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The 2005 Maccabiah Games () were the 17th incarnation of the 'Jewish Olympics.' They attracted the largest attendance of any Maccabiah Games to date, including more than 900 representatives from the United States , almost 500 from Australia , and more than 2,000 from Israel , bringing the total participants to more than 7,700 from 55 countries. Israel ended the games at the top of the medal count with 228 Gold Medal s. The United States was a distant second with 71 gold medals, while Russia came in third with 15. SELECTED RESULTS Vadim Gutzeit of Ukraine , an Olympic gold medal winner in team sabre, won gold medals in individual and team sabre. Two-time Olympic gold medal winner Sergei Charikov of Russia won the silver medal in sabre. In women's tennis, Sharon Fichman of Canada won the Gold Medal at the age of 14, and also won a Bronze Medal in the women’s doubles, and a Silver Medal in mixed doubles. In fencing, two-time Pan American Games gold medalist Dan Kellner won the silver medal in foil for the US. In women's basketball, Shay Doron , who two years later signed with the WNBA New York Liberty , led the USA to a 5-0 record and a gold medal, and was selected Maccabiah MVP. In squash, Brian L. Roberts , the Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation , won a gold medal with the US team in his fourth Maccabiah. In soccer, Johnathon Borenstein, Benny Feilhaber, and Matt Reiswerg led the men's open soccer to their best finish ever with a silver medal. The US lost to gold medal winner Israel, which played with their U-20 National Team. SPORTS The sports featured at the 2005 Maccabiah Games are listed below. PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES Not all Jew ish communities participated in the 2005 Maccabiah, as has been the case since 19501. Jewish communities in Arab countries ( Morocco , Tunisia , etc.), as well as the community in Iran , did not send delegations. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed. MEDAL COUNT See Also: 2005 Maccabiah Games medal count FOOTNOTES EXTERNAL LINKS ;Official ;Unofficial
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