# David Kushnir > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Kushnir > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Kushnir.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kushnir > Source revision: 1317992959 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Israeli long jumper (1931–2020)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = David Kushnir | honorific_suffix = | image = David Kushnir 1960.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = David Kushnir in 1960 | headercolor = | textcolor = | | native_name = דוד קושניר | native_name_lang = Hebrew | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = | national_team = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|6|21}} | birth_place = [Afula](/source/Afula), [Mandatory Palestine](/source/Mandatory_Palestine) (now [Israel](/source/Israel)) | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|18|1931|6|21}} | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = {{convert|5|ft|8|in|cm}} | weight = {{convert|163|lb|kg}} | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = | module = | country = | sport = | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = [broad jump](/source/broad_jump) (also known as the long jump) | event_type = | collegeteam = | universityteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = | | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = | | show-medals = | medaltemplates = | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = | updated = 26 August 2016 }} '''David Kushnir''' ({{Langx|he|דוד קושניר}}; J21 June 1931 – 18 October 2020) was an Israeli Olympic long-jumper{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/david-kushnir-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082331/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/david-kushnir-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=David Kushnir Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=}} and [track and field](/source/track_and_field) coach. He was born in [Afula](/source/Afula), [Mandatory Palestine](/source/Mandatory_Palestine) (now in Israel), and was Jewish.{{Cite web |url=http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=54 |title= Kushnir, David : Jews in Sports @ Virtual Museum |access-date=2016-08-26 |archive-date=2017-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109010404/http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=54 |url-status=dead }} When Kushnir competed in the Olympics he was {{convert|5|ft|8|in|cm}} tall and weighed {{convert|163|lb|kg}}. ==Track and field career== Kushnir won the [gold medal](/source/gold_medal) in the [broad jump](/source/broad_jump) (also known as the long jump) at the [1953 Maccabiah Games](/source/1953_Maccabiah_Games). He competed for [Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics](/source/Israel_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics), at the age of 25, in [Melbourne, Australia](/source/Melbourne%2C_Australia) in the [Men's Long Jump](/source/Athletics_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_long_jump), jumped a distance of 6.89 meters, but did not qualify for the finals, and came in 25th. Kushnir won the gold medal in the broad jump at the [1957 Maccabiah Games](/source/1957_Maccabiah_Games).{{cite web|url=http://www.maccabiah.com/2017/eng/maccabiah5|title=Maccabiah 5|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109010407/http://www.maccabiah.com/2017/eng/maccabiah5|archive-date=2017-01-09|url-status=dead}} Kushnir also competed for [Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics](/source/Israel_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics), at the age of 29, in Rome, Italy, in the [Men's Long Jump](/source/Athletics_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_long_jump), jumped 7.20 meters, and came in 25th. He won the Israeli Championship in the long jump in 1960, 1961, 1963, and 1964.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/isr.htm|title=Israeli Championships|publisher=}} Kushnir coached the Israeli national track and field team from 1970 to 1982.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49957260/|title=The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle from Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Page 11|date=13 September 1968 |publisher=}} At the 1978 World Veterans Championship (age 40–45), Kushnir won the broad jump. On top of being Israeli champion and national record holder in the long jump, Kushnir also won national championships in [100 metres](/source/100_metres), [triple jump](/source/triple_jump), and [pole vault](/source/pole_vault). He was the national record holder in triple jump (1954, 5 years) and [decathlon](/source/decathlon) (1954, 6 years). ==Football career== Kushnir played football for [Hapoel Balfouria](/source/Hapoel_Balfouria_F.C.) while the club played in the top division,[http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=AHR%2F1955%2F05%2F24&id=Ar00311&sk=C7599FB6 Kushnir Jumped the Long Jump and... Played Football] Al HaMishmar, 24 May 1955, Historical Jewish Press {{in lang|he}} scoring goals for the club in matches against [Maccabi Netanya](/source/Maccabi_Netanya_F.C.)[http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=AHR%2F1955%2F03%2F13&id=Ar00336&sk=45EBCE8F Hapoel P.T. – Beitar T.A. 4:0] Al HaMishmar, 13 March 1955, Historical Jewish Press {{in lang|he}} and [Hapoel Hadera](/source/Hapoel_Hadera_F.C.)[http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=AHR%2F1955%2F04%2F17&id=Ar00302&sk=2206D126 Hapoel T.A. – Beitar T.A. 1:1] Al HaMishmar, 17 April 1955, Historical Jewish Press {{in lang|he}} during the [1954–55 season](/source/1954%E2%80%9355_Hapoel_Balfouria_F.C._season). ==After retirement== After his retirement, Kushnir moved into track and field coaching. His most prominent trainee was long jumper and triple jumper [Rogel Nachum](/source/Rogel_Nachum). == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kushnir, David}} Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Israel Category:People from Afula Category:Sportspeople from Northern District (Israel) Category:Competitors at the 1957 Maccabiah Games Category:Maccabiah Games medalists in athletics Category:1931 births Category:2020 deaths Category:Israeli men long jumpers Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category:Competitors at the 1953 Maccabiah Games Category:Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel Category:Hapoel Balfouria F.C. players Category:Jewish Israeli sportspeople Category:Jewish competitors in the sport of athletics Category:Israeli athletics coaches Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position Category:Israeli men's footballers Category:20th-century Israeli sportsmen Category:Burials at South Cemetery in Israel --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [David Kushnir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kushnir) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kushnir?action=history)). 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