Nehemia Sirkis
Personal information
Born(1932-03-22)22 March 1932
Tel Aviv, Israel
Died2018 (aged 85–86)
United States
Sport
SportSports shooting

Nehemia Sirkis (22 March 1932 – 2018) was an Israeli sports shooter and firearms designer.[1]

Background

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Poch, Rafael, Israeli-made Rifle Decapitates ISIS Beheader, Arutz Sheva, israelnationalnews.com, 17 February 2016
  2. ^ "Nehemia Sirkis". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ^ "ISSF Portrait of the athlete". ISSF. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Nehemia Sirkis". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 January 2024.


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