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JEWISH OLYMPIC
MEDALISTS

The following list of Jewish Olympic medalists was compiled by Dr. George Eisen, Executive Director and Associate Vice-President at Nazareth College of Rochester, New York.

This page is currently under construction. Olympic medal data currently only goes through 1948. We appreciate your patience as we continue to build out the rest of this page.

Dr. Eisen is the author of many books, studies and articles, including the award-winning Children and Play in the Holocaust, Games Among the Shadows (University of Massachusetts Press, 1988), which has been translated into a multitude of languages; and Sport and Physical Education in Jewish History (Wingate Institute, Israel). Dr. Eisen compiled the Bibliography of Sport and Leisure in Jewish History and Culture, and was primary consultant to the National Holocaust Museum (Washington, D.C.) special exhibition, The Nazi Olympics/Berlin 1936.

1896

Athens, Greece

GOLD MEDALS

  • Alfred Flatow

    GERMANY

    Gymnastics⁣, Parallel Bars
    Gymnastics⁣, Team Parallel Bars
    Gymnastics⁣, Team Horizontal Bar

  • Gustav Felix Flatow

    GERMANY

    Gymnastics, Team Parallel Bars
    Gymnastics, Team Horizontal Bar

  • Alfred Hajos-Guttman

    HUNGARY

    Swimming, 100-meter Freestyle
    Swimming, 1,500-meter Freestyle

  • Paul Neumann

    AUSTRIA

    Swimming, 500-meter Freestyle

SILVER MEDALS

  • Alfred Flatow

    GERMANY

    Gymnastics, Horizontal Bar

  • Otto Herschmann

    AUSTRIA

    Swimming, 100-meter Freestyle

1900

Paris, France

GOLD MEDALS

  • Meyer Prinstein

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, Triple Jump

SILVER MEDALS

  • Jean Bloch

    FRANCE

    Soccer

  • Henri Cohen

    BELGIUM

    Water Polo

  • Meyer Prinstein

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, Long Jump

  • Otto Wahle*

    AUSTRIA

    Swimming, 1000-meter Freestyle
    Swimming, 200-meter Obstacle Race

BRONZE MEDALS

  • Siegfried Flesch*

    AUSTRIA

    Fencing, Individual Saber

1904

St. Louis, USA

GOLD MEDALS

  • Samuel Berger

    UNITED STATES

    Boxing, Heavyweight

  • Meyer Prinstein

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, Long Jump
    Athletics, Triple Jump

SILVER MEDALS

  • Daniel Frank

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, Long Jump

  • Philip Hess

    UNITED STATES

    Lacrosse

  • Albert Lehman

    UNITED STATES

    Lacrosse

BRONZE MEDALS

  • Otto Wahle*

    AUSTRIA

    Swimming, 400-meter Freestyle

1906

Athens, Greece

(Unofficial)

GOLD MEDALS

  • Otto Wahle*

    AUSTRIA

    Swimming, 400-meter Freestyle

  • Henrik Hajos-Guttman

    HUNGARY

    Swimming, 800-meter Freestyle Relay

  • Meyer Prinstein

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, Long Jump

  • Otto Scheff*

    AUSTRIA

    Swimming, 400-meter Freestyle

SILVER MEDALS

  • Edgar Seligman

    GREAT BRITAIN

    Fencing, Team Epee

BRONZE MEDALS

  • Hugo Friend

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, Long Jump

  • Otto Scheff*

    AUSTRIA

    Swimming, 1500-meter Freestyle

1908

London, UK

GOLD MEDALS

  • Dezsö Földes

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Dr. Jenö Fuchs

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber
    Fencing, Individual Saber

  • Dr. Oszkár Gerde

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Alexandre Lippmann

    FRANCE

    Fencing, Team Epee

  • Jean Stern

    FRANCE

    Fencing, Team Epee

  • Richard Weisz

    HUNGARY

    Greco-Roman Wrestling, Heavyweight

  • Lajos Werkner

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber

SILVER MEDALS

  • Harald Bohr

    DENMARK

    Soccer

  • Alexandre Lippmann

    FRANCE

    Fencing, Individual Epee

  • József Munk

    HUNGARY

    Swimming, 4×200-meter Freestyle Relay

  • Edgar Seligman

    GREAT BRITAIN

    Fencing, Team Epee

  • Harry Simon

    UNITED STATES

    Shooting, Free Rifle

  • Edwin “Barney” Solomon

    UK (IRELAND)

    Rugby

  • Bethel “Bert” Solomon

    UK (IRELAND)

