, G
  • Len Levy, US, G
  • Erik Lorig, US, FB/TE (New Orleans Saints)
  • Sid Luckman, US, QB, 8x All-Pro, MVP, Hall of Fame
  • Joe Magidsohn, Russia, Halfback
  • Ali Marpet, US, OL (Tampa Bay Buccaneers),
  • Taylor Mays, US, S (Free Agent)
  • Sam McCullum, US, WR
  • Josh Miller, US, punter
  • Wayne Millner, Hall of Fame receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Washington Redskins
  • Ron "The Intellectual Assassin" Mix, US, OT, 9x All-Pro, Hall of Fame
  • Aaron Murray, US, QB
  • Ed Newman, US, G, All-Pro
  • Harry Newman, US, QB, All-Pro
  • Igor Olshansky, Ukraine, DL (Miami Dolphins)
  • Merv Pregulman, US, T & C
  • Adam Podlesh, US, P
  • Herb Rich, US, S, 2x All-Pro
  • Sage Rosenfels, US, QB
  • Mike Rosenthal, US, T
  • Jack Sack (born "Jacob Sacklowsky"), US, G & T, All-Pro
  • Geoff Schwartz, US, OT (New York Giants)
  • Mitchell Schwartz, US, OT (Cleveland Browns)
  • Mike Seidman, US, TE
  • Allie Sherman, US, running back & coach
  • Scott Slutzker, US, TE
  • Steve Tannen, US, Defensive back
  • Josh Taves, US, DE
  • Andre Tippett, US, LB, Hall of Fame
  • Marc Trestman, US, head coach
  • Alan "Shlomo" Veingrad, US, OL
  • Gary Wood, US, QB

    • Football (Association; Soccer)

  • Ryan Adeleye, US/Israel, defender (Hapoel Ashkelon)
  • Jeff Agoos, US, defender (national team)
  • Dudu Aouate, Israel, goalkeeper (RCD Mallorca & national team)
  • Jonathan Assous, France/Israel, defensive midfielder (Hapoel Ashkelon)
  • Gai Assulin, Israel, winger/attacking midfielder (RCD Mallorca & national team)
  • Yael Averbuch, US, midfielder (FC Kansas City & women's national team)
  • Pini Balili, Israel, striker (Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam & national team)
  • Orr Barouch, Israel, striker (Chicago Fire & Israeli national team)
  • Kyle Beckerman, United States, midfielder (Real Salt Lake & national team)
  • David "Dedi" Ben Dayan, Israel, left defender (Bnei Sakhnin & national team)
  • Tal Ben Haim, Israel, center back/right back (Charlton Athletic & national team)
  • Yossi Benayoun, Israel, attacking midfielder (Maccabi Haifa & national team captain)
  • Eyal Berkovic, Israel, midfielder (national team)
  • Gyula Bíró, Hungary, midfielder/forward (national team)
  • Nick Blackman, England, Reading
  • Jean Bloch, France, Olympic silver
  • Harald Bohr, Denmark, Olympic silver
  • Jonathan Bornstein, US, left back/midfielder (Querétaro & US national team)
  • Daniel Brailovski, Argentina/Uruguay, midfielder (Argentina, Uruguay, & Israel national teams)
  • Adam Braz, Canada, defender (Montreal Impact & national team)
  • Jordan Brown, Australia, midfielder
  • Leonid Buryak, USSR/Ukraine, midfielder, Olympic bronze
  • Tomer Chencinski, Israel, goaltender (Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan)
  • Avi Cohen, Israel, defender (Liverpool, Rangers, Maccabi Tel Aviv & national team)
  • Chris Cohen, England, midfielder (West Ham United, Yeovil Town, Nottingham Forest)
  • Tamir Cohen, Israel, midfielder (Hapoel Ra'anana & national team)
  • Edgar Davids, Netherlands, midfielder (Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus and Dutch national team)
  • Benny Feilhaber, Brazil/US, center/attacking midfielder (Sporting Kansas City & US national team)
  • Gottfried Fuchs, Germany/Canada (German national team)
  • Dean Furman, South Africa, midfielder (Doncaster Rovers)
  • Peter Fuzes, Australia, goalkeeper. Also Played for Hakoah, Canterbury, Apia and St George clubs.
  • Sándor Geller, Hungary, goalkeeper, Olympic champion
  • Ludwik Gintel, Poland (national team)
  • Andy Gruenebaum, US, goalkeeper
  • Béla Guttmann, Hungary, midfielder, national team player & international coach
  • Rudy Haddad, France, midfielder (AJ Auxerre & U21 national team)
  • Eddy Hamel, US, right winger (AFC Ajax; killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz)
  • Rinus Israel, Netherlands, defender, Feyenoord and Dutch national team.
  • Joe Jacobson, Wales, left back (Wycombe Wanderers & U21 national team)
  • Tvrtko Kale, Croatia/Israel, goalkeeper (Hapoel Haifa)
  • Tal Karp, Australia, midfielder (Melbourne Victory)
  • Yaniv Katan, Israel, forward/winger (Maccabi Haifa & national team)
  • Josh Kennet, England, midfielder/right back (Maccabi Herzliya)
  • Józef Klotz, Poland (national team; killed by the Nazis)
  • Mark Lazarus, England, right winger
  • Lucas Matías Licht, Argentina, left defender/left winger (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata)
  • Marcelo Lipatin, Uruguay, forward (C.D. Trofense)
  • Józef Lustgarten, Poland (17 years in the Gulag)
  • Zac MacMath, US, goalkeeper (Colorado Rapids)
  • Gyula Mándi, Hungary, half back (player & coach of Hungarian and Israeli national teams)
  • Shep Messing, US, goalkeeper (national team), manager, and sportscaster
  • Bennie Muller, Netherlands, midfielder, Ajax Amsterdam and Dutch national team
  • Andriy Oberemko, Ukraine, midfielder (Metalurh Zaporizhya & U21 national team)
  • Eli Ohana, Israel, won UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and Bravo Award (most outstanding young player in Europe); national team; manager
  • Árpád Orbán, Hungary, Olympic champion
  • Zach Pfeffer, US, midfielder (Philadelphia Union)
  • Boris Razinsky, USSR/Russia, goalkeeper/striker, Olympic champion, manager
  • Charlie Reiter, US, forward (Pali Blues)
  • Haim Revivo, Israel, attacking/side midfielder (national team)
  • Daniël de Ridder, Netherlands, forward winger/attacking midfielder (SC Cambuur & U21 national team)
  • Ronnie Rosenthal, Israel, left winger/striker (national team)
  • Sebastian Rozental, Chile, forward (national team)
  • Ben Sahar, Israel, striker/winger (Willem II & national team)
  • Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentina, defender (national team)
  • Jonathan Spector, USA, defender (Birmingham City and national team).
  • Leon Sperling, Poland, left wing (national team; killed by the Nazis in the Lemberg Ghetto)
  • Giora Spiegel, Israel, midfielder (Israel national team)
  • Mordechai Spiegler, Soviet Union/Israel, striker (Israel national team), manager
  • Daniel Steres, US, defender (LA Galaxy II)
  • Sjaak Swart, Netherlands, winger (Ajax)
  • Idan Tal, Israel, midfielder (Beitar Jerusalem & national team)
  • Nicolás Tauber, Argentina/Israel, goalkeeper (Club Atlético Nueva Chicago)
  • Yochanan Vollach, Israel, defender (Israel national team)
  • Sara Whalen, US, defender/forward, Olympic silver
  • José Pékerman, Argentina, midfielder, Argentinos Juniors, Independiente Medellín. Former coach of Argentine national team. Current coach of Colombia national team.
  • Eran Zahavi, Israel, attacking midfielder (Maccabi Tel Aviv & national team)

    • Football (Australian Rules)

  • Keith Baskin, former AFL footballer (Sydney Swans)
  • Mordy Bromberg, former AFL footballer (St Kilda Football Club).
  • Todd Goldstein, AFL footballer (North Melbourne Football Club).
  • Ezra Poyas, former AFL and current VFL footballer (Sandringham Football Club).
  • Ian Synman, AFL footballer, only Jew to play in a Premiership.
  • Ariel Steinberg, current AFL footballer (Essendon Football Club).

