Famous Jewish People in Sports

Famous Jewish People in Sports

Unlike ancient times, Sporting in Israel is gaining worldwide recognition in the recent. This has been on the rise due to western influence of European immigrants and Jewish scholars. As a result, games like baseball, basketball, swimming and skating have come into existence.

Discussed below are some of the Jewish sportsmen who have excelled in the sporting world.

Ryan Braunryan

Ryan Braunryan, nicknamed ‘The Hammer’ in Hebrew was born in 17 of November 1983. He is a two-time winner of all American title while at the University of Miami. By 2005, he was entering the major league baseball draft (MLB) as the 5th best.

His excellent speed and energetic hitting placed him as a five-tool player. His arm strength and proper sporting techniques ranked him number 7 in the list of the 50 best baseball players in 2012 by sporting news.

Sue bird

Sue bird is a professional basketball player for the USA. She is a New York native but an Israelite through the father. She was three times winner in national basketball association (WNBA) finals in the year 2004, 2010 and 2018. In addition to that, she won WNBA all-star games in the years 2002 to 2018.

She represents her home country in international sports. As a participant in the USA national team, she holds four Olympic gold medals and won four FIBA world cups.

Apart from basketball, she is also good at tennis, soccer, and other track and field games.

Shawn green

Shawn Green is a Jewish American, born November 1972. He attended Stanford University under the baseball scholarship. However, he later signed with Toronto blue jays after they considered him 16th in the 1991 amateur draft. He made his debut in the major league in 1993 where he was the second youngest.

His rookie season was in 1995, and he ranked the best player in 1998s Toronto lineup. In the same year, he was selected to the all-star games and later bought by Los Angeles Dodgers in 1999 due to his field ability. He played for dodgers between 2002 and 2004 and hit four home runs in a single game.

From 2005-2006, he played for Arizona Diamondbacks and New York. Having participated in 15 major leagues, Green retired in 2007. He now plays and coaches team Israel in world baseball qualifiers.

Jason Edward Lezak

Born November 1975. As an American former competition swimmer, he holds four Olympic gold medals. He specialized in 50 and 100-meter freestyle races. Not only that, but Edwards also holds world records in long-course like the 400 meter and medley relays.

Lezak secured three bronze, one silver and four gold medals in his well-decorated career over three Olympics.

Amy Alcott

Amy Alcott is a highly cherished and respected golf champion. She has made worldwide travels for golf tournament competitions or to conduct corporate golf events.

She has also joined hands with some prominent architects in the world like Gil Hansen to plan and design the golf course for the future players.

Despite the obstacles, these players claimed their portion in the world sports and paved the way for upcoming players. Religious and cultural beliefs should not hinder you from realizing your sports career. Pursue your sports career and realize the benefits like sound health, financial independence and above all, become a world celebrity.