David Kushnir

David Kushnir
David Kushnir in 1960
Personal information
Born (1931-06-21) June 21, 1931
Afula, Israel
Height 5-8 (173 cm)
Weight 163 lb (74 kg)
Sport
Event(s) broad jump (also known as the long jump)
Updated on 26 August 2016.

David Kushnir (דוד קושניר; June 21, 1931) is an Israeli former Olympic long-jumper.[1]

He was born in Afula, Israel, and is Jewish.[2] When Kushnir competed in the Olympics he was 5-8 (173 cm) tall and weighed 163 lbs (74 kg).[1]

Track and field career

Kushnir won the gold medal in the broad jump (also known as the long jump) at the 1953 Maccabiah Games.[2]

He competed for Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics, at the age of 25, in Melbourne, Australia in the Men's Long Jump, jumped a distance of 6.89 meters, but did not qualify for the finals, and came in 25th.[1][2]

Kushnir won the gold medal in the broad jump at the 1957 Maccabiah Games.[2][3]

Kushnir also competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics, at the age of 29, in Rome, Italy, in the Men's Long Jump, jumped 7.20 meters, and came in 25th.[1][2]

He won the Israeli Championship in the long jump in 1960, 1961, 1963, and 1964.[4] Kushnir coached the Israeli national track and field team from 1970-82.[2][5] At the 1978 World Veterans Championship (age 40-45), Kushnir won the broad jump.[2]

Football career

Kushnir played football for Hapoel Balfouria while the club played at the top division,[6] scoring goals for the club in matches against Maccabi Netanya[7] and Hapoel Hadera[8] during the 1954–55 season.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "David Kushnir Bio, Stats, and Results".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
  3. ↑ "Maccabiah 5".
  4. ↑ "Israeli Championships".
  5. ↑ "The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle from Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Page 11".
  6. ↑ Kushnir Jumped the Long Jump and... Played Football Al HaMishmar, 24 May 1955, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  7. ↑ Hapoel P.T. - Beitar T.A. 4:0 Al HaMishmar, 13 March 1955, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  8. ↑ Hapoel T.A. - Beitar T.A. 1:1 Al HaMishmar, 17 April 1955, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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