    • Football (Gaelic)

  • Enon Gavin, former Roscommon footballer; won two Connacht Senior Club Football Championships and one All Star Award

    • Golf

  • Amy Alcott, US, LPGA Tour, World Golf Hall of Fame
  • Herman Barron, US, PGA Tour
  • Daniel Berger, US, PGA Tour
  • Bruce Fleisher, US, PGA Tour
  • Laetitia Beck, Israel, Israeli champion & 3x Maccabiah Games gold
  • Jonathan Kaye, US, PGA Tour
  • Skip Kendall, US, Champions Tour
  • Alexander Lévy, France, PGA Tour
  • David Lipsky, US, Asian Tour
  • David Merkow, US, Northwestern University, 2006 Big Ten Golfer of the Year
  • Ron Silver, US, Nationwide Tour
  • Corey Pavin, US, PGA & Champions Tour (converted to Christianity)
  • Morgan Pressel, US, LPGA Tour
  • Monte Scheinblum, US, 1992 US & World Long Drive Champion
  • Rob Oppenheim

    • Gymnastics

  • Estella Agsteribbe, Netherlands, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz
  • Yana Batyrshina, Russia, Olympic silver (rhythmic gymnastics)
  • Alyssa Beckerman, US, national champion (balance beam), 2 silver & bronze (uneven bars)
  • Valery Belenky, USSR/Azerbaijan/Germany, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), bronze (individual combined exercises)
  • Elka de Levie, Netherlands, Olympic champion (team combined exercises)
  • Olena Dvornichenko, Israel/Ukraine, rhythmic gymnastics
  • Philip Erenberg, US, Olympic silver (Indian clubs)
  • Alfred Flatow, Germany, 3x Olympic champion (parallel bars, team parallel bars, team horizontal bar), silver (horizontal bar)
  • Gustav Felix Flatow, Germany, 2x Olympic champion (team parallel bars, team horizontal bar)
  • Samu Fóti, Hungary, Olympic silver (team combined exercises)
  • Mitch Gaylord, US, Olympic champion (team), silver (vaulting), 2x bronze (rings, parallel bars)
  • Imre Gellért, Hungary, Olympic silver (team combined exercises)
  • Maria Gorokhovskaya, USSR, Olympic 2x champion (all-around individual exercises, team combined exercises), 5x silver (vault, asymmetrical bars, balance beam, floor exercise, team exercises with portable apparatus)
  • Abie Grossfeld, US, 8x Pan American champion, 7x Maccabiah champion, coach
  • George Gulack, US, Olympic champion (flying rings)
  • Ágnes Keleti, Hungary, 5x Olympic champion (2x floor exercise, asymmetrical bars, floor exercise, balance beam, team exercise with portable apparatus), 3x silver (2x team combined exercises, individual combined exercises), 2x bronze (asymmetrical bars, team exercises with portable apparatus), International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
  • Alice Kertész, Hungary, Olympic champion (team, portable apparatus), silver (team); world silver (team)
  • Natalia Laschenova, USSR, Olympic champion (team)
  • Tatiana Lysenko, USSR/Ukraine, 2x Olympic champion (balance beam, team combined exercises), bronze (horse vault)
  • Valeria Maksyuta, Ukraine/Israel, multiple World Cup medalist, Israeli Olympian, Maccabiah Games champion
  • Phoebe Mills, US, Olympic bronze (balance beam)
  • Abraham Mok, Netherlands,
  • Helena Nordheim, Netherlands, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), killed by the Nazis in Sobibór
  • Mikhail Perelman, USSR, Olympic champion (team combined exercises)
  • Katerina Pisetsky, Israel/Ukraine, rhythmic gymnast
  • Anna Polak, Netherlands, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), killed by the Nazis in Sobibór
  • Vladimir Portnoi, USSR, Olympic silver (team combined exercises) and bronze (long horse vault)
  • Aly Raisman, US, Olympic champion (floor, team combined exercises in 2012 and 2016), silver (all-around), bronze (balance beam); world gold (team: 2011, 2015), silver (team: 2010), and bronze (floor exercise: 2011)
  • Yulia Raskina, Belarus, Olympic silver (rhythmic gymnastics)
  • Neta Rivkin, Israel, world bronze (rhythmic gymnastics; hoop)
  • Maria Savenkov, Israel/Russia, rhythmic gymnast
  • Alexander Shatilov, Uzbekistan/Israel, world bronze, European champion (artistic gymnast; floor exercise)
  • Yelena Shushunova, USSR, Olympic 2x champion (all-around, team), silver (balance beam), bronze (uneven bars)
  • Judijke Simons, Netherlands, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), killed by the Nazis in Sobibór
  • Kerri Strug, US, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), bronze (team combined exercises)
  • Rahel Vigdozchik, Israel, rhythmic gymnast
  • Veronika Vitenberg, Israel/Belarus, rhythmic gymnast
  • Julie Zetlin, US, 2010 US champion (rhythmic gymnastics)
  • Valerie Zimring, US, 1984 US National Champion, 5x Maccabiah Champion (rhythmic gymnastics)
  • Ludmila Usherevitz, (Aysenberg Maried) USSR, National & Regional Champion UKRAINE (all-around individual exercises, team combined exercises),

    • Ice hockey

  • Jason Bailey, US, right wing (NHL)
  • Rudi Ball, German, right wing, Olympic bronze, world runner-up, bronze
  • Max Birbraer, Russian from Kazakhstan; lived & played in Israel; 1st Israeli drafted by NHL team (New Jersey Devils)
  • Mike Brown, US, right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
  • Hy Buller, Canadian-born US, All-Star defenceman (NHL)
  • Michael Cammalleri, Canada, left wing (New Jersey Devils)
  • Carter Camper, US, forward
  • Colby Cohen, US, defenseman
  • Matt Cohen, US, defenseman (Fife Flyers)
  • Zach Cohen, US, left wing (Rapid City Rush)
  • Sara DeCosta, US, ice hockey player, Olympic gold & silver
  • Jason Demers, Canada, defenseman (Florida Panthers)
  • Steve Dubinsky, Canada, center (NHL)
  • Oren Eizenman, (Israel national team)
  • David Elsner, Germany, forward (Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers)
  • Daniel Erlich, Canada, forward (Guelph Storm, OHL)
  • Jørn Goldstein, Norway, goaltender, Olympian and national team, awarded the Gold Puck as best player of the season
  • Dov Grumet-Morris, US, goaltender (Hartford Wolf Pack)
  • Jeff Halpern, US, center (NHL)
  • Mike Hartman, US, left wing (NHL)
  • Adam Henrich, Canada, left wing/center (Alleghe HC of the Italian Serie A)
  • Michael Henrich, Canada, right wing, 1st Jewish player drafted in NHL 1st round (by Edmonton Oilers)
  • Eric Himelfarb, Canada, center (Malmö Redhawks)
  • Kim Hirschovits, Finland, forward (Espoo Blues)
  • Josh Ho-Sang, Canada, forward (New York Islanders)
  • Zach Hyman, Canada, Left Wing/Center (Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL)
  • Joe Ironstone, Canada, goaltender (NHL)
  • Evan Kaufmann, US, forward (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
  • Alfred Kuchevsky, Soviet, Olympic champion, bronze
  • Max Labovitch, Canada, right wing (NHL)
  • Brendan Leipsic, Canada, left wing (AHL; Toronto Marlies)
  • David Levin (ice hockey), Israel, 1st overall 2015 OHL draft selection
  • Alex Levinsky, Canada, defenceman (NHL)
  • David Meckler, US, left wing (EHC Red Bull München)
  • Jacob Micflikier, Canada, forward (Linköpings HC)
  • David Nemirovsky, Canada, right wing (CSKA Moscow)
  • Bobby Nystrom, Swedish-born Canadian, right wing (NHL) (converted to Judaism)
  • Eric Nystrom, US, left wing (Nashville Predators) & son of former NHL player Bob Nystrom
  • Cory Pecker, Canada, right wing (Nationalliga B's Switzerland team Lausanne HC), drafted 6th round by Calgary Flames in 1999
  • Bob Plager, Canada, defense (NHL) (converted to Judaism)
  • Dylan Reese, US, defenseman (Arizona Coyotes)
  • Samuel Rothschild, Canada, left wing (NHL)
  • François Rozenthal, France (national team)
  • Maurice Rozenthal, France, right wing (national team)
  • Mathieu Schneider, US, defenseman (NHL)
  • Eliezer Sherbatov, Israel, left wing (Israel men's national ice hockey team)
  • Trevor Smith, Canada, centre (Toronto Maple Leafs)
  • Daniel Spivak, Israel-Canada, defense (Gwinnett Gladiators)
  • Brett Sterling, US, left wing (EC Red Bull Salzburg)
  • Ronnie Stern, Canada, right wing (NHL)
  • Josh Tordjman, Canada, goaltender (EC Red Bull Salzburg)
  • Márton Vas, Hungary, right wing (Alba Volán Székesfehérvár)
  • Mike Veisor, Canada, goaltender (NHL)
  • David Warsofsky, US, defenceman (New Jersey Devils)
  • Bernie Wolfe, Canada, goaltender (NHL)
  • Ethan Werek, Canada, forward (Providence Bruins, AHL); NY Rangers draft pick traded to Phoenix Coyotes
  • Larry Zeidel, Canada, defenceman (NHL)
  • Jason Zucker, US, left wing (Minnesota Wild)

