Meir Daloya
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | מאיר דלויה |
| Born | February 7, 1956[1] Israel |
| Died | January 27, 2024 (aged 67) |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | Men's Flyweight |
Meir Daloya (Hebrew: מאיר דלויה; February 7, 1956 – January 27, 2024)[2] was an Israeli Olympic weightlifter.[3] He was born in Israel, and was Jewish.[4]
Weightlifting career
He came in 8th in the 1981 World Weightlifting Championships, lifting 212.5 kg.[5] The following year he came in 11th in the 1982 World Weightlifting Championships, lifting 217.5 kg.[5]
He competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the age of 27, in Weightlifting--Men's Flyweight (52 kg).[3] He came in 9th, after lifting 215 kg (474 lb).[3][4] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5 feet 1 inch (155 cm) tall, and weighed 115 pounds (52 kg).[3]
References
- ^ Meir Daloya at Olympedia
- ^ Maccabi Tel Aviv. "Instagram". www.instagram.com (in Hebrew). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meir Daloya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ a b "Daloya, Meir". JewsInSports.org.
- ^ a b "Daloya Meir". IWRP.net.