| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 March 1932 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Died | 2018 (aged 85–86) United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Nehemia Sirkis (22 March 1932 – 2018) was an Israeli sports shooter and firearms designer. [1]
Sirkis competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. [2] He also competed at the 1966 and 1970 Asian Games. [3] Sirkis was a member of the Israeli national shooting team for 20 years and won the Israeli title seven times during his athletic career.
In later years, Sirkis became a noted designer of various US and Israeli firearms, including the Detonics Pocket 9 and the Dan sniper rifle. [1] He died in the United States in 2018. [4]
- ^ a b Poch, Rafael, Israeli-made Rifle Decapitates ISIS Beheader, Arutz Sheva, israelnationalnews.com, 17 February 2016
- ^ "Nehemia Sirkis". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "ISSF Portrait of the athlete". ISSF. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Nehemia Sirkis". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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- 1932 births
- 2018 deaths
- Israeli male sport shooters
- Olympic shooters for Israel
- Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Tel Aviv
- Asian Games medalists in shooting
- Shooters at the 1966 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 1970 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Israel
- Asian Games silver medalists for Israel
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Israel
- Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games
- Asian sport shooting biography stubs
- Israeli sportspeople stubs
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 March 1932 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Died | 2018 (aged 85–86) United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Nehemia Sirkis (22 March 1932 – 2018) was an Israeli sports shooter and firearms designer. [1]
Sirkis competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. [2] He also competed at the 1966 and 1970 Asian Games. [3] Sirkis was a member of the Israeli national shooting team for 20 years and won the Israeli title seven times during his athletic career.
In later years, Sirkis became a noted designer of various US and Israeli firearms, including the Detonics Pocket 9 and the Dan sniper rifle. [1] He died in the United States in 2018. [4]
- ^ a b Poch, Rafael, Israeli-made Rifle Decapitates ISIS Beheader, Arutz Sheva, israelnationalnews.com, 17 February 2016
- ^ "Nehemia Sirkis". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "ISSF Portrait of the athlete". ISSF. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Nehemia Sirkis". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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| This biographical article relating to sport shooting in Israel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1932 births
- 2018 deaths
- Israeli male sport shooters
- Olympic shooters for Israel
- Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Tel Aviv
- Asian Games medalists in shooting
- Shooters at the 1966 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 1970 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Israel
- Asian Games silver medalists for Israel
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Israel
- Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games
- Asian sport shooting biography stubs
- Israeli sportspeople stubs