Max Ordman (17 June 1926 – 12 January 2002) was a South African

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

. He competed in the men's freestyle heavyweight at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. Ordman won the light heavyweight wrestling gold medal at the

1950 Maccabiah Games The 3rd Maccabiah () took place during Sukkot from September 27 to October 8, 1950, with 17 countries competing. It was the third edition of the Maccabiah Games and the first held since the independence of the State of Israel; 15 years after the ...

in Israel.

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1926 births 2002 deaths Maccabiah Games gold medalists for South Africa Maccabiah Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 1950 Maccabiah Games South African male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for South Africa Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Germiston 20th-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-wrestling-bio-stub