Naum Leybovich Prokupets (born March 20, 1948) is a Moldovan-born Israeli former sprint canoeist who competed for the Soviet Union in the late 1960s.[1] He is Jewish.[2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 |
1968 Mexico City | C-2 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1971 Belgrade | C-2 10000 m |
Biography
editNaum Prokupets was born in Basarabeasca, a small town in Moldova. At the age of 17, he was spotted by a canoeing trainer who encouraged him to move to Moscow to train with the national USSR canoeing team. In 1991, after working in senior positions in the sports administration for several years and after the break-up of the Soviet Union, Prokupets immigrated to Israel. Initially he worked as a security guard and a pool lifeguard. Now he is a production worker at the Flextronics electronics plant in Migdal HaEmek. He lives with his family in Nazareth Illit.[3]
Canoeing career
editAt the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event.[2]
Prokupets also won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1971 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Belgrade.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Naum Prokupets Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900888.
- ^ "Nazareth Illit's secret Olympic champion", YNet News
External links
edit- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Naum Prokupets". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.