    • Judo

  • Yael Arad, Israel, 1992 Olympic silver (light-middleweight)
  • Mark Berger, Canada, Olympic silver & bronze (heavyweight)
  • Robert Berland, US, Olympic silver (middleweight)
  • Ārons Bogoļubovs, USSR, Olympic bronze (lightweight)
  • James Bregman, US, Olympic bronze (middleweight)
  • Yarden Gerbi, Israel, 2016 Olympic bronze (under 63 kg)
  • Felipe Kitadai, Brazil, Olympic bronze (60 kg)
  • Daniela Krukower, Israel/Argentina, world champion (under 63 kg)
  • Charlee Minkin, US, Pan American women's champion (half lightweight division; under 52 kg)
  • Sagi Muki, Israel, 2015 European champion (under 73 kg)
  • Or Sasson, Israel, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist
  • Alice Schlesinger, Israel, World Judo Championships bronze; European junior champion (under 63 kg)
  • Oren Smadja, Israel, 1992 Olympic bronze medalist (lightweight)
  • Ehud Vaks, Israel, (half-lightweight)
  • Arik Ze'evi, Israel, 2004 Olympic bronze medalist (100 kg)

    • Mixed martial arts

  • Sarah Avraham, Indian-born Israeli kickboxer, 2014 Women's World Thai-Boxing Champion in 57-63 kilos (125–140 pounds) weight class
  • Ilya Grad, Israel, lightweight Muay Thai boxing champion
  • Ido Pariente, Israel, lightweight Pankration World Champion
  • Noad "Neo" Lahat, Israel, featherweight MMA (UFC)
  • Rory Singer, U.S., middleweight fighter from The Ultimate Fighter 3
  • Emily Kagan, U.S., UFC fighter in the women's strawweight division. Competed in season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter

    • Motorsport

  • Kenny Bernstein, US, drag racing driver and former NASCAR owner
  • François Cevert (born "Albert Goldenberg"), France, Formula One driver
  • Steve Krisiloff, US, USAC and CART Championship Car driver
  • Paul Newman, US, motorsport team owner & driver; actor
  • Chanoch Nissany, Israel, Formula One test-driver, father of Roy Nissany
  • Roy Nissany, Israel, Formula V8 3.5, son of Chanoch Nissany
  • Peter Revson, US, Formula One driver
  • Mauri Rose, US, Indy driver, Indy 500 winner
  • Eddie Sachs, US, 8x starter of the Indianapolis 500, 1957–64, winning the pole position in 1960 and 1961, with his best finish being second in 1961
  • Ian Scheckter, South Africa, Formula One driver (brother of Jody Scheckter and uncle of Tomas Scheckter)
  • Jody Scheckter, South Africa, Formula One driver, 1979 Formula One World Drivers champion (brother of Ian Scheckter and father of Tomas Scheckter)
  • Tomas Scheckter, South Africa, Indy Racing League driver
  • Lance Stroll, Canada, Formula One driver
  • Sheila van Damm, British rally driver
  • Lionel Van Praag, Australian motorcycle Speedway World Champion
  • Eric Lichtenstein, Argentina, GP3 driver

    • Rowing

  • Nathan Cohen, New Zealand, double sculls, Olympic gold, 2x World Rowing Championships gold
  • Allen Rosenberg, U.S., champion and Olympics coach
  • Josh West, American-born British, men's eight, Olympic silver, 2x World Rowing Championships silver and one bronze

    • Rugby league

  • Lewis Harris, England, English rugby league
  • Wilf Rosenberg, SAn rugby union, and later rugby league
  • Albert Rosenfeld, Australia, five-eighth, Australian rugby league
  • Ian Rubin, Ukraine/Australia, Russia national team
  • Mark Shulman, Australian rugby league

    • Rugby union

  • Nathan Amos, Israel.
  • Louis Babrow, South Africa, South Africa national team
  • Leo Camron, South Africa/Israel; helped introduced rugby to Israel.
  • A.S. Cohen, England (Cambridge University RFC)
  • Ben Cohen, England
  • Nate Ebner, 2016 US Olympic Team at Rio de Janeiro
  • Okey Geffin, South Africa, forward, South Africa national team
  • Samuel Goodman, US, player & manager of gold-winning US Olympic team
  • Diego Yanco, Hebraica Rugby, Argentina
  • Chaya Leib Herzovitz, Stade Français
  • Joe Kaminer, South Africa, South Africa national team
  • Josh Kronfeld, New Zealand, flanker, New Zealand national team
  • Aaron Liffchak, England, prop, English national team
  • Shawn Lipman, South Africa/US, US national team
  • Alan Menter, England/South Africa, South Africa national team
  • Cecil Moss, South Africa, South Africa national team
  • Sydney Nomis, South Africa national team
  • John Raphael, Belgium/England, England national team
  • Wilf Rosenberg, South Africa; rugby union, and later rugby league
  • Myer Rosenblum, South Africa/Australia, flanker, Australia
  • Rupert Rosenblum, Australia, Australia national team.
  • Fred Smollan, South Africa, South Africa national team
  • Dr. Bethel Solomons, Ireland, forward, Ireland national team
  • Joel Stransky, South Africa, fly-half, South Africa national team., kicked winning points in 1995 Rugby World Cup Final
  • Zack Test, US, wing/fullback, US national sevens team
  • Morris Zimerman, South Africa

    • Sailing

  • Daniel Adler, Brazil, Olympic silver (yachting; sailing class)
  • Jo Aleh, New Zealand, sailor, Olympic champion (470 class), world champion (420 class)
  • Tony Bullimore, British, yachtsman
  • Zefania Carmel, Israel, yachtsman, world champion (420 class)
  • Don Cohan, US, Olympic bronze (yachting; dragon class)
  • Gal Fridman, Israel, windsurfer, 2004 Olympic gold medalist (Israel's first gold medalist), 1996 Olympic bronze medalist (Mistral class)
  • Robert Halperin, US, yachting (star-class)
  • Peter Jaffe, Great Britain, Olympic silver (yachting; star-class)
  • Lee Korzits, Israel, windsurfer, 4x world champion (RS:X)
  • Lydia Lazarov, Israel, yachtsman, world champion (420 class)
  • Valentyn Mankin, Soviet/Ukraine, only sailor in Olympic history to win gold medals in three different classes (yachting: finn class, tempest class, and star class), silver (yachting, tempest class)
  • Nimrod Mashiah, Israel, windsurfer, ranked # 1 in world (RS:X; 2010)
  • Mark Mendelblatt, US, Olympic sailor, 2x world silver (laser and sunfish), bronze (laser)
  • Robert Mosbacher, US, world championship gold & silver (dragon class), gold (soling class), and bronze (5.5 metre class)
  • Shahar Tzuberi, Israel, windsurfer, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist (RS:X discipline); 2009 & 2010 European Windsurf champion

