Gary Gubner
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Born | New York, New York, U.S.[1] | December 1, 1942||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gary Jay Gubner (born December 1, 1942) is an American retired 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.[3] 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]
Gubner won gold medals at the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel in heavyweight weightlifting, shotput, and discus.[4] He won the shot put with a 60-foot, 1-1/4 inch (18.32 meter) throw.[5]
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.[6]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c Gary Gubner. sports-reference.com
- ^ Gary Gubner. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Gary Gubner. chidlovski.net
- ^ "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.
- 1942 births
- Living people
- American male shot putters
- American male weightlifters
- American male discus throwers
- Olympic weightlifters for the United States
- Weightlifters at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Jewish weightlifters
- New York University alumni
- Track and field athletes from New York City
- 21st-century American Jews
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States
- Maccabiah Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 1961 Maccabiah Games
- Jewish American track and field athletes
- American shot putter stubs
- American discus thrower stubs