Nahum David Norbert Buch (Hebrew: נחום בוך; 23 November 1932 – 7 November 2022)[1] was an Israeli Olympic swimmer.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1932 |
| Died | November 7, 2022 (aged 89) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Swimming career
editBuch participated in swimming in the 1950 Maccabiah Games, where he shared the Best Athlete Award.[3][4]
Buch competed for Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki at the age of 19 in Swimming--Men's 100 metre Freestyle.[2] He came in 7th in his heat in the first round, with a time of 1:05.6.[2] Buch was the first swimmer to represent Israel at the Olympics.[5]
Later in his life Buch coached the Israeli national swimming team for a number of years.[5][6]
In 2019 he was recognized for his contribution to swimming by young Australian Jewish swimmers.[7]
References
edit- ^ "נחום בוך, השחיין הישראלי הראשון באולימפיאדה, נפטר בגיל 90". sports.walla.co.il. 7 November 2022. (in Hebrew)
- ^ a b c "David Buch Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Galily, Yair; Ben-Porat, Amir (2013). Sport, Politics and Society in the Land of Israel: Past and Present. Routledge. ISBN 9781317967910.
- ^ "Israel Directory". Miksam Limited. 2003.
- ^ a b "Swimming for Gold, Wearing Blue and White". Tower Magazine. 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Anat Hoffman Dares to Take On Israel’s Orthodox Establishment. Can She Win?", Moment, March–April 2013
- ^ "Jewish swimming pioneer inspires next gen". The Australian Jewish News. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
External links
edit- Nahum Buch at World Aquatics
- Nahum Buch at SwimRankings.net
- Nahum Buch at Olympics.com
- Nahum Buch at Olympedia
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