    • Shooting

  • Morris Fisher, US, 5x Olympic champion (2x team free rifle; 300 m free rifle, 3 positions; 600 m free rifle; team 300 m military rifle, prone)
  • Guy Starik, Israel, world record in 50 m rifle prone
  • Lev Vainshtein, USSR (Russia), 3x team world champion (25 m & 50 m pistol) and Olympic bronze medalist (300 m rifle)

    • Skiing

  • Arielle Gold, American snowboarder, world champion
  • Taylor Gold, American snowboarder
  • Virgile Vandeput, Israel, Belgian-born, slalom & giant slalom skier, Olympian

    • Speed skating

  • Andy Gabel, US, Olympic silver (5,000 meter short track relay)
  • Rafayel Grach, USSR, Olympic silver (500 m), bronze (500 m)
  • Irving Jaffee, US, 2x Olympic champion (5,000-meter, 10,000-meter), world records (mile, 25 miles)
  • Dan Weinstein, US, short-track, 3x world champion (2x team 1,000 meters, team short-track 5,000 meters)

    • Swimming

  • Margarete "Grete" Adler, Austria, Olympic bronze (4x100-meter (m) freestyle relay)
  • Vadim Alexeev, Kazakhstan-born Israeli, breaststroke
  • Semyon Belits-Geiman, USSR, Olympic silver (400 m freestyle relay) and bronze (800 m freestyle relay); world record in men's 800-m freestyle
  • Adi Bichman, Israel (400 m and 800-m freestyle, 400-m medley)
  • Damián Blaum, Argentina, open water
  • Gérard Blitz, Belgium, Olympic bronze (100 m backstroke), International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • Yoav Bruck, Israel (50 m freestyle and 100-m freestyle), Israel (50 m freestyle and 100-m freestyle)
  • Tiffany Cohen, US, 2x Olympic champion (400 m and 800-m freestyle); 2x Pan American champion (400 m and 800-m freestyle), International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • Anthony Ervin, US, Olympic champion (50 m freestyle), silver (400 m freestyle relay); 2x world champion (50 m freestyle, 100-m freestyle)
  • Yoav Gath, Israel (100 and 200 m backstroke)
  • Scott Goldblatt, US, Olympic champion (4x200-m freestyle relay), silver (800 m freestyle relay); world championships silver (4x200-m freestyle), bronze (4x200-m freestyle)
  • Eran Groumi, Israel (100 and 200 m backstroke, 100-m butterfly)
  • Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary, Olympic silver (100 m backstroke) and bronze (100 m butterfly); world championships bronze (200 m backstroke), International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • Alfréd Hajós (born "Arnold Guttmann"), Hungary, 3x Olympic champion (100 m freestyle, 800-m freestyle relay, 1,500-m freestyle), International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • Michael "Miki" Halika, Israel, 200-m butterfly, 200- and 400-m individual medley
  • Judith Haspel (born "Judith Deutsch"), Austrian-born Israeli, held every Austrian women's middle and long distance freestyle record in 1935, refused to represent Austria in 1936 Summer Olympics along with Ruth Langer and Lucie Goldner, protesting Hitler, stating, "I refuse to enter a contest in a land which so shamefully persecutes my people."
  • Otto Herschmann, Austria, Olympic 2-silver (in fencing/team sabre and 100-m freestyle); arrested by Nazis, and died in Izbica concentration camp
  • Ziv Kalontarov, Israel, European Games champion (50 m freestyle)
  • Lenny Krayzelburg, Ukrainian-born US, 4x Olympic champion (100 m backstroke, 200-m backstroke, twice 4x100-m medley relay); 3x world champion (100 m and 200-m backstroke, 4×100-m medley) and 2x silver (4×100-m medley, 50-m backstroke); 3 world records (50-, 100-, and 200-m backstroke)
  • Herbert Klein, Germany, Olympic bronze (200 m breaststroke); 3 world records
  • Dan Kutler, US-born Israeli (100 m butterfly, 4×100-m medley relay)
  • Keren Leibovitch, Israeli Paralympic swimmer, 3x world champion, 3 world records (100 m and 200-m backstroke; 100-m freestyle), and 8x Paralympic medal winner
  • Jason Lezak, US, 4x Olympic champion (twice 4 × 100 medley relay, 4 × 400 medley relay, 4x100 freestyle relay), silver (400 m freestyle relay), 2x bronze (100 m freestyle, 4x100 freestyle relay); 8x world champion (4x 4x100-m medley, 3x 4x100-m freestyle, 100-m freestyle), silver (4x100-m medley), bronze (4x100-m freestyle)
  • Klara Milch, Austria, Olympic bronze (4x100-m freestyle relay)
  • József Munk, Hungary, Olympic silver (4x200-m freestyle relay)
  • Alfred "Artem" Nakache, France; world record (200 m breaststroke), one-third of French 2x world record (3x100 relay team); imprisoned by Nazis in Auschwitz, where his wife and daughter were killed
  • Paul Neumann, Austria, Olympic champion (500 m freestyle)
  • Sarah Poewe, South African-born German, Olympic bronze (4 × 100 medley relay)
  • Marilyn Ramenofsky, US, Olympic silver (400 m freestyle); 3x world record for 400-m freestyle
  • Keena Rothhammer, US, Olympic champion (800 m freestyle) and bronze (200 m freestyle); world champion (200 m freestyle) and silver (400 m freestyle), International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • Jeremy Reingold, South African, 200m Individual Medley World Record Holder, South African Life Saver, South African Rugby Representative
  • Albert Schwartz, US, Olympic bronze (100 m freestyle)
  • Otto Scheff (born "Otto Sochaczewsky"), Austria, Olympic champion (400 m freestyle) and 2x bronze (400 m freestyle, 1,500-m freestyle)
  • Mark Spitz, US, Olympic champion (9 golds (400 m freestyle relay twice, 800-m freestyle relay twice, 100-m freestyle, 200-m freestyle, 100-m butterfly, 200-m butterfly, 400-m medley relay), 1 silver (100 m butterfly), 1 bronze (100 m freestyle)), has the second-most gold medals won in a single Olympic Games (7); 5x Pam Am champion; 10x Maccabiah champion; world records (100- and 200-m freestyle, 100- and 200-m butterfly), International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • Josephine Sticker, Austria, Olympic bronze (4x100-m freestyle relay)
  • Tal Stricker, Israel (100- and 200-m breaststroke, 4×100-m medley relay)
  • László Szabados, Hungary, Olympic bronze (4x200-m freestyle relay)
  • András Székely, Hungary, Olympic silver (200 m breaststroke) and bronze (4x200-m freestyle relay); died in a Nazi concentration camp
  • Éva Székely, Hungary, Olympic champion & silver (200 m breaststroke); International Swimming Hall of Fame; mother of Andrea Gyarmati
  • Lejzor Ilja Szrajbman, Poland, Olympic 4×200-m freestyle relay; killed by the Nazis in Majdanek concentration camp
  • Judit Temes, Hungary, Olympic champion (4×100-m freestyle), bronze (100 m freestyle)
  • Dara Torres, US, Olympic 4x champion (400 m freestyle relay, 4x100-m freestyle relay twice, 4x100-m medley relay), 4x silver (50 m freestyle, 2x 4x100-m freestyle, 4x100-m medley relay), 4x bronze (50 m freestyle, 100-m freestyle, 100-m butterfly, 4x100-m freestyle relay, 4x100-m medley relay); world championship silver (4x100-m freestyle); Pan American champion (4x100-m freestyle)
  • Eithan Urbach, Israel, backstroke, European championship silver & bronze (100 m backstroke)
  • Otto Wahle, Austria/US, 2x Olympic silver (1,000 m freestyle, 200-m obstacle race) and bronze (400 m freestyle); International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • Garrett Weber-Gale, US, 2x Olympic champion (4x100 freestyle relay, 4 × 100 medley relay); world champion (3x 4x100-m freestyle, 4×100-m medley), silver (4×200-m freestyle)
  • Wendy Weinberg, US, Olympic bronze (800 m freestyle); Pan American champion (800 m freestyle)
  • Ben Wildman-Tobriner, US, Olympic champion (4x100-m freestyle relay); world champion (2x 4x100-m freestyle, 50-m freestyle)
  • Imre Zachár, Hungary, Olympic silver (4x200-m freestyle relay)

