Meir Daloya (Hebrew: מאיר דלויה; born December 7, 1956) is an Israeli former Olympic weightlifter.[1] He was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[2]

Meir Daloya
Personal information
Native nameמאיר דלויה
Born (1956-12-07) December 7, 1956 (age 67)
Israel
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Weight115 lb (52 kg)
Sport
Country Israel
SportWeightlifting
Weight classMen's Flyweight

Weightlifting career

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He came in 8th in the 1981 World Weightlifting Championships, lifting 212.5 kg.[3] The following year he came in 11th in the 1982 World Weightlifting Championships, lifting 217.5 kg.[3]

He competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the age of 27, in Weightlifting--Men's Flyweight (52 kg).[1] He came in 9th, after lifting 215 kg (474 lb).[1][2] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5 feet 1 inch (155 cm) tall, and weighed 115 pounds (52 kg).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meir Daloya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ a b "Daloya, Meir". JewsInSports.org.
  3. ^ a b "Daloya Meir". IWRP.net.
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