Elite Athletes
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Mitch Gaylord
1981 Maccabiah
USA – Gymnast; Olympics '84 Team gold, vault Silver, 2 Bronze for parallel bars and rings; Maccabiah '81: 6 golds; returned in 2009 as JLTV anchor
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Brad Gilbert
1981 Maccabiah
USA – Tennis; Seoul Olympics '88 bronze; Maccabiah '81 men's doubles gold
Highest world singles ranking #4 (Jan '94); most famous as coach to Agassi, Roddick and Murray
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Jeff "Moose" Agoos
1985 Maccabiah
USA – Soccer; Second most-capped USA international – played in 134 matches over 16 years 1988-2003, including Olympics 2000 (USA finished 4th) and World Cup 2002 at age 34; also played for USA in Maccabiah 1989
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Carina Beninga
1989 Maccabiah
Holland – Hockey; 3-time Olympian '84 gold, '88 Bronze, and 1992.
Captain of Dutch team 1989-1992, World Cup winners 1990; Captained Dutch Maccabiah team to gold in 1989 and 1997
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Yael Arad
1993 Maccabiah
Israel – Judo; Olympian '92 silver: Israel's first-ever Olympic medalist