    • Table tennis

  • Ruth Aarons, US, 2x world champion
  • Viktor Barna (born "Győző Braun"), Hungary/Britain, 22x world champion, International Table Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame ("ITTFHoF")
  • Laszlo Bellak, Hungary/US, 7x world champion, ITTFHoF
  • Richard Bergmann, Austria/Britain, 7x world champion, ITTFHoF
  • Alojzy Ehrlich, Poland, 3 times won silver and 1 time won bronze in the World Championships,incarcerated by the Nazis in Auschwitz, represented France after 1945.
  • Sandor Glancz, Hungary
  • Gregory Grinberg, USSR, 4 times USSR champion (singles, doubles, mix)
  • Lidia Grinberg, USSR, Moldova champion
  • Gertrude "Traute" Kleinová, Czechoslovakia, 3x world champion, incarcerated by the Nazis in Theresienstadt and Auschwitz
  • Marina Kravchenko, Ukrainian-born Israeli, Soviet and Israel national teams
  • Dick Miles, US, 10x US champion
  • Ivor Montagu, Britain, national team
  • Leah Neuberger (Thall), "Miss Ping", US, 29x US champion
  • Marty Reisman, US, 3x national champion
  • Angelica Rozeanu (Adelstin), Romania/Israel, 17x world champion, ITTFHoF
  • Anna Sipos, Hungary, 11x world champion, ITTFHoF
  • Miklos Szabados, Hungary/Australia, 15x world champion
  • Pablo Tabachnik, Argentina, national team
  • David Zalcberg, Australia, national team

    • Tennis

  • Noam Behr, Israel
  • Ilana Berger, Israel
  • Jay Berger, US, USTA boys 18s singles champion, highest world ranking # 7
  • Gilad Bloom, Israel
  • Madison Brengle, US
  • Elise Burgin, US, highest world singles ranking # 22, highest world doubles ranking # 8
  • Angela Buxton, England, won 1956 French Women's Doubles (w/Althea Gibson) and 1956 Wimbledon Women's Doubles (w/Gibson), highest world ranking # 9
  • Audra Cohen, US, 2007 NCAA Women's Singles champion
  • Julia Cohen, US, USTA girls 12s & 18s singles champion
  • Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, France
  • Brian Dabul, Argentina, former #1 junior in the world
  • Pierre Darmon, France, highest world ranking # 8
  • Jonathan Erlich, Israel, won 2008 Australian Open Men's Doubles (w/Andy Ram), highest world doubles ranking # 5
  • Gastón Etlis, Argentina
  • Sharon Fichman, Canada
  • Herbert Flam, US, 2x USTA boys 18s singles champion, highest world ranking # 5
  • Allen Fox, US
  • Mike Franks, US
  • Brad Gilbert, US, highest world ranking # 4, Olympic bronze (singles)
  • Justin Gimelstob, US, USTA boys 16s & 18s singles champion, won 1998 Australian Open Mixed Doubles (w/Venus Williams) and 1998 French Open Mixed Doubles (w/Venus Williams)
  • Camila Giorgi, Italy
  • Shlomo Glickstein, Israel
  • Julia Glushko, Israel
  • Grant Golden, US
  • Paul Goldstein, US, USTA boys 16s & 2x 18s singles champion
  • Brian Gottfried, US, USTA boys 12s & 2x 18s singles champion, won 1975 & 1977 French Open Men's Doubles (w/Raúl Ramírez), and 1976 Wimbledon Men's Doubles (w/Ramirez), highest world ranking # 3
  • Jim Grabb, US, won 1989 French Open Men's Doubles (w/Richey Reneberg) and 1992 US Open Men's Doubles (w/Patrick McEnroe), highest world doubles ranking # 1
  • Seymour Greenberg, US
  • Julie Heldman, US, US girls 15s & 18s singles champion, highest world ranking # 5
  • Helen Jacobs, won 1932–35 US Women's Singles, 1932–35 US Women's Doubles (w/Sarah Palfrey Cooke), 1934 US Mixed (w/George Lott), and 1936 Wimbledon Women's Singles, highest world singles ranking # 1
  • Martín Jaite, Argentina, highest world ranking # 10
  • Anita Kanter, US, US girls 18s singles champion
  • Ilana Kloss, South Africa, won 1976 US Open Women's Doubles (w/Linky Boshoff), highest world doubles ranking # 1
  • Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungary, won 1958 French Singles
  • Aaron Krickstein, US, USTA boys 16s & 18s singles champion, highest world ranking # 6
  • Jesse Levine, Canada/US
  • Harel Levy, Israel
  • Evgenia Linetskaya, Israel
  • Scott Lipsky, US, USTA # 1 junior in singles (1995) and doubles (1995–97); won 2011 French Open Mixed Doubles (w/Casey Dellacqua)
  • Amos Mansdorf, Israel
  • Nicolás Massú, Chile, highest world ranking # 9, 2x Olympic champion (singles & doubles)
  • Sam Match, US
  • Tzipora Obziler, Israel
  • Wayne Odesnik, US
  • Tom Okker, Dutch, won 1973 French Open Men's Doubles (w/John Newcombe), 1976 US Open Men's Doubles (w/Marty Riessen), highest world ranking # 3 in singles, and # 1 in doubles
  • Noam Okun, Israel
  • Shahar Pe'er, Israel, highest world ranking # 11
  • Shahar Perkiss, Israel
  • Felix Pipes, Austria, Olympic silver (doubles)
  • Daniel Prenn, Germany & Britain, highest world ranking # 6
  • Henry Prusoff, US
  • Andy Ram, Israel, won 2006 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles (w/Vera Zvonareva), 2007 French Open Mixed Doubles (w/Nathalie Dechy), 2008 Australian Open Men's Doubles (w/Jonathan Erlich), highest world doubles ranking # 5
  • Eyal Ran, Israel
  • Renée Richards, US
  • Sergio Roitman, Argentina
  • Noah Rubin, US
  • Michael Russell, US, ranked # 1 in USTA Boys 16s & 18s, all-time-record 23 USTA Pro Circuit singles titles
  • Dick Savitt, US, won 1951 Wimbledon Men's Singles, highest world ranking # 2
  • Diego Sebastián Schwartzman, Argentina
  • Vic Seixas, US, won 1952 US Men's Doubles (w/Mervyn Rose), 1953 Wimbledon Men's Singles, 1953 & 1955 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles (w/Doris Hart), 1953 French Mixed Doubles (w/Hart), 1953–55 US Mixed Doubles (w/Hart), 1954 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles (w/Hart), 1954 US Men's, 1954 US Men's Doubles (w/Tony Trabert), 1954–55 French Men's Doubles (w/Trabert), 1955 Australian Men's Doubles (w/Trabert), and 1956 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles (w/Shirley Fry)
  • Dudi Sela, Israel
  • Julius Seligson, US, 2x boys 18s singles champion
  • Denis Shapovalov, Canada
  • Anna Smashnova, Israel, highest world ranking # 15
  • Harold Solomon, US, US boys 18s singles champion, highest world ranking # 5
  • Andrew Sznajder, Canada
  • Brian Teacher, US, US boys 18s singles champion, won 1980 Australian Open Singles, highest world ranking # 7
  • Eliot Teltscher, US, won 1983 French Open Mixed Doubles (w/Barbara Jordan), highest world ranking # 6
  • Steve Meister, US

