Nehemia Sirkis

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

Nehemia Sirkis
Personal information
Born (1932-03-22) 22 March 1932
Tel Aviv, Israel
DiedMarch 2018(2018-03-00) (aged 85–86)
Sport
SportSports shooting

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]

References

  1. 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.
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