Eduard Meron
Israeli weightlifter (born 1938)
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Eduard Meron (or Edward Maron; Arabic: إدوارد موارن, Hebrew: אדוארד מרון; born 1938) is an Arab-Israeli former Olympic weightlifter.[1]
Eduard Meron (1960) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | إدوارد موارن |
| Born | 1938 (age 87–88) Haifa, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel) |
| Height | 5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm) |
| Weight | 123 lb (56 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | Bantamweight |
Personal life
He was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine.[1] Meron is an Arab-Israeli Maronite Christian, and of Lebanese descent.[2][3]
Weightlifting career
Meron competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, in Weightlifting--Men's Bantamweight. He came in 18th, after lifting a total of 270 kg in his best lifts in military press, snatch, and clean & jerk.[1][4] When he competed in the Olympics he was 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m) tall, and weighed 123 lb (56 kg).[1]
Meron marched with the Israeli flag at the 1960 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[3]
He competed in the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel, and won a silver medal in the featherweight category.[5]
He said in 2012 that he was certain that Israeli Olympic representation, which has seen few Arabs, is determined only according to criteria: "There’s a minimum you have to meet, and if Arab athletes didn’t meet the minimum, that means that they weren’t good enough."[3]
See also
- Adam Maraana, Arab-Israeli swimmer
- Rifaat Turk, Arab-Israeli Olympic footballer
- Iyad Shalabi, Arab-Israeli Paralympic swimmer