    Rugby

  • Imre Zachar

    HUNGARY

    Swimming, 4×200-meter Freestyle Relay

BRONZE MEDALS

  • Odon Bodor

    HUNGARY

    Athletics, 1,600-meter Relay

  • Charles “Clair” Jacobs

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, Pole Vault

  • Otto Scheff*

    AUSTRIA

    Swimming, 400-meter Freestyle

1912

Stockholm, Sweden

GOLD MEDALS

  • Dezsö Földes

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Dr. Jenö Fuchs

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber
    Fencing, Individual Saber

  • Dr. Oszkár Gerde

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Lajos Werkner

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Jacques Ochs

    BELGIUM

    Fencing, Team Epee

  • Gaston Salmon

    BELGIUM

    Fencing, Team Epee

SILVER MEDALS

  • Albert Bogen*

    AUSTRIA

    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Samu Foti

    HUNGARY

    Gymnastics, Team Combined Exercises

  • Imre Gellert

    HUNGARY

    Gymnastics, Team Combined Exercises

  • Abel Kiviat

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, 1,500-meter Run

  • Alvah T. Meyer

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, 100-meter Dash

  • Ivan Osiier

    DENMARK

    Fencing, Individual Epee

  • Felix Pipes*

    AUSTRIA

    Tennis, Doubles

  • Edgar Seligman

    GREAT BRITAIN

    Fencing, Team Epee

BRONZE MEDALS

  • Margarete Adler*

    AUSTRIA

    Swimming, 4×100-meter Freestyle Relay

  • Klara Milch*

    AUSTRIA

    Swimming, 4×100-meter Freestyle Relay

  • Josephine Stricker

    AUSTRIA

    Swimming, 4×100-meter Freestyle Relay

  • Dr. Otto Herschmann

    AUSTRIA

    Fencing, Team Saber

1920

Antwerp, Belgium

GOLD MEDALS

  • Samuel Mosberg

    UNITED STATES

    Boxing, Lightweight

SILVER MEDALS

  • Gerard Blitz

    BELGIUM

    Water Polo

  • Maurice Blitz

    BELGIUM

    Water Polo

  • Samuel Gerson

    UNITED STATES

    Freestyle Wrestling, Featherweight

  • Alexandre Lippmann

    FRANCE

    Fencing, Individual Epee

BRONZE MEDALS

  • Gerard Blitz

    BELGIUM

    Swimming, 100-meter Backstroke

1924

Chamonix/Paris

GOLD MEDALS

  • Harold Abrahams

    GREAT BRITAIN

    Athletics, 100-meter Dash

  • Louis Clarke

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, 4×100-meter Relay

  • John “Jackie” Fields

    UNITED STATES

    Boxing, Featherweight

  • Elias Katz

    FINLAND

    Athletics, 3,000-meter Team Cross-country

  • Alexandre Lippmann

    FRANCE

    Fencing, Team Epee

SILVER MEDALS

  • Harold Abrahams

    GREAT BRITAIN

    Athletics, 4×100-meter Relay

  • Gerard Blitz

    BELGIUM

    Water Polo

  • Maurice Blitz

    BELGIUM

    Water Polo

  • János Garay

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Alfred Hajós-Guttmann

    HUNGARY

    Olympic Art Competition, Stadium Design

  • Elias Katz

    FINLAND

    Athletics, 3,000-meter Individual Steeplechase

  • Dezsö Tauber

    HUNGARY

    Olympic Art Competition, Stadium Design

BRONZE MEDALS

  • János Garay

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Individual Saber

  • Sidney Jelinek

    UNITED STATES

    Rowing, Coxed-fours

  • Baron Umberto Luigi de Morpurgo

    ITALY

    Tennis, Singles

1928

St. Moritz/Amsterdam

GOLD MEDALS

  • Estella Agsteribbe

    NETHERLANDS

    Women’s Gymnastics, Team Combined Exercises

  • János Garay

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Dr. Sándor Gombos

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Hans Haas*

    AUSTRIA

    Weightlifting, Lightweight

  • Elka de Levie

    NETHERLANDS

    Women’s Gymnastics, Team Combined Exercises

  • Dr. Ferenc Mezö

    HUNGARY

    Olympic Art Competition, Epic Works

  • Helena Nordheim

    NETHERLANDS

    Women’s Gymnastics, Team Combined Exercises

  • Attila Petschauer

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Annie Polak

