Eduard Weitz

Eduard Weitz
Personal information
Native nameאדוארד וייץ
Born (1946-04-16) April 16, 1946 (age 78)
Chernihiv, Soviet Union
Height5-2.5 (160 cm)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Country Israel
SportWeightlifting
Weight classMen's Featherweight

Eduard Weitz (אדוארד וייץ; also "Edward"; born April 16, 1946) is an Israeli former Olympic weightlifter.[1][2][3]

Weitz was born in Chernihiv, in the Soviet Union.[3] He was ranked in the top 5 in the Soviet Union, before he made aliyah (emigrated) to Israel in 1974.[3][4]

  1. ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9781602800137.
  2. ^ "Edward WEITZ - Olympic Weightlifting - Israel". 16 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "</head> <body> </body> </HTML> <head> Weitz, Eduard : Jews in Sports @ Virtual Museum". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  4. ^ "The Bakersfield Californian from Bakersfield, California · Page 22".