Marty Engel
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | January 25, 1932 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 2022 (aged 90) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
Marty Engel (January 25, 1932 – January 29, 2022) was an American athlete.[1] He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]
Engel competed for the NYU Violets track and field team in the NCAA.[3]
He competed for Team USA in the hammer throw in the 1953 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal in the hammer throw and a bronze medal in the shot put.[4][5] He also competed for the U.S. in the 1957 Maccabiah Games, and won a gold medal in the hammer throw, a gold medal in the shot put, and a bronze medal in discus.[6][7][8][9][10]
Engel served in the United States Army. He died on January 29, 2022, at the age of 90.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Marty Engel". Olympedia. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marty Engel Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ↑ "ENGEL, N.Y.U., FIRST IN HAMMER THROW; 172-Foot 4-Inch Toss Wins in Met Intercollegiates as Rain Halts Meet". nytimes.com.
- ↑ "U. S. Wins Five Maccabiah Events But Israelis Lead by 14 Points; Engel, Laskau and Goldberg Set Records During Second Day of Meet -- Lampert, Spitzer Also First at Tel Aviv". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ↑ "ISRAEL SHOWS WAY, WITH U. S. SECOND; Host Nation Leads Maccabiah Games With 50 Points -- Two Marks Fall to Americans". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ↑ "Americans Take 5 Events in Maccabiah Games; U.S. TEAM LEADS IN MEN'S DIVISION Stieglitz, Rittenberg, Engel and Herman Triumph for Americans in Israel Coach Urges Switch Rittenberg Double Victor". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ↑ "2 U.S. ATHLETES SCORE IN ISRAEL; Engel Is First in Hammer Throw--Laskau Retires After Winning Walk Israeli Team Leads Matza Misses 800-Heats". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ↑ "ISRAEL LEADS U.S. IN TEL AVIV GAMES; Host Forces Ahead, 59-40, in Maccabiah--Herman Captures Pole Vault 1950 Record Falls Kushnir Sets Mark". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ↑ Israel Digest: A Bi-weekly Summary of News from Israel. Israel Office of Information. 1955.
- ↑ "U. S. TRACK SQUAD NAMED FOR MEET; 8 Collegians Complete Team for Maccabiah Games in Israel Sept. 20-29". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
External links
- Marty Engel at World Athletics
- Marty Engel at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Marty Engel at Olympedia
- Marty Engel at InterSportStats
US National Championship winners in men's hammer throw | |
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| 1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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| 1879–1888 – NAAAA |
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| 1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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| 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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| 1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2022 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- American men hammer throwers
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Military personnel from New York City
- Track and field athletes from New York City
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Competitors at the 1953 Maccabiah Games
- Competitors at the 1957 Maccabiah Games
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States
- Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Maccabiah Games athletes (track and field)
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- NYU Violets men's track and field athletes
- Olympic men hammer throwers
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