    NETHERLANDS

    Women’s Gymnastics, Team Combined Exercises

  • Fanny Rosenfeld

    CANADA

    Athletics, 4×100-meter Relay

  • Judijke Simons^

    NETHERLANDS

    Women’s Gymnastics, Team Combined Exercises

SILVER MEDALS

  • Istvan Barta

    HUNGARY

    Water Polo

  • Lillian Copeland

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, Discus Throw

  • Attila Petschauer

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Individual Saber

  • Fanny Rosenfeld

    CANADA

    Athletics, 100-meter Dash

BRONZE MEDALS

  • Harold Devine

    UNITED STATES

    Boxing, Featherweight

  • Harry Isaacs

    SOUTH AFRICA

    Boxing, Bantamweight

  • Samuel Rabin

    GREAT BRITAIN

    Freestyle Wrestling, Middleweight

  • Ellis Smouha

    GREAT BRITAIN

    Athletics, 4×100-meter Relay

1932

Lake Placid/Los Angeles

GOLD MEDALS

  • Istvan Barta

    HUNGARY

    Water Polo

  • György Bródy

    HUNGARY

    Water Polo

  • Lillian Copeland

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, Discus Throw

  • George Gulack

    UNITED STATES

    Gymnastics, Flying Rings

  • Irving Jaffee

    UNITED STATES

    Speed Skating, 5,000-meter
    Speed Skating, 10,000-meter

  • Endre Kabos

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Attila Petschauer

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Miklos Sárkány

    HUNGARY

    Water Polo

SILVER MEDALS

  • Phillip Erenberg

    UNITED STATES

    Gymnastics, Indian Clubs

  • Hans Haas*

    AUSTRIA

    Weightlifting, Lightweight

  • Peter Jaffe

    GREAT BRITAIN

    Yachting, Star-class

  • Károly Kárpáti

    HUNGARY

    Freestyle Wrestling, Lightweight

  • Abraham Kurland

    DENMARK

    Greco-Roman Wrestling, Lightweight

  • Ruth Miller

    GERMANY

    Olympic Art Competition, Graphic Art

BRONZE MEDALS

  • Rudolf Ball

    GERMANY

    Ice Hockey

  • Nathan Bor

    UNITED STATES

    Boxing, Lightweight

  • Nickolaus Hirschl

    AUSTRIA

    Freestyle Wrestling, Heavyweight
    Greco-Roman Wrestling, Heavyweight

  • Endre Kabos

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Individual Saber

  • Emilia Rotter

    HUNGARY

    Figure Skating, Pairs

  • Albert Schwartz

    UNITED STATES

    Swimming, 100-meter Freestyle

  • László Szabados

    HUNGARY

    Swimming, 4×200-meter Freestyle Relay

  • András Székely

    HUNGARY

    Swimming, 4×200-meter Freestyle Relay

  • Lászlo Szollás

    HUNGARY

    Figure Skating, Pairs

1936

Garmisch-Partenkirchen/Berlin

GOLD MEDALS

  • Samuel Balter

    UNITED STATES

    Basketball

  • György Bródy

    HUNGARY

    Water Polo

  • Robert Fein*

    AUSTRIA

    Weightlifting, Lightweight

  • Endre Kabos

    HUNGARY

    Fencing, Individual Saber
    Fencing, Team Saber

  • Károly Kárpáti

    HUNGARY

    Freestyle Wrestling, Lightweight

  • Miklos Sárkány

    HUNGARY

    Water Polo

SILVER MEDALS

  • Viktor Kalisch*

    AUSTRIA

    Kayak Pairs, 1000-meters

  • Irving Meretzky

    CANADA

    Basketball

BRONZE MEDALS

  • Gerard Blitz

    BELGIUM

    Water Polo

  • Felix Kasper

    AUSTRIA

    Figure Skating

  • Emilia Rotter

    HUNGARY

    Figure Skating, Pairs

  • Lászlo Szollás

    HUNGARY

    Figure Skating, Pairs

1948

St. Moritz/London

GOLD MEDALS

  • Frank Spellman

    UNITED STATES

    Weightlifting, Middleweight

  • Henry Wittenberg

    UNITED STATES

    Freestyle Wrestling, Lightheavyweight

  • Wally Wolf

    UNITED STATES

    Swimming, 4×200 Freestyle Relay

SILVER MEDALS

  • Steve Seymour

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, Javelin Throw

BRONZE MEDALS

  • Dr. Éva Földes

    HUNGARY

    Olympic Art Competition, Epic Works

  • James Fuchs

    UNITED STATES

    Athletics, Shot Put

  • George Worth

    UNITED STATES

    Fencing, Team Saber

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