List of participating nations at the Maccabiah Games

Last updated February 10, 2024

This is a list of nations that have participated in the Maccabiah from the 1st Maccabiah to the 19th Maccabiah. As of the 19th Games, 110 nations have participated in at least one edition of the Maccabiah. The United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, and France have competed in all nineteen Maccabiot.

History

The first Maccabiah which was held on March 28, 1932, included 390 athletes from 18 countries. The second Maccabiah, which was held on April 2, 1935, increased the number of participating nations to 28 with over 1350 athletes. The two games included Arab nations such as Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon. The third Maccabiah, which was scheduled for spring of 38, was postponed until 1950, after the establishment of the state of Israel. Attendance for the third Maccabiah were considerably less than the previous two with only 20 nations due to various economical and political reasons.

The attended at the Maccabiah have slowly increased over the next three decade. surpassing 30 nations and close to 3,500 athletes in the 11th Maccabiah. By the 19th Maccabiah, which took place in 2013, the numbers have grown to 9,000 Jewish athletes from 76 nations.

List of nations

Description

The list below includes all nations that have participated in at least one event in the Maccabiah, arranged alphabetically.

Several nations have changed during their Maccabiah history. Name changes due to geographical renaming are explained by footnotes after the nation's name, and other changes are explained by footnotes linked within the table itself. A select number of obsolete nations are also included in the table to more clearly illustrate past Maccabiah appearances for their successor nations:

Table legend

19		In the table headings, indicates the edition of the Maccabiah (1-19)
•		Participated in the specified Games
^[A]		Additional explanatory comments at the linked footnote
		Nation superseded or preceded by other nation(s) during these years

Alphabetical list

Contents:		A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V Y Z Total

A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Albania																			•	•	2
Argentina			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	18
Armenia																			•		1
Aruba																			•		1
Australia	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	19
Austria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	20
Azerbaijan																•	•		•	•	4
B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Bahamas																			•	•	2
Belarus														•		•	•		•		4
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	20
Bermuda											•	•	•								3
Bolivia										•			•				•		•	•	5
Bosnia-Herzegovina																			•		1
Brazil				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	17
Bulgaria	•	•												•		•	•				5
C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Canada	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	19
Cayman Islands	•																			•	2
Chile				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	17
China																•	•		•		3
Colombia						•						•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Congo DR						•						•	•								3
Costa Rica									•	•			•	•	•	•	•	•		•	9
Croatia														•	•	•	•		•		5
Cuba																			•	•	2
Curacao																			•		1
Cyprus																	•			•	2
Czechoslovakia	•	•												•							3
Czech Republic															•		•	•	•	•	5
D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Danzig	•	•																			2
Denmark	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	20
Dominican Republic																				•	1
E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Ecuador												•							•		2
Egypt	•	•																			2
El Salvador																			•	•	2
Eretz Yisrael	•	•	See Israel																		2
Estonia	•	•												•				•	•	•	6
Ethiopia																		•			1
F	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Finland			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	18
France	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	20
G	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Georgia														•		•	•	•	•	•	6
Germany	•	•												•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
West Germany			•	•				•	•	•	•	•	•								8
Gibraltar												•	•	•		•			•	•	6
Greece	•	•						•					•			•	•		•	•	8
Grenada																		•			1
Guam												•									1
Guatemala						•		•					•	•		•	•	•	•	•	9
Guinea-Bissau																			•		1
H	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Honduras																			•	•	2
Hong Kong													•	•					•	•	4
Hungary	•	•											•	•		•	•	•	•	•	9
I	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
India			•	•	•	•	•	•				•	•		•		•	•	•	•	13
Iran							•	•	•												3
Ireland			•	•	•	•	•	•					•		•					•	9
Israel	See Eretz Yisrael		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	18
Italy		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	19
J	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Jamaica							•													•	2
Japan										•	•	•	•							•	5
K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Kazakhstan																			•	•	2
Kyrgyzstan															•				•	•	3
L	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Latvia	•	•												•		•	•	•	•	•	8
Lebanon	•																				1
Libya		•	•																		2
Lithuania	•	•											•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Luxembourg																	•	•	•		3
M	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Macedonia																	•	•	•	•	4
Malta															•						1
Mauritius																			•		1
Mexico					•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16
Moldova															•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Mongolia																			•		1
Morocco		•																•	•	•	4
N	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	•	•	•	19
New Zealand											•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			8
Nicaragua																			•		1
Norway										•	•	•	•	•	•				•	•	8
P	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Palau																		•			1
Panama												•	•	•	•	•	•			•	7
Paraguay														•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7
Peru							•	•				•	•	•			•	•	•	•	9
Poland	•	•												•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
Portugal														•	•		•	•	•	•	6
Puerto Rico											•	•	•					•		•	5
R	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Rhodesia				•	•	•	•	•			see Zimbabwe										5
Romania	•	•												•	•		•	•	•		7
Russia	see Soviet Union													•	•	•	•	•	•		6
S	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Samoa														•							1
Scotland																		•	•	•	3
Serbia	•	•									•	•					•	•	•	•	8
Singapore													•		•		•	•		•	5
Slovakia															•		•	•	•	•	5
Slovenia																•		•	•	•	4
South Africa		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	19
South Korea													•	•					•	•	4
Soviet Union													•								1
Spain													•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8
Suriname																			•		1
Sweden			•			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	20
Syria	•	•																			2
T	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Thailand																		•			1
Tunisia	•																				1
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	17
Taiwan																			•		1
U	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Ukraine														•		•	•	•	•	•	6
Uruguay						•		•				•	•			•	•		•	•	8
United Arab Emirates																				•	1
United Kingdom	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	20
United States	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	20
Uzbekistan																			•	•	2
V	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
U.S. Virgin Islands												•							•		2
Venezuela							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	•		•	12
Y	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Yugoslavia	See Serbia																				4
Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
Zaire ^[Zaire]												•	•		see Congo						2
Zambia																				•	1
Zimbabwe	See Rhodesia													•		•			•	•	4
Total	27	28	20	22	20	27	27	27	26	34	34	37	45	48	33	49	55	55	77	85

Notes

^ Zaire: The Democratic Republic of the Congo was known as Zaire (ZAI) between 1984 and 1996.

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References

"Games / Competitions". The Maccabiah. July 2013. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
"THE MACCABIAH GAMES". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

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