Gary Jay Gubner (December 1, 1942 – May 25, 2024) was an American heavyweight weightlifter, shot putter and discus thrower. He had his best results in weightlifting, winning two world championship medals in 1962 and 1965 and placing fourth at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[4] He also attempted to qualify for the 1964 Olympics in throwing events, and finished fifth in the shot put at the U.S. Olympic trials. Gubner set several shot put records, including a 53-foot throw with a 16-lb. ball when he was 16, and three world indoor records in 1962. His best result of 19.80 m placed him second in the 1962 world ranking.[1]
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| Born | December 1, 1942 New York, New York, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 25, 2024 (aged 82)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting, shot put, discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Grand Street Boys' Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | SP – 19.80 m (1962)[1][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Representing the NYU Violets track and field team, Gubner won the 1963 and 1964 NCAA University Division Track and Field Championships in the shot put.[5][6][7]
Gubner won gold medals at the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel in heavyweight weightlifting, shotput, and discus.[8] He won the shot put with a 60-foot, 1-1/4 inch (18.32 meter) throw.[9]
Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, Gubner has also been recognized by the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in its 2000 book Jewish Sports Legends.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Gary Gubner. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Gary Gubner Dec 1, 1942 - May 25, 2024". Beth Israel Memorial Chapel. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Gary Gubner. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Gary Gubner. chidlovski.net
- ^ Pfeifer, Jack. "100 Greatest Moments in Armory History:#1 Alan Webb runs 3:59.86 to set the national high school ..." MileSplit New York. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "N. Y. U. Weighs Playing Only Those Colleges with High Academic Standards; SOME OPPONENTS MAY BE DROPPED; Violets Consider Severing Relations With Colleges Below Their Standards". The New York Times. 1964-05-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "College Sports Notes; Villanova Is Short on Leaders, But Is Long on Winning Scores". The New York Times. 1964-01-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "The Boy Who May Become the World's Strongest Man".
- ^ "World Maccabiah Games Ended in Israel; U.S. Teams Win 58 Gold Medals". 6 September 1961.
- "Gary Gubner". Jewish Sports. - ^ Siegman, Joseph (2000). Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. Brassey's. p. 174. ISBN 1-57488-284-8.
External links
edit- "Gary Gubner". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
- Gary Gubner at Olympedia
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