    • Track and field

  • Harold Abrahams, Britain, sprinter, Olympic champion (100 metre sprint) & silver (4 × 100 m relay)
  • Sir Sidney Abrahams, Britain, Olympic long jumper
  • Jo Ankier, Britain, record holder (1,500m & 3,000m steeplechase)
  • Gerry Ashworth, US, Olympic champion (4x100-m relay)
  • Aleksandr Averbukh, Israel, 2002 & 2006 European champion (pole vault)
  • Mykola Avilov, USSR, decathlon, world record; Olympic champion & bronze
  • Seteng Ayele, Ethiopia-Israel, Olympic marathon
  • Gretel Bergmann, German Jewish high jumper
  • Ödön Bodor, Hungary, Olympic bronze (medley relay)
  • Louis "Pinky" Clarke, US, world record (100 m); Olympic champion (4 × 100 m)
  • Lillian Copeland, US, world records (javelin, discus throw, and shot put); Olympic champion & silver {discus}
  • Ibolya Csák, Hungary, Olympic champion & European champion high jumper
  • Daniel Frank, US, long jump, Olympic silver
  • Danielle Frenkel, Israel, high jumper, 2x national champion
  • Hugo Friend, US, long jump, Olympic bronze
  • Jim Fuchs, US, shot put & discus, 2x Olympic bronze (shot put); 4x shot put world record holder, 2x Pan American champions (shot put & discus)
  • Marty Glickman, US, sprinter & broadcaster; US Olympic team, All American (football)
  • Milton Green, US, world records (45-yard & 60-m high hurdles)
  • Gary Gubner, US, world shotput records, weightlifter
  • Lilli Henoch, Germany, world records (discus, shot put, and 4x100-m relay); shot by the Nazis in Latvia
  • Maria Leontyavna Itkina, USSR, sprinter, world records (400 m & 220 yards (200 m), and 800-m relay)
  • Clare Jacobs, US, pole vaulter, Olympic bronze, world indoor record
  • Harry Kane, British hurdler, held national records in the 1950s
  • Deena (Drossin) Kastor, US, long-distance & marathon runner, US records (marathon & half-marathon); Olympic bronze (marathon)
  • Elias Katz, Finland, Olympic champion (3,000 m team steeplechase) & silver (3,000 m steeplechase)
  • Abel Kiviat, US, world records (2,400-yard relay & 1,500-m); Olympic champion (3,000 m team) & silver (1,500-m)
  • Mór Kóczán, Hungary, javelin, Olympic bronze
  • Svetlana Krachevskaya, USSR, shot put, Olympic silver
  • Vera Krepkina, USSR, Olympic champion (long jump), world records (100 m dash & 4x100-m)
  • Shaul Ladany, Yugoslavian-born Israeli racewalker, world record holder in the 50-mile walk, former world champion in the 100-kilometer walk
  • Margaret Bergmann Lambert, US, champion (high jump & shotput), British high jump champion
  • Henry Laskau, German-born US racewalker, won 42 national titles; Pan American champion; 4x Maccabiah champion
  • Faina Melnik, Ukrainian-born USSR, 11 world records; Olympic discus throw champion
  • Alvah Meyer, US, runner, 2 world records (60 y & 300 y); Olympic silver (100 m)
  • Lon Myers, US, sprinter, world records (quarter-mile, 100-yard, 440-yard (400 m), and 880-yard)
  • Micheline Ostermeyer, France, 2x Olympic champion (shot put & discus), bronze (high jump)
  • Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Ukraine, sprinter, world 100-m & 200-m champion
  • Irina Press, USSR, 2x Olympic champion (80 m hurdles & pentathlon)
  • Tamara Press, USSR, 6 world records (shot put & discus); 3x Olympic champion (2x shot put & discus) and silver (discus)
  • Myer Prinstein, US, world record (long jump); 3x Olympic champion (2x triple jump & long jump) and silver (long jump)
  • Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld, Canada, runner & long jumper, world record (100-yard dash); Olympic champion (4x100-m relay) & silver (100-m)
  • Linda Tregar Esterman Silverman, England, former shot put coach, Essex Ladies and Taunton Athletics Club
  • Steven Solomon, Australia, sprinter, 2x Australian 400 metres champion
  • Sam Stoller, US, world indoor record (60-yard dash)
  • Dwight Stones, US, world record (high jump); 2x Olympic bronze
  • Irena Szewińska, Poland, sprinter & long jumper, world records (100-m, 200-m, and 400-m); 3x Olympic champion (4x100-m, 200-m, 400-m), 2 silver (200 m & long jump), and 2 bronze 1968 (100 m & 200-m)
  • Jadwiga Wajs, Poland, 2 world records (discus); Olympic silver & bronze (discus)

    • Triathlon

  • Joanna Zeiger, US, triathlete, Ironman 70.3 world champion; world record (half ironman)

    • Volleyball

  • Nelly Abramova, USSR, Olympic silver
  • Doug Beal, US, player & coach, national team
  • Adriana Behar, Brazil, beach player; 2x Olympic silver; Pan American champion; 2x world champion
  • Larisa Bergen, USSR, Olympic silver
  • Yefim Chulak, USSR, Olympic silver, bronze
  • Marcelo Elgarten, Brazil, Olympic silver
  • Dan Greenbaum, US, Olympic bronze
  • Waldo Kantor, Argentina, Olympic bronze
  • Nataliya Kushnir, USSR, Olympic silver
  • Yevgeny Lapinsky, USSR, Olympic champion, bronze
  • Georgy Mondzolevsky, USSR, 2x Olympic champion, 2x world champion
  • Vladimir Patkin, USSR, Olympic silver, bronze
  • Bernard Rajzman, Brazil, Olympic silver; Pan American champion; world silver
  • Aryeh "Arie" Selinger, US & Dutch, player & coach
  • Avital Selinger, Dutch, Olympic silver
  • Eugene Selznick, US, 2x world champion, 2x Pan American champion, Hall of Fame
  • Yuriy Venherovsky, USSR, Olympic champion
  • Chagai Zamir, Israel, 4x Paralympic Games champion

    • Water polo

  • Róbert Antal, Hungary, Olympic champion
  • Peter Asch, US, Olympic bronze
  • István Barta, Hungary, Olympic champion, gold
  • Rayner Barta, Australia, Bronze in the 11th Maccabiah Games
  • Gerard Blitz, Belgium, 2x Olympic silver, 2x bronze (one in swimming–100-m backstroke), International Swimming Hall of Fame, son of Maurice Blitz
  • Maurice Blitz, Belgium, 2x Olympic silver, father of Gérard Blitz
  • György Bródy, Hungary, goalkeeper, 2x Olympic champion
  • Henri Cohen, Belgium, Olympic silver
  • Kurt Epstein, Czechoslovak national team, Olympic competitor
  • Boris Goikhman, USSR, goalkeeper, Olympic silver, bronze
  • György Kárpáti, Hungary, 3x Olympic champion, 1x bronze
  • Stuart Kramm..Irish Champion and Olympic Team member.
  • Mihály Mayer, Hungary, 2x Olympic champion, 2x bronze
  • Nikolai Melnikov, USSR, Olympic champion
  • Merrill Moses, US, goalkeeper, Olympic silver, Pan American champion
  • Miklós Sárkány, Hungary, 2x Olympic champion

