This is a list of Jewish athletes who reached the top tier of international competition. Through 2015 the opening paragraph noted that "Anti-Semites such as Henry Ford, for their part, have tried energetically to conceal the fact of Jewish participation in sports," citing Ford's claim that "Jews are not sportsmen." Today the opening carries none of this, though the word survives once in the body. A reader arriving now learns the criteria for inclusion on the list and not that a documented antisemite tried to erase the record of Jewish athletic achievement.
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This list of Jewish athletes in sports contains athletes who are Jewish and have attained outstanding achievements in sports .1 The criteria for inclusion in this list are: 1–3 places winners at major international tournaments; for team sports , winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or holders of past and current world records . The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature, because of the perceived role of sports as a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society (especially in Europe and the United States).2
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Jews in sports refers to athletes of Jewish heritage who have attained outstanding achievements in sports . The criteria for inclusion in this list are: a) 1–3 places winners at major international tournaments; b) for team sports , winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or c) owners of past and current world records . The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature, in part because of its relevance to the common stereotype of Jews as non- athletic , and also because of the perceived role of sports as a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society (especially in Europe and the United States).
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Wikimedia list article This list of Jewish athletes in sports contains athletes who are Jewish and have attained outstanding achievements in sports. The criteria for inclusion in this list are: 1–3 places winners at major international tournaments; for team sports , winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or holders of past and current world records . Boldface denotes a current competitor. The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature. Scholars believe that sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society (especially before the mid-20th century in Europe and the United States).
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This list of Jewish athletes in sports contains athletes who are Jewish and have attained outstanding achievements in sports. The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature (See also: List of Jews in sports (non-players) ). Scholars believe that sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society. Many Jewish people immigrated from the countries where they had faced persecution to the United States . The criteria for inclusion in this list are: 1–3 places winners at major international tournaments; for team sports , winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or holders of past and current world records . Boldface denotes a current competitor. To be included in the list, one does not necessarily have to practice Judaism , or to hail from Israel .Some members of the list may practice other religions or no religion at all, but are of Jewish descent .Jewish emigration to the United States
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The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature. Sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society. Many Jewish people immigrated from the countries where they had faced persecution to the United States or have made an Aliyah to the State of Israel . The criteria for inclusion in this list are: 1–3 places winners at major international tournaments; For team sports , winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or Holders of past and current world records . Boldface denotes a current competitor. To be included in the list, one does not necessarily have to practice Judaism . Some members of the list may practice another faith or not at all; although they do have to be of either ethnic Jewish descent or other Judaism-related background.
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