Maccabiah Games 2022
We celebrate a successful 2022 Maccabiah Games campaign by athletes and volunteers, and celebrate the fabulous supporters who came along for the ride.
All together now! The Australian team athletes and officials outside the Maccabiah Games precamp hotel in Netanya on July 8. Photo: Maccabi Australia Team Media
U16 netballers arriving at Ben-Gurion Airport on July 7.
Junior Australian swim team members in front of the Western Wall last Sunday.
The Aussie team enters Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
Australia’s flagbearers Lauren Ehrlich (left) and Jonathan Pillemer (right) inside Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium at the start of the Maccabiah Games opening ceremony on July 14. Pictured in centre are Australia’s head of delegation Barry Smorgon (left), and Maccabi Australia president and Maccabi flag carrier, Jeff Sher. Photo: Robi Karp/Maccabi Australia Media
Australia’s flagbearers Lauren Ehrlich (left) and Jonathan Pillemer lead the way into Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium for the Maccabiah Games opening ceremony on July 14, followed by Jeff Sher carrying the Maccabi Australia flag. Photo: Robi Karp/Maccabi Australia Media
Masters table tennis players (from left): Adam Sulcas, Yoram Bargil, Mark Freedman and Sam Parasol.
Aussie men’s track cycling silver medallist Matt Sherwin (on left).
Australia’s junior 4×100 mixed medley relay team with their silver medals.
Gold medal winner Nicole Katz after completing the half marathon in Jerusalem on July 18. Photo: Maccabi Australia media team.
The Aussie women’s futsal team after being crowned Maccabiah Games champions. Photo: Maccabi Australia Media Team
Solid defence by Australia’s U16 netball team in their final win against Great Britain. Photo: Maccabi Australia Media Team
Australia on the attack in the masters netball final versus Israel. Photo: Maccabi Australia Media Team
Maccabiah open netball champions, Australia. Photo: Maccabi Australia Media Team
Roy Vandersluis proudly wearing his gold medal as grandmasters golf champion. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
Wendy Beron (left) being presented with her women’s Stableford gold medal. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
The Australian men’s Grandmasters players, who won a team bronze medal. Roy Vandersluis is in the centre. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
Australia’s rugby players in precamp training.
Action from U18 girls’ football training.
Zac Urbach celebrates his athletics bronze medal in the junior 200m.
Wendy Cooper with her gold medal in the women’s 65-69 200m individual medley.
Tali Baltineshter with her bronze medal in shot put.
Noa Kino celebrates her gold medal in the High Jump.
Alida Lipton (left) and Jacqui Seemann Charak with their gold and bronze medals respectively in the women’s 54-59 100m breaststroke event.
Emma De Jong won gold in the juniors 800m and 1500m events.
Guy Miller with his gold medal in the men’s 50-54 individual time trial event.
Lizzie Baral winning the silver medal in the pole vault event.
Members of Maccabi Life VIP Supporter’s Mission.
Athletes supporting their Aussie teammates.
Nadine Saacks (left), Sandra Smorgon.
Australian supporters in the crowd..
From left: Ann, Dean and Elli Smorgon.
From left: Elliott Placks, Sandra Smorgon, Lauren Placks.
Oliver Mohr (left), Asher Mohr.
From left: Amy, Ben and Shirley Rutman.
Photo: Dan Ullman/Maccabi Australia Team Media
Australia’s high-achieving masters golf team in Caesarea.
High jumper Noa Kino in full flight.
Maccabiah girls’ javelin champion Tali Baltineshter mid-throw.
Dual junior athletics gold medallist Emma De Jong. Photos: Maccabi Australia Media Team
Men’s masters 100 butterfly gold medallist Rob Friedman.
Triple gold medal masters swimmer Wendy Cooper dives in.
Masters swimmer Alida Lipton kisses the gold she won on her birthday. Photos: Maccabi Australia Media Team
Sprint triathlon medallists (from left) Barry Lipp, Neil Slonim and Alan Kaplan.
Gary Benveniste bowling for Australia. Photo: David Benveniste
The silver medal-winning Aussie U18 boys’ cricket team.
Photo: Maccabi Australia Media Team
Photo: Maccabi Australia Media Team
Photo: Maccabi Australia Media Team