    • Weightlifting

  • David Mark Berger, US-born Israeli, Maccabiah champion (middleweight); killed by terrorists in the Munich massacre
  • Isaac "Ike" Berger, US, Olympic champion (featherweight), 2x silver; 2x Pan American champion; 23 world records
  • Robert Fein, US, Olympic champion (lightweight)
  • Gary Gubner, US, 4 junior world records (heavyweight); 3x Maccabiah champion (weightlifting, shot put, discus)
  • Hans Haas, Austria, Olympic champion (lightweight), silver
  • Ben Helfgott, Polish-born British, 3x British champion (lightweight), 3x Maccabiah champion; survived Buchenwald and Theresienstadt concentration camps, as all but one other of his family were killed by the Nazis
  • Moisei Kas’ianik, Ukrainian-born USSR, world champion
  • Edward Lawrence Levy, Great Britain, world weightlifting champion; 14 world records
  • Grigory Novak, Soviet, Olympic silver (middle-heavyweight); world champion
  • Rudolf Plyukfelder, Soviet, Olympic champion, 2x world champion (light heavyweight)
  • David Rigert, Kazakh-born USSR, Olympic champion, 5x world champion (light-heavyweight and heavyweight), 68 world records
  • Igor Rybak, Ukrainian-born USSR, Olympic champion (lightweight)
  • Valery Shary, Byelorussian-born USSR, Olympic champion (light-heavyweight)
  • Frank Spellman, US, Olympic champion (middleweight); world record; Maccabiah champion
  • Reuven Helman, Maccabiah Olympian and Israeli Weightlifting Champion.
  • Boris Ayzenberg, USSR Champion

    • Wrestling

  • Lindsey Durlacher, US, world bronze (Greco-Roman)
  • Grigorii Gamarnik, USSR, world champion (Greco-Roman lightweight), world championship silver
  • Samuel Gerson, Ukrainian-born US, Olympic silver (freestyle featherweight)
  • Boris Maksovich Gurevich, Soviet, Olympic champion (Greco-Roman flyweight), 2x world champion
  • Boris Michail Gurevitsch, USSR, Olympic champion (freestyle middleweight), 2x world champion
  • Nickolaus "Mickey" Hirschl, Austria, 2x Olympic bronze (heavyweight freestyle and Greco-Roman)
  • Oleg Karavaev, USSR, Olympic champion (Greco-Roman bantamweight), 2x world champion
  • Károly Kárpáti (also "Károly Kellner"), Hungary, Olympic champion (freestyle lightweight), silver
  • Abraham Kurland, Denmark, Olympic silver (Greco-Roman lightweight)
  • Len Levy, US, NCAA national champion
  • Fred Meyer, US, Olympic bronze (freestyle heavyweight)
  • Fred Oberlander, Austrian, British, and Canadian wrestler; world champion (freestyle heavyweight); Maccabiah champion
  • Yakov Punkin, Soviet, Olympic champion (Greco-Roman featherweight)
  • Samuel Rabin, Great Britain, Olympic bronze (freestyle middleweight)
  • David Rudman, USSR, USSR 6x wrestling champion and 6x sambo champion, sambo world champion, 2x European judo champion
  • Richárd Weisz, Hungary, Olympic champion (Greco-Roman super heavyweight)
  • Henry Wittenberg, US, Olympic champion (freestyle light-heavyweight), silver

    • Professional wrestling

  • Kelly Kelly (Barbie Blank), US, former WWE Divas Champion
  • Jason Albert (Matt Bloom; a.k.a. "Albert", "A-Train", and "Tensai"), US, Intercontinental Champion and IWGP World Tag Team Champion
  • Wayne Bloom (Beau Beverly), member of WWE Tag Team the Beverly Brothers
  • Evan Bourne (Matt Korklan; a.k.a. Matt Sydal), US, WWE Tag Team Champion
  • Colt Cabana (Scott Colton), US, a.k.a. "Scotty Goldman", 2x NWA World Heavyweight Champion
  • Diamond Dallas Page (Page Joseph Falkinburg, Jr.), US, 3x WCW World Heavyweight Champion and 1x WWE European Champion and WWE Tag Team Champion
  • Howard Finkel, WWE Hall of Fame announcer.
  • Bill Goldberg, US, 1x WCW World Heavyweight Champion and 1xWWE World Heavyweight Champion, longest winning streak in professional wrestling
  • Barry Horowitz, US
  • Butch Levy (Len Levy), US, 2x NWA World Tag Team Champion
  • Boris Malenko (Lawrence Simon), US, multiple championships throughout the 1960s and 70s
  • Chad Malenko (Chad Collyer), US, 4x RQW Heavyweight Champion
  • Dean Malenko (Dean Simon), US, 2x WWF Light Heavyweight Champion
  • Raven (Scott Levy), US, 2x ECW World Heavyweight Champion, and NWA World Heavyweight Champion
  • Randy Savage (Randall Poffo), US, 2x WWF World Heavyweight Champion and WCW World Heavyweight Champion
  • "Leapin'" Lanny Poffo ("The Genius"), US, Savage's brother
  • Paul Heyman, US, founder of ECW best known for being the manager of Brock Lesnar

    • Commissioners, managers/coaches and owners

  • Roman Abramovich, Russia, owner of Chelsea Football Club
  • Leslie Alexander, US, owner of Houston Rockets; former owner of Houston Comets
  • Ray Arcel, US, boxing trainer; trained 18 world champions
  • Micky Arison, Israel/US, owner of Miami Heat
  • Red Auerbach, US, guard, NBA coach (9 championships) & GM, Hall of Fame
  • Brad Ausmus, US, catcher, All-Star, 3x Gold Glove, manager of the Detroit Tigers
  • Big Bill Bachrach, US, swimming coach, International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • Larry Baer, US, CEO of the San Francisco Giants
  • Steve Ballmer, US, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers
  • Gary Bettman, US, National Hockey League Commissioner
  • Morris "Whitey" Bimstein, US, boxing trainer
  • Arthur Blank, US, owner of Atlanta Falcons and Georgia Force
  • David Blatt, US, college & Israeli professional guard, NBA coach, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Steve Bornstein, US, President & CEO of NFL Network
  • Francis Borelli, France, former President (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, AS Cannes)
  • Norman Braman, US, former owner of Philadelphia Eagles
  • Larry Brown, US, basketball player & pro and college coach, currently at Southern Methodist University
  • Alfréd Brüll, Hungary, chairman of sports club MTK
  • Alan N. Cohen, US, former owner of New York Knicks and New York Rangers, co-owner of Boston Celtics and New Jersey Nets, and Chairman & CEO of Madison Square Garden Corporation
  • Mark Cohon, Canada, Canadian Football League Commissioner
  • Uri Coronel, Dutch, former Chairman of Ajax Amsterdam
  • Mark Cuban, US, owner of Dallas Mavericks
  • Keith Dambrot, US, men's basketball coach (University of Akron)
  • William Davidson, US, Chairman of Palace Sports and Entertainment, principal owner of Detroit Pistons, Detroit Shock of the WNBA, and Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL
  • Al Davis, US, owner/coach of Oakland Raiders
  • Barney Dreyfuss, US, owner of Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Steve Ellman, US, owner of Phoenix Coyotes
  • Nikolay Epshtein, Soviet ice hockey coach
  • Charlotte "Eppie" Epstein, US, coach, International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • Theo Epstein, US, president of baseball operations (Chicago Cubs); former General Manager, Boston Red Sox
  • Lawrence Frank, US, head coach (New Jersey Nets, 2004–10; Detroit Pistons, 2011–13)
  • Marty Friedman, US, basketball player & coach
  • Don Garber, US, Major League Soccer Commissioner
  • Arcadi Gaydamak, Russia, owner of Beitar Jerusalem F.C.
  • Alexandre Gaydamak, France & Russia, co-owner & Chairman of Portsmouth F.C.
  • Dan Gilbert, US, owner of Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Gary Gilbert, Part owner of Cleveland Cavaliers, Brother of Dan Gilbert.
  • Sid Gillman, US, football player & coach
  • Avram Glazer, US, joint chairman of Manchester United board
  • Joel Glazer, US, joint chairman of Manchester United
  • Malcolm Glazer, US, owner of Tampa Bay Buccaneers, majority owner of Manchester United
  • Alexander Gomelsky, Russia, head coach of USSR national team for 30 years, including victory in 1988 Summer Olympics, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, FIBA Hall of Fame
  • Samuel Goodman, US, manager of gold-winning US Olympic rugby
  • Eddie Gottlieb, Ukraine-born US, first basketball coach, manager, and owner of Philadelphia Warriors in the BAA/NBA, NBA founder
  • Avram Grant, Israel, manager
  • Brad Greenberg, US, men's basketball coach (Radford University)
  • Chuck Greenberg, US, co-owner of Texas Rangers
  • Seth Greenberg, US, men's basketball coach (Virginia Tech)
  • Ernie Grunfeld, US, basketball player & GM (Washington Wizards)
  • Ludwig Guttmann, Germany, founder of the Paralympics
  • Béla Guttmann, Hungary, football manager, AC Milan, São Paulo F.C., F.C. Porto, Benfica, C.A. Penarol
  • Sydney Halter, Canada, first commissioner of the Canadian Football League
  • Cecil Hart, Canada, hockey coach/manager (Montreal Canadiens); original Hart Trophy named after father David, & current one after him
  • Leon Hess, US, owner of New York Jets
  • Paul Heyman, US, professional wrestling manager
  • Melissa Hiatt, US, professional wrestling manager
  • Nat Holman, US, basketball player & coach
  • Red Holzman, US, basketball player & coach
  • Jed Hoyer, US, Executive VP and General Manager (Chicago Cubs); former General Manager, San Diego Padres
  • Yoel Judah, US, boxer & trainer
  • Cary Kaplan, Canada, President & General Manager, Brampton Beast and president of Cosmos Sports.
  • Jonathan Kaplan, South Africa, world record for refereeing highest number of international rugby union test matches
  • Daryl Katz, Canada, owner of Edmonton Oilers
  • Raanan Katz, Israel, part owner of Miami Heat & owner of Maccabi Tel Aviv
  • Eugene Klein, US, owner of San Diego Chargers and part owner of Seattle SuperSonics
  • Louis "Red" Klotz, US, NBA 5' 7" point guard
  • Herb Kohl, US, former owner of Milwaukee Bucks (1985–2014)
  • Béla Komjádi, Hungary, coach, International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • Bob Kraft, US, owner of New England Patriots & New England Revolution
  • Jerry Krause, US, former General Manager (Chicago Bulls)
  • Kurt Landauer, Germany, President of Bayern Munich
  • Manny Leibert, US, boxing manager & coach, Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame
  • Al Lerner, US, owner of Cleveland Browns
  • Randy Lerner, US, owner of Cleveland Browns & Aston Villa
  • Ted Lerner and family, US, owners of Washington Nationals
  • Randy Levine, US, president of New York Yankees
  • Tony Levine, US, football coach of University of Houston Cougars
  • Daniel Levy, England, Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur
  • Lenny Levy, US, coach (Pittsburgh Pirates)
  • Marv Levy, US, football coach & General Manager (Montreal Alouettes, Buffalo Bills)
  • Joe Lewis, England, owner Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
  • Frank Lowy – businessman and chair (from 2003) of Football Federation Australia
  • Jeffrey Lurie, US, owner of Philadelphia Eagles
  • Jamie McCourt, US, President of Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Art Modell, US, former owner of Baltimore Ravens
  • Cecil Moss, coach of Springboks rugby team.
  • Josh Pastner, US, men's basketball head coach (University of Memphis)
  • Gabe Paul, US, baseball President & General Manager (Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees)
  • Bruce Pearl, US, men's basketball coach, Auburn University
  • José Pekerman, Argentina, Argentine football manager
  • David Pleat, England, football manager, Tottenham Hotspur, Luton Town
  • Maurice Podoloff, Ukraine-born US, 1st president of the National Basketball Association
  • Abe Pollin, US, owner of Washington Wizards, former owner of NHL's Washington Capitals & WNBA's Washington Mystics
  • Jaap van Praag, Dutch, President of Ajax Amsterdam 1964–78
  • Michael van Praag, Dutch, President of Ajax Amsterdam, 1989–2002
  • Bela Rajki-Reich, Hungary, swimming and water polo coach
  • Bruce Ratner, US, minority owner of Brooklyn Nets
  • Jimmie Reese, US, second baseman, coach
  • Jerry Reinsdorf, US, owner of Chicago Bulls & Chicago White Sox
  • Carroll Rosenbloom US, owner of Baltimore Colts & Los Angeles Rams
  • Chip Rosenbloom, US, owner of St. Louis Rams
  • Stephen M. Ross, US, owner of Miami Dolphins
  • Ernie Roth, US, professional wrestling manager
  • Alan Rothenberg, US, former President of the United States Soccer Federation; former executive and investor of the defunct North American Soccer League. Currently serving as Vice-President of the North American governing body of association football (CONCACAF)
  • Henry Samueli, US, owner of Anaheim Ducks, founder of Broadcom Corporation
  • Abe Saperstein, UK-born US, founder & owner of Harlem Globetrotters also related to Ashley Taylor and Hallie Ariel
  • Dolph Schayes, US, basketball player & coach
  • Irving Scholar, England, chairman Tottenham Hotspur F. C.
  • Howard Schultz, US, owner of Seattle SuperSonics; founder of Starbucks
  • Bud Selig, US, Major League Baseball Commissioner
  • Mark Shapiro, US, General Manager (Cleveland Indians)
  • Allie Sherman, US, football player & coach, New York Giants
  • Norm Sherry, US, catcher, manager, and coach
  • Adam Silver, US, current commissioner of the National Basketball Association.
  • Linda Silverman, UK, throws coach, Essex Ladies and Taunton Athletics Club
  • Ed Snider, US, owner of Philadelphia Flyers
  • Daniel Snyder, US, owner of Washington Redskins
  • Donald Sterling, US, former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers
  • David Stern, US, former National Basketball Association Commissioner
  • Stuart Sternberg, US, owner of Tampa Bay Rays
  • Alan Sugar, England, Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur
  • Grigory Surkis, Ukraine, Chairman of Football Federation of Ukraine
  • Larry Tanenbaum, Canada, owner of Toronto Maple Leafs & Toronto Raptors
  • Preston Robert Tisch, US, from 1991 until his death in 2005 Tisch owned 50% of New York Giants American football team
  • Steve Tisch, US, part-owner of the New York Giants, son of Preston Tisch.
  • Leonard Tose, US, owner of Philadelphia Eagles
  • Marc Trestman, US, NFL head coach (Chicago Bears, 2013–14)
  • Irina Viner, Russia, coach of multiple world and Olympic champions in rhythmic gymnastics, president of Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation
  • Zygi Wilf, German-born US, principal owner of Minnesota Vikings
  • Fred Wilpon, US, owner of New York Mets
  • Jeff Wilpon, US, COO, New York Mets[17]
  • Max Winter, US, owner of Minneapolis Lakers and former owner of Minnesota Vikings
  • Lewis Wolff, US, owner of Oakland Athletics
  • Brett Yormark, US, President & CEO of Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets

    • Officials and referees

  • Menachem Ashkenazi, Bulgaria/Israel, association football, Olympic and World Cup referee
  • Norm Drucker, US, former NBA referee and Supervisor of Officials
  • Leo Goldstein, US, association football, World Cup assistant referee
  • Jonathan Kaplan, South Africa, Rugby Union, most experienced Test referee of all time
  • Wolf Karni, Finland, association football, Olympic referee
  • Abraham Klein, Romania/Israel, association football, World Cup referee
  • Mendy Rudolph, NBA and ABA referee, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
  • Alon Yefet, Israel, association football, FIFA international referee

    • References

    List of Jews in sports Wikipedia
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